List of Indian Air Force Bases
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The Indian Air Force
currently operates seven Air Commands
. Each Command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
of the rank of Air Marshal
.
The Air Force currently has over 60 air bases all over India
. These are grouped into 7 commands viz. Western Air Command at Delhi
, Eastern Air Command at Shillong
, Central Air Command at Allahabad
, Southern Air Command at Thiruvananthapuram
(Trivandrum), South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, formerly at Jodhpur, Training Command at Bangalore
and Maintenance Command at Nagpur
.
There are a number of newer air bases being built as well, in line with India's strategic doctrine. The Indian Navy
has some separate air bases for its aviation wing. The International Air Command operates only one air base currently, which is the Farkhor Air Base
, in Tajikistan
.
Western Air Command is the largest Air Command. It operates sixteen air bases from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh
. Eastern Air Command operates fifteen Air bases in Eastern and North-eastern India. Central Air Command operates seven Air Bases in Madhya Pradesh
and surrounding states of central India. Southern Air Command's tasks include protecting the vital shipping routes. It operates nine air bases in Southern India and two in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Western Air Command is the front line of defence against Pakistan, this important Command operates twelve air bases in Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Rajasthan
.
The other Air Force Stations that come under Maintenance Command are not air bases and are mostly Signal Units and Base Repair Depots situated in different towns. Delhi, for example, has a few BRDs and SUs that come under Maintenance Command.
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
currently operates seven Air Commands
Command (military formation)
A command in military terminology is an organisational unit that the individual in Military command has responsibility for. A Commander will normally be specifically appointed into the role in order to provide a legal framework for the authority bestowed...
. Each Command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Air Officer Commanding
Air Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group...
of the rank of Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
.
The Air Force currently has over 60 air bases all over India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. These are grouped into 7 commands viz. Western Air Command at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Eastern Air Command at Shillong
Shillong
-Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states...
, Central Air Command at Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, Southern Air Command at Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
(Trivandrum), South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, formerly at Jodhpur, Training Command at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Maintenance Command at Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
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There are a number of newer air bases being built as well, in line with India's strategic doctrine. The Indian Navy
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
has some separate air bases for its aviation wing. The International Air Command operates only one air base currently, which is the Farkhor Air Base
Farkhor Air Base
Farkhor Air Base is a Tajik military air base located near the town of Farkhor in Tajikistan, south east of the capital Dushanbe. It was expected to become an Indian military base situated in a foreign country and just 2 km from the Tajik-Afghan border....
, in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
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Western Air Command is the largest Air Command. It operates sixteen air bases from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. Eastern Air Command operates fifteen Air bases in Eastern and North-eastern India. Central Air Command operates seven Air Bases in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
and surrounding states of central India. Southern Air Command's tasks include protecting the vital shipping routes. It operates nine air bases in Southern India and two in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Western Air Command is the front line of defence against Pakistan, this important Command operates twelve air bases in Gujarat, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
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List of air stations
Unit details are from Scramble.nl| Base | ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
Runway Runway According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth... |
Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... |
Geographical coordinates | State/Territory States and territories of India India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:... |
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| Adampur AFS | VIAX | 13/31 | 775 ft / 236 m | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
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| Ambala AFS Ambala Air Force Base Ambala Air Force Station is an air base east of the urban Ambala area. It is used for military and government flights. It is also used to fly in politicians and other key people.-History:... |
VIAM | 12L/30R 12R/30L |
900 ft / 274 m | Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
7 Wing, 3 Sqn No. 3 Squadron, Indian Air Force The No.3 Squadron of the Indian Air Force operates as a Close Air Support and reconnaissance unit. Currently based at Pathankot AFB, No. 3 Sqn falls under the Western Air Command, and alongside the No.26 Sqn , No. 104HU and No.125HU , forms the 18 wing of the IAF.-Crest:No... , 5 Sqn, 11 Sqn |
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| Amritsar AFS | VIAR | 16/34 | 755 ft / 230 m | Punjab | ||
| Awantipur AFS | VIAW | 12/30 | 5,400 ft / 1,646 m | Jammu & Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the... |
