Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range is primarily an air-to-ground bombing and strafing practice area.

The main users of the range are the instructors and students of 19(F) Sqn, flying the Hawk aircraft, although other fast jets can also use the facilities. Military helicopters also use the range and its targets for cabin door gunnery practice. In a typical year pilots will conduct 10,000 passes to target, drop 1,500 bombs and fire 120,000 rounds of ammunition.

A 7,000ft Tactical Landing Zone (TLZ) can be established on the beach for C-130 Hercules crews to practise natural surface operations. A Course for TLZ Safety Officers is regularly run at Pembrey Sands to train personnel in the techniques of laying out a suitable natural surface landing strip.

Source: Ministry of Defence website: Defence Infrastructure Organisation

RCAHMW, 2012.