Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma (ICAO: KNYL, FAA LID: NYL) is a United States Marine Corps air station. It is the home of multiple squadrons of F-35B Lightning IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401), an air combat adversary squadron of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing of the Marine Corps Reserve. It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants, including asbestos.
| Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | |||||||||||||
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| Yuma, Arizona in the United States | |||||||||||||
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's first F-35B Lightning II taxis on the flight-line at MCAS Yuma with an AV-8B Harrier II in the background | |||||||||||||
MCAS Yuma Location in Arizona MCAS Yuma Location in the United States | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°39′24″N 114°36′22″W | ||||||||||||
| Type | Marine Corps Air Station | ||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||||
| Operator | US Marine Corps | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | ||||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1928 (as Fly Field) | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1959 – present (by Marine Corps) | ||||||||||||
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| Current commander | Colonel Charles E. Dudik | ||||||||||||
| Garrison | Marine Aircraft Group 13 | ||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: YUM, ICAO: KNYL, FAA LID: NYL, WMO: 699604 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 64.9 metres (213 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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| Other airfield facilities | 5x V/STOL pad | ||||||||||||
| Airfield shared with Yuma International Airport. Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||
The station is 2 miles (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) from the city of Yuma, Arizona. A joint use civilian-military airport, MCAS Yuma shares airfield facilities with Yuma International Airport and occupies approximately 3,000 acres (1,200 ha), most of which is flat desert.