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Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
Ministry of Defence facility in Wales, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range is a Ministry of Defence air weapons range located near the village of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Burry Port and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Carmarthen, Wales. Adjacent to the weapons range site is a former Royal Air Force station known as Royal Air Force Pembrey, or more simply RAF Pembrey, which closed in 1957 and of which part is now in civilian use as Pembrey Airport.
Quick Facts Pembery Sands Air Weapons Range, Coordinates ...
Pembery Sands Air Weapons Range | |||||||
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Part of Defence Training Estate | |||||||
Near Pembrey, Carmarthenshire in Wales | |||||||
![]() An RAF A400M Atlas carrying out trials on the beach at Pembrey Sands AWR | |||||||
Coordinates | 51°42′52″N 4°22′01.3″W | ||||||
Type | Air weapons range | ||||||
Area | 1,112 hectares (11 km2; 4 sq mi) | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Defence Infrastructure Organisation | ||||||
Controlled by | Defence Training Estate | ||||||
Open to the public | Yes, unless red warning flags or red lights are shown | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
No. of targets | Four | ||||||
Website | GOV.UK (Air weapons ranges activity times) | ||||||
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