List of Indian Air Force stations

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The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal.

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The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into seven commands: Western Air Command at New Delhi, Delhi. Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya. Central Air Command at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Southern Air Command at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Training Command at Bengaluru, Karnataka, and Maintenance Command at Nagpur, Maharashtra. The largest airbase is in Hindon, Uttar Pradesh.

There are a number of newer air stations being built as well, in line with India's strategic doctrine. The Indian Navy has some separate air stations for its aviation wing.

Western Air Command is the largest Air Command. It operates sixteen air stations from Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and a couple of Air stations in Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Air Command operates fifteen air stations in eastern and north-eastern India. Central Air Command operates two air stations in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and surrounding states of central India. Southern Air Command's tasks include protecting the vital shipping routes. It operates nine air stations in Southern India and two in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Western Air Command is the front line of defence against Pakistan. This important command operates twelve air stations in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

List of air stations

List of Indian Air Force stations
Map of this section's coordinates

Note: Station and unit details are from Scramble.nl (2009) and outdated. [1] Article needs to be revised/updated.

Station ICAO Runway Elevation Geographical coordinates State/territory WingSquadronsAircraft
Western Air Command
Adampur AFS VIAX13/31775 ft / 236 m 31°26′06″N75°45′26″E / 31.434879°N 75.757256°E / 31.434879; 75.757256 (Adampur AFS) Punjab 8th Wing No. 47 Squadron

No. 223 Squadron IAF

Mikoyan MiG-29
Ambala AFS VIAM12L/30R
12R/30L
900 ft / 274 m 30°22′14″N76°49′4″E / 30.37056°N 76.81778°E / 30.37056; 76.81778 (Ambala AFS) Haryana 7 Wing No. 5 Squadron

No. 14 Squadron

No. 17 Squadron

14 Sqn Missile and UAV Squadron

2209 & Squadron 2251S

SEPECAT Jaguar

Dassault Rafale

Amritsar AFS VIAR16/34755 ft / 230 m 31°42′28″N74°47′57″E / 31.70778°N 74.79917°E / 31.70778; 74.79917 (Amritsar AFS) Punjab1 FBSU--
Awantipur AFS VIAW12/305,400 ft / 1,646 m 33°52′35.86″N74°58′32.45″E / 33.8766278°N 74.9756806°E / 33.8766278; 74.9756806 (Awantipur AFS) Jammu & Kashmir 8 FBSU--
Bathinda AFS VIBT13/31700 ft /213 m 30°16′08″N74°45′27″E / 30.268848°N 74.757430°E / 30.268848; 74.757430 (Bhatinda AFS) Punjab34 Wing No. 17 Squadron Dassault Rafale
Chandigarh AFS VICG11/291,012 ft / 308 m 30°40′35″N76°47′19″E / 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS) Chandigarh 12 Wing/3 BRD No. 44 Squadron

No. 48 Squadrons

No. 126 Helicopter Flight

Transport:

Antonov An-32 Ilyushin Il-76

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-26

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Gurugram AFS [2] [3] [4] Logistics base 28°26′14″N77°01′43″E / 28.437098°N 77.028544°E / 28.437098; 77.028544 (Gurugram AFS) Haryana IFC and IMAC. [5] [6] --
Faridabad AFS Logistics base 28°22′19″N77°16′35″E / 28.371888°N 77.276432°E / 28.371888; 77.276432 (Faridabad AFS) Haryana54 ASP, 56th Air Storage Park, Guard dog training. [7] [8] [9] [10] --
Halwara AFS VIHX13/31790 ft / 241 m 30°44′53″N75°38′00″E / 30.748041°N 75.633209°E / 30.748041; 75.633209 (Halwara AFS) Punjab9 Wing, No. 220 Squadron IAF

No. 221 Squadron IAF

Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Hindon AFS VIDX09/27700 ft / 213 m 28°42′28″N77°21′34″E / 28.707647°N 77.359340°E / 28.707647; 77.359340 (Hindon AFS) Uttar Pradesh 28 Wing No. 77 Squadron

No. 131 Helicopter Flight

No. 181 Flight

No. 129 Helicopter Unit

No. 81 Squadron IAF

Transport:

C130J Super Hurcules

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Boeing 737-200

Helicopters:

HAL Cheetah

Mil Mi-17

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

Vadsar AFS AFS-- 23°08′46″N72°28′53″E / 23.146200°N 72.481270°E / 23.146200; 72.481270 (Vadsar AFS) Gujarat 47 Signal Unit--
Jammu AFS VIJU18/361029 ft /

314 m

32°41′21″N 074°50′15″EJammu & Kashmir23 Wing No. 153 Helicopter Unit

No. 154 Helicopter Unit

No. 132 Helicopter Flight

No. 223 Squadron IAF

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

HAL Cheetah

Combat Jets:

Mikoyan MiG-29

Leh AFS VILH06/24
07R/25L
07L/25R
10,682 ft/ 3,256 m 34°08′14″N77°32′48″E / 34.137216°N 77.546614°E / 34.137216; 77.546614 (Leh AFS) Ladakh 21 Wing No. 114 Helicopter Unit

No. 130 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Cheetah

Palam AFS VIDP09/27
10/28
776 ft / 237 m 28°34′25″N77°06′53″E / 28.573736°N 77.114610°E / 28.573736; 77.114610 (Palam AFS) Delhi 3 Wing No. 41 Squadron

