Saturday, June 26, 2021

Pakistan Air Force Bases

 SOURCE : 

 ( a )  https://fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/airbase/index.html

 ( b ) https://carnegieendowment.org/files/Tellis_IAF_final.pdf

 ( c ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pakistan_Air_Force_Bases

 ( d )  https://gmap.nti.org/nuclear_pakistan.html




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                   Pakistan Air Force Bases

PAF bases are located all along the frontiers of Pakistan in such a way that PAF is able to immediately respond to any escalating peace or war time situation. Major operational bases are located at Rafiqui (Shorkot), Masroor (Karachi), Samungli (Quetta), Minhas (Kamra), Peshawar and PAF Base Mushaf (Sargodha), in the name of ACM. Mushaf Ali Mir, Shaheed. Over the years, the PAF has developed an array of training facilities. Notable among these are PAF Academy, Risalpur; PAF Air War College; Combat Commanders' School; Air Defence Traning School; Air Defence System School; Transport Conversion School; Helicopter Training School; Para Training School; Survival Training School; School of Intelligence; Pre-trade Training School; Administrative Trade Training School and School of logistics; (Kohat), School of Aeronautics and School of Electronics (Korangi).

The flying operations of the Air Force are carried out and supported by a number of operational, training and maintenance Air Bases located all over the country. The respective Base Commanders are responsible for the operational readiness and combat efficiency of their Bases. These operational Bases are placed under three regional Air Commands, viz, Northern, Central and Southern, each commanded by an Air Officer Commanding (AOC) who is responsible to the Chief of the Air Staff. The field command structure is designed to ensure coordination among the various fighting elements of the three services as well as understanding of one another’s role in the defence of the country. Each Base embodies a well-knit community of officers and men who operate and maintain the various weapon systems of the Air Force and is well equipped to cater for all the needs of the personnel deployed there. An Air Base is not only a place of work but a home for its personnel.

  • Major Operational Bases are fully functional bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime. They have complete infrastructure of hardened shelters, control towers, workshops, ordnance depots etc. These are ten in number.
  • Forward Operational Bases are active during peacetime and become fully operational during wartime. These are the bases on which the planes are dispersed during war. They are capable of supporting almost all types of missions. They are generally lightly manned during peace time and are usually activated during excercises or some national crisis. They are thirteen in number.
  • Satellite bases are used for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft during both peacetime and wartime. They have a very small infrastructure and are either lightly manned or unmanned. They are nine in number.
  • Ground Installations are other training and radar bases that do not have a runway and other landing facilities. They are six in number.

In addition there some two dozen other civilian airfields in Pakistan that could be used for landing and recovery of military aircraft during both peace and war. While some are full-fledged civilian airports, others consist of little more than a single runway and modest support facilities. Most are can be used by jet-fighter aircraft, and all can handle medium-sized tactical transports.

    75 with permanent-surface runways
     1 with runways over 3,659 m  
    30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m  
    43 with runways 1,220-2,439 m  


Initially the credibility of Pakistan's nuclear deterrent depended not on its limited-range missiles, but on the survivability of its strike aircraft. In peacetime the bulk of Pakistan's combat aircraft are concentraed in seven air bases. However, there are roughly 30 airfields at which Pakistani nuclear-equiped aircraft could be based, vastly complicating Indian counterforce attack planning.

The two units operating the Chinese-built A-5 [No. 16 Sqn and No. 26 Sqn], an aircraft believed to be a leading candidate for the aerial delivery of nuclear weapons, were reportedly stationed at PAF Masroor in early 1998. By late 1999 they had reportedly been re-deployed to PAF Peshawar. The Pakistani Air Force currently operates some 180 Mirage aircraft of various configurations, equiping four operational squadrons [No. 5, No. 7, No. 8, No. 22 (OCU)] and a Combat Command School training squadron. Pakistan obtained 43 used Mirage IIIOs and 7 Mirage IIIODs from Australia in 1990, and purchased another 40 reconditioned Mirage IIIEs from France in 1996. The allocation of these 90 aircraft is not evidently reflected in published order of battle tables.


