Peaceful Skies Coalition - Against Low Altitude Training Area

The US Airforce proposes to fly the CV-22 Osprey and the C-130 airplanes at altitudes of 300 feet above ground level.

They will fly at night and at speeds up to 350 MPH. These maneuvers include in-flight refueling. There will be three flights per night over the mountains and valleys of a 60,700 square mile area of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. (See Map Below) In addition, the area will be used for the training of pilots controlling attack and serveillance drones (UAVs)

The comment period for the Environmental Assessment has ended. Cannon AFB will now make a determination as to whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary. We believe that they have no choice, given the quantity and quality of the thousands of comments sent in. Extensive, in-depth comments from organizations and individuals are available on the Comments page.

Map of Proposed Fly-Over Area

Peaceful Skies Coalition formed in the Fall of 2010 to stop the proposed Low Altitude Training Area (LATA) military training flights over the skies of New Mexico and Colorado. Our intent is to generate a ground-swell of written comments to Cannon Air Force Base against the proposal and to persuade them that the Draft Environmental Assessment just released is not sufficient and that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required. Peaceful Skies Coalition will continue, after defeating LATA, to help New Mexico and Colorado end its' dependence on the military economy and focus instead on the needs of the people, the land, and our world.

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