MCAS Yuma - AZ

Considered one of the Marines’ premier aviation training bases, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma boasts a 13,300-foot runway and near-perfect flying weather year-round.  
 
Eighty percent of the Marines’ air-to-ground aviation and aerial weapons training takes place at Yuma and the surrounding 2.8 million acres. In addition, other U.S. and NATO forces travel to Yuma for training each year.