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A Military Training Route (MTR) depicted on a sectional chart as "VR1667" indicates:

Why →
"VR" prefix indicates a Visual Route flown at speeds above 250 knots, often below 1,500 feet AGL. A four-digit route number (like VR1667) means the route is flown entirely below 1,500 feet AGL. Military aircraft can transit these routes at 400+ knots with no ATC communication to alert other airspace users.
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"IR" prefixed routes are Instrument Routes flown under IFR. VR routes are Visual Routes. High speed, low altitude. Four-digit route numbers indicate entirely below 1,500 feet AGL; three-digit numbers may extend above.
SOURCE → FAA AIM Chapter 3CHECKED APR 21ACS II.A.K3EASY
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