Avon Park Air Force Range

Avon Park Air Force Range
Near Avon Park, Florida in the United States
Site information
Type	US Air Force Range
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Combat Command (ACC)
Condition	Operational
Other site facilities	MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field
Website	https://avon.isportsman.net/
Location
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Coordinates	27°38′N 81°16′W / 27.64°N 81.26°W / 27.64; -81.26
Area	352sq mi
Site history
Built	1942 (1942) (as Avon Park General Bombing and Gunnery Range, Avon Park)
In use	1942–Present
Garrison information
Garrison	598th Range Squadron

Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) is an active United States Air Force installation located 10.5 miles (16.8 km) east of Avon Park, Florida.

Avon park Air Force Range was constructed in March of 1942 as Avon Park General Bombing and Gunnery Range.

Previous names

• Avon Park General Bombing and Gunnery Range, March 1942
• Avon Park Army Airfield, November 1943
• Avon Park Air Force Range, September 1945

Role and operations

Avon Park General Bombing and Gunnery Range was used to train the crews of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauders on a range of simulated target opportunities.

Avon Park Air Force Range now serves as a bombing range for the United States Air Force. Exercises are also hosted at Avon Park Air Force Range such as exercises Dragon Strike 15, and Fury Horizon 23.

Base operating units

598th Range Squadron, 22 September 2015 – Present

Facilities

See also

• MacDill Air Force Base
• Florida World War II Army Airfields

References

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