LAS‐5B: Support a joint air traffic control tower for Pinal Airpark and Marana
Regional Airport. Primary Parties:
The Town of Marana and Pinal County should explore partnership opportunities for
the construction of a joint air traffic control tower that could be shared by Pinal
Airpark and Marana Regional Airport. The tower would provide a mechanism for
controlled airspace around Silverbell Army Heliport that would help deconflict
commercial and military operations.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Town of Marana
Pinal Airpark
FAA
Geographic Area:
N/A
LAS‐5C: Consider revising Tactical Flight Training Area boundary to avoid high traffic
areas.
Primary Parties:
AZARNG
The AZARNG should consider revising the Tactical Flight Training Area to avoid high
traffic areas such as Eloy Municipal Airport and known skydive activity and jump
areas.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Geographic Area:
Helicopter TFTA MCA
LAS‐6: There are private airstrips in the JLUS Project Area.
Location:
There are existing private airstrips in the JLUS Project Area that have been added to
the AZARNG “Fly Friendly” areas for helicopters, but new airstrips have been and may
continue to be built in the area. Coordination of airstrip construction with the
AZARNG is needed to ensure safe military and civilian aircraft operations.
Silverbell Army Heliport /
Picacho Peak Stagefield
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
FOR A STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, SEE STRATEGY COM‐1F.
LAS‐7: AZARNG has a need to conduct specific types of helicopter flight and landing
operation training throughout Pinal County.
Location:
Silverbell Army Heliport
Helicopter operations and associated training activities require take‐off, low‐level
flight (nap‐of‐the‐earth), night operations, navigation, and rough terrain landing
(environmental‐based training). These operations are critical to military readiness
and must be conducted in a manner that minimizes incompatibility with surrounding
communities.
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
LAS‐7A: Explore re‐establishing land use agreements with the Tohono O'odham
Nation. Primary Parties:
The AZARNG should investigate re‐establishing agreements with the Tohono
O’odham Nation to use designated locations for helicopter landing zone operations.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
AZARNG
Tohono O'odham Nation
Geographic Area:
Helicopter TFTA MCA
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Implementation Plan