AirbaseLocaleLattitudeLongitudeFacilityCommandWingSquadronAircraftAC #
PAF Badingrnd
Bandari27°51'16"N65°10'8"Ecivil
PAF Bhagtanwalasat
PAF ChaklalaRawalpindi33°37'13"N73°05'43"EMOBNo.35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing
No. 6 SqnC-13014
No.12 SqnB707, Falcon, F-276
No.41 SqnCessna, Aero, Beach3
No.455 SqnCrotale SAM
No.??? SqnHQ-2B SAM
PAF Chander32°04'47"N73°47'24"Esat
PAF Chuk Jhumrasat
PAF FaisalKarachiMOBSouthern Air Commander HQ
PAF Gwadarsat
PAF Kalabaghgrnd
PAF Kamra [Minhas]Kamra33°52'13"N72°24'00"EMOBNorthernNo.33 (Fighter/Multi-Role) Wing
No.14 SqnF-7P~24
No.15 SqnF-6, FT-6~24
PAF Kohat33°34'14"N71°26'22"Esat
PAF Korangi Creekgrnd
PAF LahoreLahoreFOB
PAF Lower Topagrnd
PAF Malirgrnd
PAF MasroorKarachi24°53'40"N66°56'21"EMOBSouthernNo 32 (Fighter Ground Attack) Wing
No. 2 SqnF-7P~24
No. 7 SqnMirage 5PA, III24+45
No. 8 SqnMirage 5PA, III24+45
No.22 SqnMirage 5PA, IIIDP14 + 2
No.84 SqnAlouette III2
No.453 SqnCrotale SAM
No.??? SqnHQ-2B SAM
PAF MianwaliMianwali32°33'47"N71°34'14"EMOBNo. 37 (Combat Training) Wing
No. 1 SqnFT-525
No.19 SqnF-7P~24
No.25 SqnF-7 & FT-7~24
No.86 SqnAlouette III2
PAF Mirpur Khas25°41'02"N69°04'22"EFOB
PAF MultanMultan30°12'18"N71°25'07"EFOB
PAF Murid32°54'36"N72°46'26"EFOB
PAF Nawabshah26°13'17"N68°23'24"EFOB
PAF Ormarasat
PAF Pasni25°17'17.23"N63°20'37.76"EFOB
PAF PeshawarPeshawar33°59'38"N71°30'52"EMOBNorthern Air Command HQ
No.36 (Tactical Attack) Wing
No.16 SqnA-525
No.26 SqnA-524
No.81 SqnAlouette III2
PAF RafiquiShorkot30°45'35"N72°16'58"EMOBCentralNo. 34 (Fighter) Wing
No. 5 SqnMirage IIIEP/RP30
No.18 SqnF-7P~24
No.20 SqnF-7P~24
No.83 SqnAlouette III2
PAF Rahim Yar Khansat
PAF Rajanpursat
PAF RisalewalaFaisalabadFOB
PAF RisalpurRisalpur34°04'49"N71°58'34"EMOBCollege of Flying Training
No.1(PFT) SqnPAC/MFI-17
No.2(PFT) SqnPAC/MFI-17
No.1(BFT) SqnT-37B, T-37C
No.2(BFT) SqnT-37B, T-37C
PAF Sakesargrnd
PAF SamungliQuetta30°15'09"N66°56'12"EMOBSouthernNo. 31 (Fighter) Wing
No.17 SqnF-6, F-7P, FT-6~24
No.23 SqnF-6~24
No.85 SqnAlouette III2
PAF SargodhaSargodha32°03'09"N72°40'07"EMOBCentral Air Command, HQ
No.38 (Multi-Role) Wing
No. 9 SqnF-16A16
No.11 SqnF-16 A/B16
No.24 SqnFalcon 20 F/G2
No.82 SqnAlouette III2
Combat SchoolF-7~24
Combat SchoolMirage 5PA
PAF ShahbazJacobabad28°17'02"N68°26'58"EFOB
Shamsi27°51'16"N65°10'8"Ecivil
PAF Sindhrisat
PAF SkarduSkardu35°20'02"N75°31'48"EFOB
PAF Sukkur27°43'26"N68°47'26"EFOB
PAF TalharFOB
PAF Vihari30°05'31"N72°09'11"EFOB











