Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force
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This is a list of the main operating air bases of the Pakistan Air Force
. There are a total of 17 air bases, which are classified into two categories; flying bases are fully functional bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either training, administration, maintenance, or support mission.
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
. There are a total of 17 air bases, which are classified into two categories; flying bases are fully functional bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either training, administration, maintenance, or support mission.
Flying Bases
| Air Base | Location | Command | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft |
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| PAF Base Mushaf | Sargodha Sargodha Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries... |
Central Air Command | No. 38 (Multi-Role) Wing | No. 9 No. 9 Squadron PAF No. 9 Squadron, named the Griffins, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command. The squadron is stationed at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. It was the PAF's first fighter squadron, has been commanded by seven Chiefs of Air Staff of the... No. 11 OCU No. 11 Squadron PAF No. 11 Squadron, named the Arrows, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron assigned to the No. 38 Multi-Role Wing of the PAF Central Air Command... No. 24 CCS F-7 CCS Mirage No. 82 |
F-16 A/B F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since... F-16 A/B Falcon 20 F/G Dassault Falcon 20 The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet and was the first of a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation.-Design and development:... F-7P Chengdu J-7 The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:... Mirage 5PA Dassault Mirage 5 The Dassault Mirage 5 is a supersonic attack aircraft designed in France by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s, and manufactured in France and a number of other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter, and spawned several variants of its own.-Early development:The... Alouette III Aérospatiale Alouette III The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the... |
| PAF Base Masroor | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Southern Air Command | No. 32 (Fighter Ground Attack) Wing | No. 2 No. 7 No. 8 No. 22 OCU No. 84 |
F-7P Mirage-IIIEA ROSE-I Mirage 5PA2/3 Mirage IIIDE,5-EF Alouette III |
| PAF Base Shahbaz | Jacobabad Jacobabad Jacobabad or Yaqubabad is the capital city of Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan. The city is also the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is subdivided into 8 Union Councils... |
No. 5 No. 5 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force) No. 5 Squadron, named the Falcons, is a Pakistan Air Force fighter squadron, the second oldest fighter squadron since the PAF's creation in 1947.-History:... |
F-16C/D Block 52+ | ||
| PAF Base Rafiqui | Shorkot Shorkot Shorkot is a city in the Jhang District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30°50'0N 72°4'0E with an altitude of 131 metres and lies in the centre of the district, serving as the headquarters of Shorkot Tehsil. The Sarfraz Rafiqi Airbase, the third largest in Pakistan, is located here... |
Central Air Command | No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing | No. 15 No. 20 No. 27 No. 27 Squadron PAF No. 27 Squadron, nicknamed Zarrars, is a Pakistan Air Force squadron tasked with the role of tactical attack. It is assigned to the No... No. 83 |
Mirage IIIEP/RP Dassault Mirage III The Mirage III is a supersonic fighter aircraft designed by Dassault Aviation during the late 1950s, and manufactured both in France and a number of other countries. It was a successful fighter aircraft, being sold to many air forces around the world and remaining in production for over a decade... Mirage III F-7PG Mirage ROSE-III Alouette III |
| PAF Base Peshawar | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... |
Northern Air Command, Headquarters | No. 36 (Tactical Attack) Wing | No. 16 OCU No. 26 No. 81 |
JF-17 JF-17 Alouette III |
| PAF Base Mianwali | Mianwali Mianwali Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District and situated in the north-west of Punjab province, Pakistan. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Indus River... |
Northern Air Command | No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing | No. 1 FCU No. 18 OCU No. 19 OCU No. 86 |
FT-5 Shenyang J-5 The Shenyang J-5 , originally designated Dongfeng-101 - , and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964, is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5... F-7P, FT-7P F-7P, FT-7P Alouette III |
| PAF Base Minhas | Kamra Kamra Kamra is located in Attock District in the mountainous north of the Punjab, Pakistan. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and PAF's Minhas Airbase are located in Kamra. It is the biggest air force base in whole of Pakistan... |
Northern Air Command | No. 33 (Fighter/Multi-Role) Wing AEW&C |
No. 14 No. 25 No. 26 No. 13 |
F7P Mirage 5 ROSE-II JF-17 Saab 2000 AEW&C |
| PAF Base Samungli | Quetta Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the... |
Southern Air Command | No. 31 Air Superiority Wing | No. 17 No. 23 No. 85 |
F-7PG F-7PG Alouette III |
| PAF Base Chaklala PAF Base Chaklala PAF Base Chaklala is an active Pakistan Air Force airbase located in Chaklala Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. It also forms part of Islamabad International Airport.-History:The base was originally operated by the Royal Air Force as R.A.F... |
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad... |
Northern Air Command | No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing | No. 6 No. 6 Squadron PAF The No. 6 Squadron, named the Antelopes, is a transport squadron of the Pakistan Air Force..-History:The squadron was formed on August 14, 1947 at Maripur, Karachi. While it was formed without any aircraft or equipment on its charge, its first Commanding officer was Flight-Lieutenant M. J. Khan... No. 10 No. 12 No. 41 |
C-130 C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport... B707 Boeing 707 The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on... IL-78 MRTT Phenom 100,A-310,Gulf Stream IV Cessna Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:... , Beech Beechcraft Super King Air The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series... ,Y-12 and various other |
| PAF Base Faisal | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Southern Air Command, Headquarters | No. 21 | C-130 C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport... |
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Risalpur Risalpur Risalpur is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 15 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E. In a basin some 1014 feet above sea level, it is bounded on the south and west by the Kabul and... |
Air Headquarters | T-37 K-8 Hongdu JL-8 The Hongdu JL-8 is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed in the People's Republic of China by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The primary contractor for this plane is the Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation... Mushshak |
Non-Flying Bases
| Air Base | Location | Command |
|---|---|---|
| PAF Base Korangi Creek PAF Base Korangi Creek The PAF Base Korangi Creek is a Pakistani Air Force base located in Korangi, Karachi. The PAF Base Korangi Creek is a State-of-the-art facility involved in the development of the Unmanned aerial vehicle for the Pakistan Defence Forces.-Royal Air Force:... |
Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Southern Air Command |
| PAF Base Malir | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Southern Air Command |
| PAF Base Kohat | Kohat Kohat Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge... |
Northern Air Command |
| PAF Base Lahore | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
Central Air Command, Headquarters |
| PAF Base Sakesar | Sakesar Sakesar Sakesar is a mountain peak which lies on the outer fringes of the Soon Valley in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It has an height of 1522 m and used to be the summer headquarters for the deputy commissioners of three districts - Campbellpur , Mianwali and Sargodha... |
Central Air Command |
| PAF Base Lower Topa | Murree Murree Murree city is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan... |
Northern Air Command |
| PAF Base Kalabagh | Nathia Gali Nathia Gali Nathia Gali or Nathiagali is a mountain resort town or hill station in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is a part of the Galiaath which are termed such due to several hill-stations in that area ending with the word "gali", most of which are connected to one other... |
Northern Air Command |