Table 3-3.
Military Operations Area
Hours of
Operation Minimum
Altitude (Feet
Above Mean
Sea Level) Maximum
Altitude (Feet
Above Mean
Sea Level)
6:00 AM-8:00 PM 7,000 18,000*
Military
Operations Area
Echo MOA
Table 3-4.
*Up to but not including
Source: DCR RAICUZ, 2007
Military Training Routes
Military Training Routes allow the military to conduct low‐level, high‐speed
training. The purpose of developing and charting MTRs on maps is to make
non‐participating aircraft aware of the presence of high speed military air
traffic in the vicinity. An MTR is a defined volume of airspace designed for
use by military aircraft. Aircraft in MTRs are authorized to and usually exceed
airspeeds of 250 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS).
MTR Hours of Operation Floor Elevation
(Feet Above
Ground Level) MTR Corridor
Width (Nautical
Miles)
VR-083
Segments B-
C Continuous 500 AGL 5 NM
VR-085
Segments A-
B Continuous 500 AGL
(Segment A-G)
5000 AGL
(Segment G-H)
500 AGL
(Segment H-E1) 10 NM
(Segment A-E)
6 NM
(Segment E-H)
Source: DOD Flight Information Publication, Area Planning, Military Training Routes, North
and South America, National Geospatial‐Intelligence Agency, Effective 25 June 2015; DOD
Area Planning AP/1B Chart, Military Training Routes – Eastern US, National Geospatial‐
Intelligence Agency, Effective 5 January 2017; Federal Aviation Administration, Charlotte
st
Sectional, 101 Edition, Effective 5 January 2017
The 4th FW manages two MTRs within the Seymour Johnson AFB JLUS Study
Area ‐ VR‐083 and VR‐085. These MTR route segments provide low altitude
training with a floor altitude of 500 feet above ground level (AGL). The MTRs
traverse private property outside of Seymour Johnson AFB and areas over
Wayne County. The altitudes of the MTRs extend up to 5,000 feet AGL with
route widths extending outwards up to 10 nautical miles (NM). The Seymour
Johnson AFB MTR segments within the Seymour Johnson AFB Study Area are
provided in Table 3‐4. Other DOD authorities have MTRs that traverse the
area. These other MTR segments are provided in Table 3‐5. Figure 3‐9
illustrates the MTRs overflying the JLUS Study Area. The MTRs in the Seymour
Johnson AFB Study Area controlled by Seymour Johnson AFB are visible over
the northern portion of Wayne County. Additional detail for the MTRs is
provided in the Dare County Range section of this chapter and graphically
depicted on Figures 3‐21 and 3‐22.
Table 3-5.
Other DOD Military Training Routes
MTR Hours of
Operation Floor
Elevation
(Feet AGL/
MSL) MTR Corridor
Width
(Nautical Miles)
NAS
Oceana IR-062 Continuous 3000 MSL 8 NM
MCAS
Cherry Point VR-1046
Segments
I-L1 6:00 AM-
6:00 PM
Monday-
Friday 500 AGL 2 NM
DOD
Authority
Source: DOD Flight Information Publication, Area Planning, Military Training Routes, North
and South America, National Geospatial‐Intelligence Agency, Effective 25 JUN 2015; DOD
Area Planning AP/1B Chart, Military Training Routes – Eastern US, National Geospatial‐
Intelligence Agency, Effective 5 January 2017; Federal Aviation Administration, Charlotte
st
Sectional, 101 Edition, Effective 5 Jan 2017
It should be noted that there is no DOD recommended land use compatibility
guidance for areas under MTRs.
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