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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.[1]
Western Air Command is the largest Air Command. It operates sixteen air bases from Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and a couple of Air Bases in Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Air Command operates fifteen Air bases in Eastern and North-eastern India. Central Air Command operates seven Air Bases in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
List of air stations[]
Unit details are from Scramble.nl[2]
| Base | ICAO | Runway | Elevation | Geographical coordinates | State/Territory | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Air Command | ||||||
| Adampur AFS | VIAX | 13/31 | 775 ft / 236 m | 31°25′48″N 75°43′12″E / 31.43°N 75.72°E | Punjab | 8 Wing, 47 Sqn, 223 Sqn |
| Ambala AFS | VIAM | 12L/30R 12R/30L |
900 ft / 274 m | 30°22′14″N 76°49′4″E / 30.37056°N 76.81778°E | Haryana | 7 Wing, No. 3 Sqn, 5 Sqn and 11 Sqn |
| Amritsar AFS | VIAR | 16/34 | 755 ft / 230 m | 31°42′28″N 74°47′57″E / 31.70778°N 74.79917°E | Punjab | 1 FBSU |
| Awantipur AFS | VIAW | 12/30 | 5,400 ft / 1,646 m | 33°55′12″N 75°01′12″E / 33.92°N 75.02°E | Jammu & Kashmir | 8 FBSU |
| Bhatinda AFS | VIBT | 13/31 | 700 ft /213 m | 30°13′48″N 74°57′07″E / 30.23°N 74.95194°E | Punjab | 34 Wing, No. 17 Sqn |
| Chandigarh AFS | VICG | 11/29 | 1,012 ft / 308 m | Chandigarh | 12 Wing, 25, 48 Squadrons | |
| Halwara AFS | VIHX | 13/31 | 790 ft / 241 m | Punjab | 9 Wing, | |
| Hindon AFS | VIDX | 09/27 | 700 ft / 213 m | Uttar Pradesh | 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 | 21 Wing, AF | |
| Palam AFS | VIDP | 09/27 10/28 |
776 ft / 237 mts | Delhi | 3 Wing | |
| 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 | HQ AOC J&K, IAF, 39 Wing, 132 FAC Flight, 152 HU | |
| Eastern Air Command | ||||||
| Agartala AFS | VEAT | 18/36 | 48 ft / 14 m | Tripura | ||
| Darbhanga AFS | VEDB | 14/28 | 21 ft / 38 m | Bihar | ||
| Bagdogra AFS | VEBD | 18/36 | 412 ft / 125 m | West Bengal | 20 Wing | |
| Barapani AFS Shillong |
VEBI | 04/22 | 2910 ft / 886 m | Meghalaya | ||
| Barrackpore AFS | VEBR | 02/20 | 18 ft / 5 m | West Bengal | 6 Wing | |
| Chabua AFS Dibrugarh |
VECA | 05/23 | 350 ft / 107 m | Assam | 14 Wing | |
| Dum Dum AFS Kolkata |
VECC | 01L/19R 01R/19L |
17 ft / 5 m | West Bengal | ||
| Hasimara AFS Jalpaiguri |
11L/29R 11R/29L |
340 ft /104 m | West Bengal | 16 Wing, 22 Sqn, 222 Sqn, (both with MIG-27), 791 SU. | ||
| Jorhat AFS | VEJT | 04/22 | 284 ft / 87 m | Assam | 10 Wing | |
| Kalaikunda AFS | 17/35 | 200 ft / 60 m | West Bengal | 5th Wing(Sqdn18 with MiG27s & OCU with MiG21s) | ||
| Kumbhigram AFS Silchar |
VEKU | 06/24 | 352 ft / 107 m | Assam | 22 Wing | |
| Mohanbari AFS Dibrugarh |
VEMN | 05/23 | 361 ft / 110 m | Assam | 42 Wing | |
| Mountain Shadow AFS Guwahati |
VEGT | 05/23 | 350 ft / 107 m | Assam | ||
| Tawang AFS | 8,756 ft / 2,669 m | Arunachal Pradesh | ||||
| Tezpur AFS | VETZ | 04/22 | 240 ft / 73 m | Assam | 11 Wing | |
| Panagarh AFS | VEPH | 15/33 | 240 ft / 73 m | West Bengal | 62 SU | |
| Central Air Command | ||||||
| Agra AFS | VIAG | 05/23 12/30 |
551 ft 167 m | Uttar Pradesh | 4 Wing | |
| Bakshi Ka Talab AFS Bakshi Ka Talab, near Lucknow |
VIBL | 09/27 | 385 ft/ 117 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Bamrauli AFS Allahabad |
VIAL | 06/24 12/30 |
322 ft/ 98 m | Uttar Pradesh | 29 Wing | |
| Bareilly AFS | VIBY | 11/29 | 565 ft/ 172 m | Uttar Pradesh | 15 Wing | |
| Chakeri AFS Kanpur |
VICX | 01/19 09/27 |
410 ft/124 m | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Gorakhpur AFS | VEGK | 11/29 | 259 ft / 78 m | Uttar Pradesh | 17 Wing | |
| Maharajpur AFS Gwalior |
VIGR | 06/24 | 617 ft / 188 m | Madhya Pradesh | 40 Wing | |
| Southern Air Command | ||||||
| Car Nicobar AFS | VOCX | 02/20 | 42 ft / 13 m | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 37 Wing | |
