Yelahanka Air Force Station

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| name = Yelahanka Air Force Station

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| ICAO = VOYK

| type = Military

| owner = Indian Air Force

| operator = Indian Air Force

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| location = Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka

| elevation-f = 2,912

| elevation-m = 888

| coordinates = {{Coord|13|08|09|N|77|36|27|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}

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| r1-number = 09/27

| r1-length-f = 9,858

| r1-length-m = 3,004

| r1-surface = Asphalt

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The Yelahanka Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force airfield in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The main role of this airfield is to train pilots to fly transport planes.{{cite web | title = Indian Air Force Stations|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/airbase.htm | access-date = 2014-02-13 | first = John | last = Pike }} This station also conducts type-conversion of navigators on the Antonov An-32.{{cite web | title = Plane and simple: Air Force Station Yelahanka is the busiest |publisher=DNA, India| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-plane-and-simple-air-force-station-yelahanka-is-the-busiest-1898215 |date=4 October 2013|access-date = 2014-02-13 }}

The station undertakes logistics support tasks allotted by Air HQs and HQ TC.{{cite news| url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/yelahanka.htm| first = John | last = Pike |title = Indian Air force| access-date= 9 November 2021}} Every two odd years, Aero India, a biennial air show takes place at Yelahanka air force station.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-aero-india-2021-underway-yelahanka-air-force-station-7172547/ | title =Aero India 2021: India's military aviation expo underway at Yelahanka Air Force station| website= Indian Express|date=3 February 2021 | access-date=9 November 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://aeroindia.gov.in/Home/About | title=Aero India Show | website =Aero India 2021| date = 3 February 2021 | access-date=9 November 2021}} Since 2013, Mi-8, An-32 and Dornier planes are positioned at AFS Yelahanka.{{cite news| url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/414+AFS+Yelahanka |title =AFS Yelahanka | website= Bharat Rakshak|date=7 December 1984| access-date=9 November 2021}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/yelahanka-iafs-hub-of-winged-warriors/article5197808.ece| title=Yelahanka, IAF's hub of winged warriors| date= 4 October 2013| access-date=9 November 2021| website = The Hindu}} It had formerly hosted a HAL Tejas aircraft squadron, before it was moved to Sulur Airforce Station. It is 22 km from Bengaluru city railway station.