LFA 17 is located in north west England and includes Cumbria, east North Yorkshire, and north Lancashire. Army Field Training Centres at Catterick and Warcop, along with QinetiQ facilities at Eskmeals in the west of the Lake District, are situated there. It has approximately 11,295 sq km (4,361 sq mls) of airspace available for low flying training, some 5.7% of the total usable overland area of the UKLFS.
The terrain in LFA 17 is valuable in terms of flying training practise, particularly for fast jet aircrew as the area is relatively free from large urban areas. RAF Spadeadam's Electronic Warfare and Tactics Range is located in the adjoining LFA 13.
Exercises and events taking place in LFA 17
- EXERCISE TAC BLAZE - 12 MAR 12 - 30 MAR 12
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