| Coimbatore AFS | VOSX | 05/23 | 1,319 ft / 402 m | 11°00′49″N 077°09′35″E / 11.01361°N 77.15972°E | Tamil Nadu | 43 Wing |
| 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 | 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 / 10.72222°N 79.10139°E | Tamil Nadu | 47 Wing |
| South Western Air Command | ||||||
| Bhuj AFS | VABJ | 05/23 | 268 ft / 82 m | 23°17′16″N 69°40′12″E / 23.28778°N 69.67°E | Gujarat | No. 27 Wing AF, No. 15 Squadron AF |
| Jaisalmer AFS | VIJR | 04/22 | 887 ft / 270 m | 26°53′21″N 70°51′52″E / 26.88917°N 70.86444°E | Rajasthan | 41 Wing |
| Jamnagar AFS | VAJM | 06/24 12/30 |
69 ft / 21 m | 22°27′59″N 70°00′41″E / 22.46639°N 70.01139°E | Gujarat | No. 33 Wing AF, No. 6 Squadron AF, No. 28 Squadron AF |
| Jodhpur AFS | VIJO | 05/23 | 717 ft / 219 m | 26°15′05″N 73°02′53″E / 26.25139°N 73.04806°E | Rajasthan | No. 32 Wing AF, 10, 29, 32, 37 Squadrons |
| Lohegaon AFS Pune |
VAPO | 10/28 14/32 |
1,942 ft / 592 m | 18°34′55″N 73°55′10″E / 18.58194°N 73.91944°E | Maharashtra | No. 2 Wing AF, 20, 30 Squadrons |
| Nal-Bikaner AFS | VIBK | 05/23 | 750 ft / 229 m | 28°04′21″N 73°12′24″E / 28.0725°N 73.20667°E | Rajasthan | 46 Wing |
| Naliya AFS | 06/24 | 68 ft / 21 m | 23°13′12″N 68°54′00″E / 23.22°N 68.9°E | Gujarat | ||
| Phalodi AFS | 05/23 | 700 ft / 213 m | 27°06′46″N 72°23′20″E / 27.11278°N 72.38889°E | Rajasthan | No. 35 Wing AF, No. 23 Squadron AF, 104 HU | |
| Uttarlai AFS | VIUT | 02/20 | 500 ft / 152 m | 25°48′46″N 71°28′56″E / 25.81278°N 71.48222°E | Rajasthan | 5 FBSU, No. 4 Squadron AF |
| Makarpura AFS | VABO | 04/22 | 127 ft / 38.7 m | 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E | Gujarat | 36 Wing, 11 Squadron, 25 Squadron[3] |
| Training Command | ||||||
| Begumpet AFS Hyderabad |
VOHY | 09/27 14/32 |
1,741 ft / 531 m | 17°27′08″N 78°27′40″E / 17.45222°N 78.46111°E | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Bidar AFS | VOBR | 02/20 08/26 |
2,178 ft / 663 m | 17°54′28″N 77°29′09″E / 17.90778°N 77.48583°E | Karnataka | |
| Dundigal AFS | VODG | 10L/28R 10R/28L |
2,013 ft / 614 m | 17°37′45″N 78°24′12″E / 17.62917°N 78.40333°E | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Hakimpet AFS Hyderabad |
VOHK | 09/27 | 2,020 ft / 616 m | 17°33′12″N 78°31′29″E / 17.55333°N 78.52472°E | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Yelahanka Air Force Station | VOYK | 09/27 | 3,045 ft / 928 m | 13°08′09″N 77°36′20″E / 13.13583°N 77.60556°E | Karnataka | |
| Admin Training Institute, AF, Sambra, Belgaum | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 15°51′00″N 74°30′00″E / 15.85°N 74.5°E | Karnataka | |||
| Maintenance Command | ||||||
| Nagpur Air Force Station | VANP | 09/27 14/32 |
1,012 ft /308 m | 21°05′31″N 79°02′49″E / 21.09194°N 79.04694°E | Maharashtra | 44 Wing |
| 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.
List of advance landing grounds[]
- Daulat Beg Oldi ALG, Ladakh
- Chushul ALG, Ladakh
- Fukche ALG, Ladakh
- Nyoma ALG, Ladakh
- Thoise ALG, Ladakh
- Dharasu ALG, Uttrakhand
- Vijaynagar ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Pasighat ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Mechuka ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Walong ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Tuting ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Ziro ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Along ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
- Tawang ALG, Arunachal Pradesh
References[]
- ↑ "Making the water boil in Afghanistan". The Hindu. 9 July 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070955191000.htm. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ Scramble.nl, Indian Air Force Order of Battle, accessed October 2011
- ↑ "Himalayan Eagles land in Vadodara". newKerela.com. 1 September 2011. http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-59296.html. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
External links[]
The original article can be found at List of Indian Air Force bases and the edit history here.