Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range

Pembery Sands Air Weapons Range
Pembery Sands Air Weapons Range
Near Pembrey, Carmarthenshire in Wales
	An RAF Atlas C1 carrying out trials on the beach at Pembrey Sands AWR
Site information
Type	Air weapons range
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)
Location
	Pembrey Sands AWR Location in the Carmarthenshire Pembrey Sands AWR Pembrey Sands AWR (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	51°42′52″N 4°22′01.3″W / 51.71444°N 4.367028°W
Area	1,112 hectares (11 km2; 4 sq mi)
Site history
In use	1937–1957 (airfield); 1964–present (weapons range);
Designations	Site of Special Scientific Interest; Special Area of Conservation;
Airfield information
Runways
N/A (beach)	Sand (temporary landing zone)

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.