List of Pakistan Air Force bases
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm|url-status=dead|title= Pakistan Air Force Bases - list|website=GlobalSecurity.org website|access-date=17 May 2024|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110120906/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm}}
Flying Bases (Major Operational Bases)
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| Air Base
!Location !Wing !Squadron !Aircraft !Coordinates ! rowspan="16" |[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm] | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="6" |Northern Air Command | ||
| PAF Base Peshawar[https://paf.gov.pk/#/paf-structure/ssoo Active PAF Bases] Pakistan Air Force website, Retrieved 7 March 2022
|No. 36 (Tactical Attack) Wing |{{coord|33.9944|71.5289|scale:30000_region:PK|display=inline|name=PAF Base Peshawar}} | ||
| PAF Base M.M. Alam
|No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing |No. 1 FCU |{{Coord|32|33|47|N|71|34|15|E|type:airport_region:PK|display=inline|name=PAF Base M.M. Alam}} | ||
| PAF Base Minhas
|No. 33 (Tactical) Wing |No. 15 MR |J-10 CE |{{Coord|33|52|8|N|72|24|3|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Minhas}} | ||
| PAF Base Nur Khan
|No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing |No. 6 ATS |C-130 |{{Coord|33|37|3|N|73|5|56|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Nur Khan}} | ||
| PAF Academy Asghar Khan
|(Flying Training) Wing |PFT |{{Coord|34|04|52|N|071|58|21|E|type:airport_region:PK|display=inline|name=PAF Academy}} | ||
| colspan="6" |Central Air Command | ||
| PAF Base Mushaf
|No. 38 (Tactical) Wing |No. 9 MR |F-16 AM/BM |{{Coord|32|02|55|N|72|39|55|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Mushaf}} | ||
| PAF Base Rafiqui
|No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing |No. 14 AS |JF-17 A |{{Coord|30|45|29|N|72|16|57|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Rafiqui}} | ||
| colspan="6" |Southern Air Command | ||
| PAF Base Masroor{{cite web|url=https://nuke.fas.org/guide/pakistan/facility/airbase/index.html|title= List of Pakistan Air Force Bases|website= nuke.fas.org website|date= 13 February 2000|access-date= 17 May 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224223835/https://nuke.fas.org/guide/pakistan/facility/airbase/index.html}}
|No. 32 (Tactical Attack) Wing |No. 22 OCU |Mirage IIIEP/RP |{{Coord|24|53|37|N|66|56|20|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Masroor}} | ||
| PAF Base Shahbaz
|No. 39 (Tactical) Wing |No. 2 MR |JF-17 Block 2 |{{Coord|28|17|4|N|68|27|1|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Shahbaz}} | ||
| PAF Base Samungli
|No. 31 (Air Superiority) Wing |No. 28 MR |{{Coord|30|14|34|N|66|56|26|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Samungli}} | ||
| PAF Base Bholari | No. 41 (Tactical) Wing | No. 19 OCU, No. 18 OCU, No.53 AEW&C |F-16 A/B Block 15 ADF |{{Coord|25|14|35|N|68|02|11|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Bholari}} |
| PAF Base Faisal
|No. 40 (Air Mobility) Wing |{{Coord|24|52|42|N|67|6|56|E|type:airport|display=inline|name=PAF Base Faisal}} |
Flying Base (Forward Operational Bases)
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|+ !Air Base !Location !Command ! rowspan="19" |[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm] |
| PAF Base Murid
| rowspan="3" |Northern Air Command |
| PAF Base Qadri |
| PAF Base Islamabad |
| PAF Base Farid
| rowspan="8" |Central Air Command |
| PAF Base Multan |
| PAF Base Risalewala |
| PAF Base Chandhar |
| PAF Base Vehari |
| PAF Base Rahimyar Khan |
| PAF Base Lahore |
| PAF Base Bahawalpur |
| PAF Base Sukkur
| rowspan="7" |Southern Air Command |
| PAF Base Talhar |
| PAF Base Sindhri |
| PAF Base Nawabshah |
| PAF Base Pasni |
| PAF Base Gwadar |
| PAF Base Karachi |
Non-flying bases
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| Air Base
!Location !Command |
|---|
| PAF Camp Badaber
| rowspan="8" |Northern Air Command |
| PAF Base Lower Topa |
| PAF Base Kohat |
| PAF Base Kalabagh |
| PAF Base Kallar Kahar |
| Chilas Airfield |
| Miranshah Airfield |
| Dhamial Airbase |
| PAF Base Lahore
| rowspan="3" |Central Air Command |
| PAF Base Sakesar |
| Ghazi Airbase |
| PAF Base Korangi Creek
| rowspan="5" |Southern Air Command |
| PAF Base Malir |
| Shamsi Airfield |
| PAF Base Ormara [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm] |
| PAF Base Khalid |
Planned bases
- Pakistan Air Forces plans to construction new air base in Notal area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan province{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1621722 | title=PAF to get land in Nasirabad for air base | date=3 May 2021 }} and in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite web | url=https://www.eurasiantimes.com/pakistan-air-force-can-launch-attacks-on-jammu-srinagar-with-minutes-now/amp/ | title=Pakistan Air Force Can Launch Attacks on Jammu, Srinagar with Minutes Now | date=20 September 2019 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/airbase/index.html Air Bases of PAF at fas.org]
- [https://paffalcons.com/bases/ PAF Falcons - Battle Lines of the PAF]
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