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Marana (/ m ə ˈ r æ. n ə /) is a town that mostly lies in Pima County with a small portion in Pinal County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. [2] [3] It is located northwest of Tucson , Arizona. As of the 2020 census , the population of the town was 51,908.
History. Built in 1942 by the Sundt and Del Webb Construction Companies and opened in March 1943, the facility was known as Marana Army Air Field.During World War II, the airfield was under the command of the 389th Army Air Force Base Unit, AAF West Coast Training Center and used as a training base, as part of the 50,000 Pilot Training Program.
Marana Regional Airport ( IATA: AVW, ICAO: KAVQ, FAA LID: AVQ ), also known as Marana Northwest Regional Airport or Avra Valley Airport, is a non-towered, general aviation airport about 15 miles (13 nmi; 24 km) northwest of Tucson, Arizona in Marana a town in Pima County, Arizona, United States. [1] In 1999, the airport was purchased from Pima ...
The Marana Academy of Science & Technology focuses on problem solving, innovation, and application of technology through specializations in science, agriculture, and technology courses. Sports. Marana High is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. It is a 5A Conference school. Extracurricular activities and clubs
Tucson. The Tortolita Mountains are a modest mountain range northwest of Tucson, Arizona, USA, at the northern boundaries of Oro Valley and Marana, two suburbs of Tucson. Peak elevation is 4,696 feet (1,431 m). [1] Much of the mountain range is protected within the Tortolita Mountain Park, established in 1986 by Pima County, which plans to ...
On 8 April 2000, a V-22 Osprey aircraft operated by the United States Marine Corps crashed during a night training exercise at Marana Regional Airport near Tucson, Arizona. [1] The crash killed all 19 U.S. Marines on board and intensified debate about the reliability of the Osprey. It was later determined that the aircraft had entered an ...
Ironwood Forest National Monument is located in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Created by Bill Clinton by Presidential Proclamation 7320 on June 9, 2000, the monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. The monument covers 129,055 acres (52,227 ha), [2] of which 59,573 ...
Dove Mountain is a master-planned community located in Marana, Arizona, about 40 minutes outside of Tucson [1] and in the foothills of the Tortolita Mountains. [2] The area gets its name from the mountain range near which it is located, the Tortolita Mountains. The word tortolita means "little turtle dove" in Spanish, hence Dove Mountain.