Generic Environmental Impact Statement. Air Force Low Altitude Flying Operations

Abstract

The Air Force uses approximately 1,000 designated blocks of airspace in the continental United States (including Alaska) for subsonic low altitude training and testing purposes. For environmental assessment purposes, the maximum ceiling for low altitude airspace is 3,000 ft above ground level (AGL). Minimum altitudes may be only a few hundred feet AGL and sometimes as low as 100 ft. The nature of the airspace (in terms of length, width, altitudes, location, time of operation, etc.) varies to accommodate the types of mission to be flown and the resources of the user. Specifically, airspace dedicated to Air Force low altitude flying operations is categorized as military training routes (MTRs), slow-speed, low altitude training routes (SRs); military operations areas (MOAs) ; restricted areas (RAs); and low altitude tactical navigation areas (LATNs). MTRs are classified as either Instrument Routes (IR) or Visual Routes (VR).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA268277

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Families (Human)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites