Tain Air Weapons Range

Tain Air Weapons Range
Tain Air Weapons Range
Near Tain, Highlands in Scotland
	Tain Air Weapons Range including the range control tower
Site information
Type	Air weapons range
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Open to; the public	Yes (unless red flags flying)
Condition	Operational
Location
	Tain AWR Location in the Highlands Tain AWR Tain AWR (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	57°48′40″N 003°58′24″W / 57.81111°N 3.97333°W
Area	1,196 hectares (2,960 acres)
Site history
Built	1930
In use	1930 – present
Designations	National Scenic Are; Ramsar Site; Site of Special Scientific Interest; Special Area of Conservation; Special Protection Area;

Tain Air Weapons Range is a Ministry of Defence air weapons range on the Dornoch Firth near Tain in Scotland. Royal Air Force aircrews from RAF Lossiemouth are trained in air weaponry on the range, along with NATO aircrew.

It was previously known as Royal Air Force Tain and Royal Naval Air Station Tain.