PAF Base Minhas

{{short description|PAF Airbase located at Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan}}

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{{Infobox military installation

| name = PAF Base Minhas

| ensign = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg

| ensign_size = 100px

| native_name = پی اے ایف بیس منہاس

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| location = Attock District, Punjab

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| country = Pakistan

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| coordinates = {{Coord|33|52|8|N|72|24|3|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}

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| type = Air Force base

| pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan

| pushpin_map_caption = Shown with Punjab, Pakistan

| pushpin_label = PAF Base Minhas

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| ownership = Ministry of Defense

| operator = Pakistan Air Force

| controlledby = Northern Air Command

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| condition = Operational

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| site_other = Air University Kamra Campus
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
NASTP Kamra

| website = [http://www.paf.gov.pk/ Pakistan Air Force]

| built = {{Start date|1942}} (established)
1984 (upgradation)

| built_for = British India
Pakistan Air Force

| builder = British Raj (foundation)
Pakistan Air Force (later upgradation)

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| used = 1942 - present

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| battles = Soviet–Afghan War
Operation Sentinel
War On Terror
Operation Swift Retort

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| current_commander = 15px 20px Air Commodore Agha Mehr Gul

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| garrison = 33 Tactical Wing

| occupants = 3 AEW&C Squadron "Angels"
15 MR Squadron "Cobras"
16 MR Squadron "Black Panthers"
87 Combat Support Squadron "Dragonflies"

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| IATA = ATG

| ICAO = OPMS

| elevation = {{Convert|312|m|0}}

| r1-number = 12R/30L (main)

| r1-length = {{Convert|3,033|m|0}}

| r1-surface = Concrete

| r2-number = 12L/30R (secondary)

| r2-length = {{Convert|3020|m|0}}

| r2-surface = Asphalt

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| footnotes = Reference(s): {{Cite book |title=History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force |last1=Khan |first1=Farhat |year=2024 |edition=1st |last2=Hashmi|first2=Qadeer|isbn=978-969-7518-01-2}}{{Cite web |title=METAR OPMS · Minhas Air Base |url=https://metar-taf.com/OPMS}}

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Pakistan Air Force Base Minhas {{airport codes|ATG|OPMS}} is a Pakistan Air Force Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571|date=1 July 2011|archive-date=18 August 2012|title=Operation completed at Kamra base, all 8 militants killed|website=Geo TV News website|url-status=dead|access-date=7 March 2022

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818235207/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571}} Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".