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| Bhatinda AFS | VIBT | 13/31 | 700 ft /213 m | Punjab | 34 Wing, 17 Squadron | |
| Chandigarh AFS | VICG | 11/29 | 1,012 ft / 308 m | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
12 Wing, 25, 48 Squadrons | |
| Halwara AFS Halwara Air Force Base Halwara Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base near the town of Halwara in Punjab, India.Built and incepted in 1950, Air Force Station Halwara was one of the first air bases to be built after India's independence from the British Raj.... |
VIHX | 13/31 | 790 ft / 241 m | Punjab | 34 Wing, 22 Squadron | |
| Hindon AFS Hindon Air Force Station Hindon Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base under the Western Air Command . It is located near Ghaziabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region on the outskirts of Delhi, close to the Hindon River... |
VIDX | 09/27 | 700 ft / 213 m | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... |
28 Wing, 77 Squadron, 131 FAC Flight, 181 Flight | |
| Leh AFS | VILH | 06/24 07R/25L 07L/25R |
10,682 ft/ 3,256 m | Jammu & Kashmir | ||
| Palam AFS | VIDP | 09/27 10/28 |
776 ft / 237 mts | Delhi | ||
| Pathankot AFS | VIPK | 01/19 | 1,017 ft / 310 m | Punjab | 18 Wing, 26, 108 Squadrons | |
| Sarsawa AFS | VISP | 09/27 | 891 ft / 272 m | Uttar Pradesh | 30 Wing, 117 HU, 152 HU (Mi-17) | |
| Siachen Glacier AFS | 22,000 ft / 6,706 m | Jammu & Kashmir | ||||
| Sirsa AFS | VISA | 05/23 | 650 ft / 198 m | Haryana | 45 Wing, 21 Squadron | |
| Srinagar AFS | VISR | 13/31 | 5,458 ft / 1,664 m | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 Wing, 51 Squadron | |
| Udhampur AFS | VIUX | 18/36 | 1,950 ft / 594 m | Jammu & Kashmir | 39 Wing, 132 FAC Flight, 152 HU | |
| Eastern Air Command Eastern Air Command Eastern Air Command may refer to the following military formations:* Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force* a former home defence command of the Royal Canadian Air Force* Allied air force units under South East Asia Command, during 1944–45... |
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| Agartala AFS | VEAT | 18/36 | 48 ft / 14 m | Tripura Tripura Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are... |
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| Darbhanga AFS | VEDB | 14/28 | 21 ft / 38 m | Bihar Bihar Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India.... |
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| Baghdogra AFS | VEBD | 18/36 | 412 ft / 125 m | West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
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| Barapani AFS Shillong Airport Shillong Airport is an airport located at Umroi, from Shillong, Meghalaya, India.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*... Shillong Shillong -Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states... |
VEBI | 04/22 | 2910 ft / 886 m | Meghalaya Meghalaya Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The... |
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| Barrackpore AFS Barrackpore Air Force Station Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore in the state of West Bengal, India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units.-History:... |
VEBR | 02/20 | 18 ft / 5 m | West Bengal | ||
| Chabua AFS Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
VECA | 05/23 | 350 ft / 107 m | Assam Assam Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country... |
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| Dum Dum AFS Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... |
VECC | 01L/19R 01R/19L |
17 ft / 5 m | West Bengal | ||
| Hasimara AFS Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri is a city in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Jalpaiguri district, and the divisional headquarters of the North Bengal region.-History:... |
11L/29R 11R/29L |
340 ft /104 m | West Bengal | |||
| Jorhat AFS | VEJT | 04/22 | 284 ft / 87 m | Assam | ||
| Kalaikunda AFS Kalaikunda Air Force Station Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force Base near Kharagpur, located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. It is the home of Squadron No. 20, Eastern Air Command... |
17/35 | 200 ft / 60 m | West Bengal | |||
| Kumbhigram AFS Silchar Silchar Silchar is the headquarters of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. It is the economic gateway to the state of Mizoram and part of Manipur. It is south east of Guwahati. The city of Silchar has tremendous commercial importance and is the second largest city in the state of Assam... |
VEKU | 06/24 | 352 ft / 107 m | Assam | ||
| Mohanbari AFS Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
VEMN | 05/23 | 361 ft / 110 m | Assam | ||
| Mountain Shadow AFS Guwahati Guwahati Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... |
VEGT | 05/23 | 350 ft / 107 m | Assam | ||
| Tawang AFS | 8,756 ft / 2,669 m | Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by... |
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| Tezpur AFS | VETZ | 04/22 | 240 ft / 73 m | Assam | ||
| Panagarh AFS | VEPH | 15/33 | 240 ft / 73 m | West Bengal | ||
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| Agra AFS Agra Air Force Station Air Force Station Agra also known as Agra Airport or Kheria Airport , is a military airbase and public airport serving the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force and has been synonymous with the Taj Mahal... |
VIAG | 05/23 12/30 |
551 ft 167 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Bakshi Ka Talab AFS Lucknow Air Force Station Lucknow Air Force Station known as Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station is located at Bakshi Ka Talab on the outskirt of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It belongs to the Central Air Command. Sole user of this airport is the Indian Air Force. No. 35 Squadron IAF is based here as as an EW and Air... Bakshi Ka Talab Bakshi Ka Talab Bakshi Ka Talab is an area situated at North side in city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and upcoming areas of Lucknow. Bakshi Ka Talab is an organised settlement developed by Lucknow Development Authority .It is collection of premium... , near Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... |