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             List of Airports in Pakistan

                     ( https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airports.htm  )


Military


Airports

There are 53 airports in Pakistan. The largest airport in Pakistan is the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi that can handle 30 aircraft at a time and has 16 passenger gates. It handles 6 million passengers annually and has a capacity of handling 12 million passengers annually. In addition, the international airports at Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta are also major Pakistani airports catering to a majority of the local and international travelers.

List of Airports in Pakistan

Sr.

CITY

AIRPORT NAME

Usage

Runway (ft)

1

Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur Airport

Public

9,345

2

Bannu

Bannu Airport

Public

6,005

3

Chandhar

Chandhar Airbase

Military

9,000

4

Chashma

Chashma Airport

Public

3,500

5

Chilas

Chilas Airport

Public

4,500

6

Chitral

Chitral Airport

Public

5,741

7

Dalbandin

Dalbandin Airport

Public

5,000

8

Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan Airport

Public

6,499

9

Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan Airport

Public

5,000

10

Faisalabad

Faisalabad International Airport

Public

9,272

11

Gilgit

Gilgit Airport

Public

5,400

12

Gwadar

Gwadar International Airport

Public

4,960

13

Hyderabad

Hyderabad Airport

Public

 

14

Islamabad

Islamabad International Airport/Chaklala Airbase

Public/Military

10,758

15

Jacobabad

Jacobabad Airbase

Military

10,081

16

Jiwani

Jiwani Airport

Public

5,332

17

Kadanwari

Kadanwari Airport

Public

 

18

Karachi

Masroor Airbase

Military

9,022

19

Karachi

Jinah International Airport

Public

11,155

20

Khuzdar

Khuzdar Airport

Public

6,001

21

Kohat

Kohat Airbase

Military

7,717

22

Lahore

Allama Iqbal International Airport

Public

11,024

23

Lahore

Walton Airport

Public

4,390

24

Larkana

Moenjodaro Airport

Public

 ?

25

Mangla

Mangla Airport

Public

5,000

26

Mianwali

Mianwali Airbase

Military

10,348

27

Mohenjo-daro

Moenjodaro Airport

Public

6,512

28

Multan

Multan International Airport

Public

9,046

29

Murid

Murid Airbase

Military

8,940

30

Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad Airport

Public

2,960

31

Nawabshah

Nawabshah Airport

Public

8,999

32

Ormara

Ormara Airport

Public

4,995

33

Panjgur

Panjgur Airport

Public

5,000

34

Parachinar

Parachinar Airport

Public

3,999

35

Pasni City

Pasni Airport

Public

8,999

36

Peshawar

Peshawar International Airport

Public

9,000

37

Qasim

Dhamial Army Airbase

Military

6,693

38

Quetta

Quetta International Airport

Public

12,000

39

Rafiqi

Shorkot Road Airbase

Military

10,000

40

Rahimyar Khan

Shaikh Zayed International Airport

Public

9,842

41

Rawalakot

Rawalakot Airport

Public

2,598

42

Sialkot

Sialkot International Airport

Public

11,811

43

Saidu Sharif

Saidu Sharif Airport

Public

5,475

44

Sargodha

Sargodha Airbase

Military

10,253

45

Sehwan Sharif

Sehwan Sharif Airport

Public

 

46

Sibi

Sibi Airport

Public

 

47

Sindhri Tharparkar

Sindhri Airport

Public

 

48

Skardu

Skardu Airport

Military/Public

11,944

49

Sui

Sui Airport

Public

6,000

50

Sukkur

Sukkur Airport

Public

9,000

51

Tarbela Dam

Tarbela Dam Airport

Public

5,600

52

Turbat

Turbat Airport

Public

6,000

53

Zhob

Zhob Airport

Public

6,001






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