Environmental Assessment: Changing the Silver Military Operations Area For Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Abstract
The United States Air Force at Nellis AFB, Nevada proposes to modify its existing special use airspace (the Silver MOA). The Proposed Action proposes to change the Silver MOA in size and altitude to enhance realistic combat training at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California and improve aviation safety. The Silver MOA would be reconfigured reducing its size in the southeast and increasing its size in the southwest. These changes would result in a net reduction of special use airspace of approximately 215 square miles. The newly configured airspace would be divided into two parts: Silver North MOA and Silver South MOA. This alternative proposes to increase the altitude ceiling of the Silver North MOA to 9,000 ft above mean sea level (MSL) and establish the altitude ceiling of the Silver South MOA at 7,000 ft MSL-both MOAs would have an altitude floor of 200ft above ground level (AGL).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA636104
Entities
People
- David Charlton
- John Gifford
- Sarah Howlett
- William Garner