VIBL | 09/27 | 385 ft/ 117 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Bamrauli AFS Allahabad Allahabad Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,... |
VIAL | 06/24 12/30 |
322 ft/ 98 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Bareilly AFS Bareilly Airport Bareilly Airport also known as Bareilly Air Force Station or Trishul Air Base , is a military airbase and public airport serving the city of Bareilly, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force . It is part of Central Air... |
VIBY | 11/29 | 565 ft/ 172 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Chakeri AFS Kanpur Airport Kanpur Airport is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force. In the 1970s, flights operated from this airport regularly to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Kolkata, Banglore, Chennai, Pune and Mumbai... Kanpur |
VICX | 01/19 09/27 |
410 ft/124 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Gorakhpur AFS | VEGK | 11/29 | 259 ft / 78 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Maharajpur AFS Gwalior |
VIGR | 06/24 | 617 ft / 188 m | Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... |
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| Car Nicobar AFS Car Nicobar Air Force Base Car Nicobar Air Force Base is located at Car Nicobar in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with a concrete surface measuring .-External links:* at... |
VOCX | 02/20 | 42 ft / 13 m | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ||
| Coimbatore AFS Sulur Sulur Sulur is a town and one of a taluk in Coimbatore district. It is a suburb of Coimbatore, India. This is also a Legislative Constituency and is under the Coimbatore Parliament Constituency.-Demographics:... |
VOSX | 05/23 | 1,319 ft / 402 m | Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh... |
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| Madurai AFS | VOMD | 09/27 | 461 ft / 141 m | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Port Blair AFS | VOPB | 04/22 | 16 m /5 m | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ||
| Tambaram AFS Tambaram Air Force Station The Tambaram Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base in Tambaram in Tamil Nadu state in southern India.... |
VOTX | 05/23 12/30 |
90 ft / 27 m | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Thanjavur AFS (Tanjore AFS) | VOTJ | 253 ft / 77 m | 07/25 | 10°43′20"N 079°06′05"E | Tamil Nadu | |
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| Bhuj AFS Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base is an Indian Air Force base, which shares its runway with Bhuj Airport at the town of Bhuj in Gujarat, India. It is part of South Western Air Command.... |
VABJ | 05/23 | 268 ft / 82 m | 23°17′16"N 69°40′12"E | Gujarat | No. 27 Wing IAF, No. 15 Squadron IAF |
| Jaisalmer AFS | VIJR | 04/22 | 887 ft / 270 m | 26°53′21"N 70°51′52"E | Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... |
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| Jamnagar AFS | VAJM | 06/24 12/30 |
69 ft / 21 m | 22°27′59"N 70°00′41"E | Gujarat | No. 33 Wing IAF, No. 6 Squadron IAF, No. 28 Squadron IAF |
| Jodhpur AFS | VIJO | 05/23 | 717 ft / 219 m | 26°15′05"N 73°02′53"E | Rajasthan | No. 32 Wing IAF, 10, 29, 32, 37 Squadrons |
| Lohegaon AFS Pune Pune Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ... |
VAPO | 10/28 14/32 |
1,942 ft / 592 m | 18°34′55"N 73°55′10"E | Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... |
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| Nal-Bikaner AFS | VIBK | 05/23 | 750 ft / 229 m | 28°04′21"N 73°12′24"E | Rajasthan | |
| Naliya AFS | 06/24 | 68 ft / 21 m | 23°13′12"N 68°54′00"E | Gujarat | ||
| Phalodi AFS | 05/23 | 700 ft / 213 m | 29°23′15"N 73°54′14"E | Rajasthan | No. 35 Wing IAF, No. 23 Squadron IAF, 104 HU | |
| Uttarlai AFS | VIUT | 02/20 | 500 ft / 152 m | 25°48′46"N 71°28′56"E | Rajasthan | 5 FBSU, No. 4 Squadron IAF |
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| Training Command Training Command, Indian Air Force Training Command is the Indian Air Force's command responsible for flying and ground training.In the 1930s, the approaching threat and later advent of World War II and the learning of Japan towards the Axis powers, the latter was considered as a potential enemy. Therefore, need was felt to make... |
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| Begumpet AFS Hyderabad |
VOHY | 09/27 14/32 |
1,741 ft / 531 m | 17°27′08"N 78°27′40"E | Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... |
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| Bidar AFS | VOBR | 02/20 08/26 |
2,178 ft / 663 m | 17°54′28"N 77°29′09"E | Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava... |
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| Dundigal AFS | VODG | 10L/28R 10R/28L |
2,013 ft / 614 m | 17°37′45"N 78°24′12"E | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Hakimpet AFS Hyderabad |
09/27 | 2,020 ft / 616 m | 17°33′12"N 78°31′29"E | Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Yelahanka Air Force Station Yelahanka Air Force Station The Yelahanka Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base in Yelahanka, Bangalore.The main role of this airbase is to train pilots to fly transport planes... |
VOYK | 09/27 | 3,045 ft / 928 m | 13°08′09"N 77°36′20"E | Karnataka | |
| Maintenance Command Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force Maintenance Command IAF is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. in 1955, It was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur , it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all... |
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| Nagpur Air Force Station | VANP | 09/27 14/32 |
1,012 ft /308 m | 21°05′31"N 79°02′49"E | Maharashtra | |
| Ojhar AFS Nasik |
VAOZ | 08/26 | 1,900 ft / 579 m | Maharashtra | 11 BRD | |
The other Air Force Stations that come under Maintenance Command are not air bases and are mostly Signal Units and Base Repair Depots situated in different towns. Delhi, for example, has a few BRDs and SUs that come under Maintenance Command.