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The above activity is planned range use but in exceptional circumstances there may be additional activity at short notice.
The MOD is aware of the disturbance that can be caused to local residents by activity at the UK Air Weapons Ranges. Notification of the pre-planned extended operating hours will be published at the earliest opportunity.It should be noted that when an AWR is closed, the segregated airspace above it no longer has Danger Area status and reverts to Class G airspace, meaning that it becomes freely available to all airspace users (both civilian and military).
The MOD currently uses 5 AWRs for essential operational training:
Donna Nook and Holbeach in Lincolnshire Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire Tain in Ross-shire Cape Wrath in Sutherland. Updates to this page Published 16 March 2016
Last updated 24 January 2025
+show all updates 24 January 2025 Added 'Holbeach Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity February 2025'.
11 October 2024 Added Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity October 2024.
10 October 2024 Removed: Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity October 2024.
27 September 2024 Updated: 'Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity October 2024'.
23 September 2024 Added Donna Nook Range: out of hours activity September 2024.
13 September 2024 Updated Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity September 2024.
12 September 2024 Updated: Tain Air Weapons Range out of hours activity September and October 2024.
10 September 2024 Added: Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity October 2024.
3 September 2024 'Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity September 2024' updated.
19 August 2024 Updated: Tain Air Weapons Range out of hours activity September 2024.
12 August 2024 Added: Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity September 2024.
6 August 2024 'DIO Holbeach Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity August 2024' updated.
2 July 2024 Updated DIO Holbeach Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity for July and August 2024.
21 June 2024 Added: Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity July 2024.
23 May 2024 'DIO Holbeach Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity June 2024' added.
14 May 2024 Updated Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity May 2024.
30 April 2024 Added 'Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity May 2024'. Updated 'Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity April 2024'.
28 March 2024 Updated Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity April 2024.
8 March 2024 Updated: Holbeach Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity March 2024.
29 February 2024 Added Tain Air Weapons Range: out of hours activity March 2024.
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