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|partof= Air Combat Command (ACC) |location=Located near Avon Park, Florida |coordinates= |image= 300px |caption=2006 USGS airphoto | pushpin_map = Florida |pushpin_label=Avon Park AFR |pushpin_mapsize=300 |pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg |latNS=N|latd=27|latm=39|lats=04 |longEW=W|longd=081|longm=20|longs=36 |type=Air Force Bombing Range |code= |built=1941 |builder= |materials= |height= |used= 1941-present |demolished= |condition= |ownership= |controlledby=United States Air Force |garrison= |commanders= |occupants= |battles= |events= }} The Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) or MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field, is a United States Air Force bombing range and air-ground training complex in the U.S. state of Florida located east of the city of Avon Park. ==Overview== Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) consists of approximately 106,000 acres which are primarily used for military air-to-ground training operations, and is one of only a few active Air Force bombing ranges on the eastern coast of the US. About 82,000 acres are open to the public for hunting, fishing and recreation when military missions allow, typically on the weekends. In the wake of heightened security measures following worldwide terrorist attacks, the military usually uses the range Monday through Friday. In addition to its live weapons and ordnance delivery range complex, APAFR includes Avon Park Air Force Auxiliary Field, also known as MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field, which consists of an 8,000 foot main runway, an operational control tower, an aircraft rescue and firefighting facility, and limited ramp and hangar facilities. There are no published instrument approach procedures and the airfield is limited to Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations only. APAFR serves as the primary air-to-ground training range for the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, and an alternate range for the 23rd Wing's 23rd Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. APAFR is also an important range for military air-to-ground operations originating from nearby Patrick AFB and MacDill AFB, which routinely host numerous squadron/unit level deployments from Active and Reserve USAF, USN, USMC and U.S. Army units, to include Army National Guard and Air National Guard, from across the country to practice air-to-ground operations. Training requirements include low level flights, night vision training, and the firing/release of many different types of ordnance and weaponry across the full spectrum of Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army assets, all of which can be readily employed on the APAFR. Due to deferred airfield maintenance issues, the APAFR airfield is currently closed to all flight operations other than light general aviation aircraft used by APAFR personnel for range monitoring issues, and to military jet or rotary-wing aircraft experiencing in-flight emergencies on or in the vicinity of the Avon Park Military Operations Area (Avon Park MOA) for which an emergency divert to MacDill AFB or Patrick AFB is not practical. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avon Park Air Force Range」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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