← Back to Coronado National Forest
Drone Rules for Coronado National Forest
Pima County, Arizona (AZ)
• United States
Coronado National Forest, Arizona 85619, USA
Lat: 32.5006 • Lng: -110.667
Rules Edit History: Coronado National Forest
Showing changes between revisions.
Mapped shape change
Old outline is gray. New outline is blue.
May 30, 2026 6:01 AM
Approved
• Added USFS drone advisory for Coronado NF with Fort Huachuca restricted area, DMA MOA, and CBP border TFR context.
Moderation feedback
Approved
Confidence: 0.85
Your proposed edit detailing drone regulations in Coronado National Forest has been approved. This aligns with the U.S. Forest Service's guidelines that prohibit drone operations in designated Wilderness Areas and near sensitive wildlife habitats. The added context about the forest's proximity to Fort Huachuca, Davis-Monthan AFB, and the presence of Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) enhances the understanding of the area's drone flight considerations. The outline has been updated to accurately represent the restricted area.
Sources
Changed fields
Mapped shape change
Click to load this change into the shared map viewer here.
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | — | USFS Coronado NF surrounds several sky island mountain ranges near the US-Mexico border. Restricted military airspace (Davis-Monthan AFB, Fort Huachuca) overlaps significant portions of the forest. |
| Mapped shapes | — | 1159997a-409f-447a-8852-94f6ee6cade6 |
Before
After
## Drone Rules - Coronado NF, Arizona **No Wilderness prohibition (outside Mt. Wrightson Wilderness)**, but military restricted airspace and border security TFRs are the primary operational hazard. ### Airspace / Site Context - Fort Huachuca (FHU) Class D is ~10 NM east of Carr Canyon; R-2303 (Ft. Huachuca) restricted area covers portions of the Huachuca Mountains - Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA) Class D and MOA airspace overlaps the Santa Catalinas near Tucson - CBP/DHS border TFRs are issued with little notice near the Mexico border (Santa Cruz County portions of Coronado) ### Key Rules - Check D-NOTAM and FAA TFR viewer before every flight in Cochise and Santa Cruz County portions - Mt. Wrightson Wilderness: standard Wilderness motorized prohibition applies - USFS Special Use Permit required for commercial photography in the forest ### Source - USFS Coronado: https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado
Show inline change markers
+ ## Drone Rules - Coronado NF, Arizona + + **No Wilderness prohibition (outside Mt. Wrightson Wilderness)**, but military restricted airspace and border security TFRs are the primary operational hazard. + + ### Airspace / Site Context + - Fort Huachuca (FHU) Class D is ~10 NM east of Carr Canyon; R-2303 (Ft. Huachuca) restricted area covers portions of the Huachuca Mountains + - Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA) Class D and MOA airspace overlaps the Santa Catalinas near Tucson + - CBP/DHS border TFRs are issued with little notice near the Mexico border (Santa Cruz County portions of Coronado) + + ### Key Rules + - Check D-NOTAM and FAA TFR viewer before every flight in Cochise and Santa Cruz County portions + - Mt. Wrightson Wilderness: standard Wilderness motorized prohibition applies + - USFS Special Use Permit required for commercial photography in the forest + + ### Source + - USFS Coronado: https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado +