List of Pakistan Air Force bases
Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force
This is a list of air bases of the Pakistan Air Force. There are a total of 40 air bases, which are classified into two categories: flying bases and non-flying bases. Flying bases are operational bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime and wartime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either training, administration, maintenance, or mission support.[1]
Flying Bases (Major Operational Bases)
Number | Air Base | Location | Command | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft | [1] |
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1. | PAF Base Masroor[2] | Karachi | Southern Air Command | No. 32 (Tactical Attack) Wing | No. 22 OCU No. 4 EW No. 7 TA No. 8 TA No. 84 SAR | Mirage IIIEP/RP Shaanxi Y-8#Variants/ ZDK-03 AEW&C Karakoram Eagle Mirage-IIIEA ROSE-I JF-17 Block III AW-139 Seahawk | |
2. | PAF Base Shahbaz[1] | Jacobabad | Southern Air Command | No. 39 (Tactical) Wing | No. 2 MR, No. 5 MR No. 11 MR No. 88 SAR | JF-17 Block 2 F-16 C/D Block 52+ F-16 A/B Block 15 Leonardo AW-139 | |
3. | PAF Base Samungli[2] | Quetta | Southern Air Command | No. 31 (Air Superiority) Wing | No. 28 MR No. 85 SAR | JF-17 Thunder Alouette III | |
4. | PAF Base Bholari | Bholari, Jamshoro | Southern Air Command | No. 41 (Tactical) Wing | No. 19 OCU, No. 18 OCU, No.53 AEW&C | F-16 A/B Block 15 ADF JF-17 A/B Block 2 Saab 2000 Erieye | |
5. | PAF Base Faisal | Karachi | Southern Air Command | No. 40 (Air Mobility) Wing | No. 21 ATS | C-130 | |
6. | PAF Base Mushaf | Sargodha | Central Air Command | No. 38 (Tactical) Wing | No. 9 MR No. 24 EW CCS F-16 CCS F-7 CCS Mirage CCS JF-17 No. 29 MR No. 82 SAR | F-16 A/B Falcon 20 F/G F-16 A/B F-7P Mirage 5PA JF-17 Thunder F-16 A/B Alouette III | |
7. | PAF Base Rafiqui[2] | Shorkot | Central Air Command | No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing | No. 14 AS No. 50 TA No. 25 TA No. 27 TA No. 83 SAR | JF -17 A Dassault Mirage-III Mirage 5 ROSE-II Mirage ROSE-III Alouette III | |
8. | PAF Base Peshawar[3] | Peshawar | Northern Air Command | No. 36 (Tactical Attack) Wing | No. 26 MR No. 17 AS No. 81 SAR | JF-17 Block III F-7PG Alouette III | |
9. | PAF Base M.M. Alam | Mianwali | Northern Air Command | No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing | No. 1 FCU No. 20 OCU No. 86 SAR | K-8P F-7PG, FT-7P Alouette III | |
10. | PAF Base Minhas[2][1] | Kamra, Attock | Northern Air Command | No. 33 (Tactical) Wing | No. 15 MR No. 16 OCU No. 3 EW No. 87 SAR | J-10 CE JF-17 Block III Saab 2000 Erieye Alouette III, Mi-171Sh | |
11. | PAF Base Nur Khan | Rawalpindi | Northern Air Command | No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing | No. 6 ATS No. 10 No. 12 VIP No. 41 VIP No. 52 | C-130 IL-78 Gulf Stream IV Embraer Phenom 100, Cessna, Beech, Y-12, CN-235-220 | |
12. | PAF Academy Asghar Khan | Risalpur | Northern Air Command | (Flying Training) Wing | PFT BFT AJT Sherdils | Mushshak T-37 K-8 K-8 |
Flying Base (Forward Operational Bases)
Number | Air Base | Location | Command | [2] |
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1. | PAF Base Murid | Chakwal | Northern Air Command | |
2. | PAF Base Sukkur | Sukkur | Southern Air Command | |
3. | PAF Base Farid | Rajanpur | Central Air Command | |
4. | PAF Base Multan | Multan | Central Air Command | |
5. | PAF Base Talhar | Badin | Southern Air Command | |
6. | PAF Base Sindhri | Mirpur Khas | Southern Air Command | |
7. | PAF Base Nawabshah | Shaheed Benazirabad District | Southern Air Command | |
8. | PAF Base Qadri | Skardu | Northern Air Command | |
9. | PAF Base Risalewala | Faisalabad | Central Air Command | |
10. | PAF Base Chandhar | Gujranwala | Central Air Command | |
11. | PAF Base Vehari | Vehari | Central Air Command | |
12. | PAF Base Rahimyar Khan | Rahimyar Khan | Central Air Command | |
13 | PAF Base Pasni | Pasni, Gwadar | Southern Air Command | |
14 | PAF Base Gwadar | Gwadar | Southern Air Command | |
15. | PAF Base Lahore | Lahore | Central Air Command | |
16. | PAF Base Islamabad | Islamabad | Northern Air Command | |
17. | PAF Base Karachi | Karachi | Southern Air Command | |
18. | PAF Base Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | Central Air Command |
Non-flying bases
Air Base | Location | Command |
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PAF Base Korangi Creek[1] | Karachi | Southern Air Command |
PAF Base Malir | Karachi | Southern Air Command |
PAF Camp Badaber | Peshawar | Northern Air Command |
PAF Base Lahore | Lahore | Central Air Command |
PAF Base Lower Topa[1] | Murree | Northern Air Command |
PAF Base Sakesar | Sakesar | Central Air Command |
PAF Base Kohat | Kohat | Northern Air Command |
PAF Base Kalabagh | Nathia Gali | Northern Air Command |
PAF Base Kallar Kahar | Kallar Kahar | Northern Air Command |
Chilas Airfield | Chilas | Northern Air Command |
Shamsi Airfield | Washuk District | Southern Air Command |
Ghazi Airbase | Tarbela | Central Air Command |
PAF Base Ormara [3] | Ormara, Gwadar | Southern Air Command |
Miranshah Airfield | North Waziristan District | Northern Air Command |
PAF Base Khalid | Quetta | Southern Air Command |
Dhamial Airbase | Dhamial | Northern Air Command |
Planned bases
- Pakistan Air Forces plans to construction new air base in Notal area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan province[4] and in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistan Air Force Bases - list". GlobalSecurity.org website. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "List of Pakistan Air Force Bases". nuke.fas.org website. 13 February 2000. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Active PAF Bases Pakistan Air Force website, Retrieved 7 March 2022
- ^ "PAF to get land in Nasirabad for air base". 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan Air Force Can Launch Attacks on Jammu, Srinagar with Minutes Now". 20 September 2019.
External links
- Air Bases of PAF at fas.org
- PAF Falcons - Battle Lines of the PAF
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