PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase of Pakistan Air Force

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...

. It is located in the Mauripur area of 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...

, Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

. It was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.

Name origin

It is named in the honour of former Base Commander, Air Commodore Masroor Hussain who died after his airplane crashed in June 1967 following a collision with a bird and he carried the burning & falling aircraft away from the populated ground area.

History

It was established by Britain (British-Indian Air Force) during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 in 1940-1941.

Features

Masroor base has the distinction of not only being the largest base, area wise, in Pakistan but also in Asia. Before Karachi Airport, this airport had been used for domestic flights and also by the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....

, the Founder of Pakistan. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted upon the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA)Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.

See also

• Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force
  Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force
  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,...
  
  
• List of airports in Pakistan
• Pakistan Air Force
  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...
  
  
• Masroor Colony