Air HQ Communication Squadron, Indian Air Force

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Dornier 228

777-300ER

Boeing 737 BBJ

Embraer 145

Embraer 135

Mil Mi-17

Pathankot AFS VIPK01/191,017 ft / 310 m 32°14′13″N75°38′00″E / 32.236929°N 75.633227°E / 32.236929; 75.633227 (Pathankot AFS) Punjab18 Wing No. 125 Helicopter Squadron

No. 137 Helicopter Squadron

Helicopters:

AH-64 Apache

(operated by both the squadrons)

Sarsawa AFS VISP09/27891 ft / 272 m 29°59′37″N77°25′50″E / 29.993718°N 77.430671°E / 29.993718; 77.430671 (Sarsawa AFS) Uttar Pradesh30 Wing No. 117 Helicopter Unit

No. 152 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Dhruv

Sirsa AFS VISX05/23650 ft / 198 m 29°33′46″N75°00′19″E / 29.56278°N 75.00528°E / 29.56278; 75.00528 (Sirsa AFS) Haryana 45 Wing
Srinagar AFS VISR13/315,458 ft / 1,664 m 33°59′40″N74°45′55″E / 33.994374°N 74.765299°E / 33.994374; 74.765299 (Srinagar AFS) Jammu & Kashmir1 Wing No. 223 Squadron

No. 154 Helicopter Unit, IAF

Mikoyan MiG-29

Mil Mi-17

Udhampur AFS VIUX18/361,950 ft / 594 m 32°54′41″N75°09′16″E / 32.911503°N 75.154410°E / 32.911503; 75.154410 (Udhampur AFS) Jammu & KashmirHQ AOC J&K

39 Wing

No. 132 Helicopter Flight HAL Cheetah
Eastern Air Command
Purnea AFS VEPU18/36412 ft / 125 m25°45′35″N 087°24′36″E Bihar 14FBSU--
Bagdogra AFS VEBD18/36412 ft / 125 m 26°40′52″N88°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861 (Bagdogra AFS) West Bengal 20 Wing No. 156 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-17
Barapani AFS VEBI04/222910 ft / 886 m 25°42′13″N091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E / 25.70361; 91.97861 (Barapani AFS) Meghalaya
Barrackpore AFS VEBR02/2018 ft / 5 m 22°46′55″N88°21′33″E / 22.78194°N 88.35917°E / 22.78194; 88.35917 (Barrackpore AFS) West Bengal6 Wing No. 157 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-17
Chabua AFS VECA05/23350 ft / 107 m 27°27′44″N95°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E / 27.46222; 95.11806 (Chabua AFS) Assam 14 Wing No. 102 Squadron Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Hasimara AFS VEHX11L/29R
11R/29L
340 ft /104 m 26°41′53″N89°22′08″E / 26.69806°N 89.36889°E / 26.69806; 89.36889 (Hasimara AFS) West Bengal16 WingNo. 101 Squadron IAF Dassault Rafale
Jorhat AFS VEJT04/22284 ft / 87 m 26°43′54″N94°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556 (Jorhat AFS) Assam10 Wing No. 43 Squadron

No. 49 Squadron

Antonov An-32
Kalaikunda AFS VEDX17/35200 ft / 60 m 22°20′21.90″N87°12′52.37″E / 22.3394167°N 87.2145472°E / 22.3394167; 87.2145472 (Kalaikunda AFS) West Bengal5th Wing(Sqdn18 with MiG27s & OCU with MiG21s)
Kumbhigram AFS VEKU06/24352 ft / 107 m 24°54′47″N92°58′43″E / 24.91306°N 92.97861°E / 24.91306; 92.97861 (Kumbhigram AFS) Assam22 Wing No. 110 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-8
Mohanbari AFS VEMN05/23361 ft / 110 m 27°28′50″N95°01′18″E / 27.48056°N 95.02167°E / 27.48056; 95.02167 (Mohanbari AFS) Assam42 Wing No. 127 Helicopter Unit

No. 128 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17
Mountain Shadow AFS VEGT05/23350 ft / 107 m 26°06′22″N91°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583 (Mountain Shadow AFS) Assam
Panagarh AFS VEPH15/33240 ft / 73 m 23°28′28″N87°25′39″E / 23.47444°N 87.42750°E / 23.47444; 87.42750 (Panagarh AFS) West Bengal62 SU, 87 Squadron No. 87 Squadron C-130J Super Hercules
Salua AFS 22°16′22″N87°17′22″E / 22.27278°N 87.28944°E / 22.27278; 87.28944 (Salua AFS) West BengalRadar station [11]
Tawang AFS VETW8,756 ft / 2,669 m 27°35′19″N91°52′40″E / 27.58861°N 91.87778°E / 27.58861; 91.87778 (Tawang AFS) Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur AFS VETZ04/22240 ft / 73 m 26°42′44″N92°47′14″E / 26.71222°N 92.78722°E / 26.71222; 92.78722 (Tezpur AFS) Assam11 Wing No. 2 Squadron

No. 106 Squadron

Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Central Air Command
Agra AFS VIAG05/23
12/30
551 ft 167 m 27°09′27″N77°57′39″E / 27.15750°N 77.96083°E / 27.15750; 77.96083 (Agra AFS) Uttar Pradesh4 Wing No. 12 Squadron

No. 78 Squadron No. 50 Squadron

Transport:

Antonov An-32

Ilyushin Il-78

AEW&C:

Beriev A-50

Bakshi Ka Talab AFS VIBL09/27385 ft/ 117 m 26°59′19″N80°53′29″E / 26.98861°N 80.89139°E / 26.98861; 80.89139 (Bakshi Ka Talab AFS) Uttar PradeshAD Flight
Bamrauli AFS VEAB06/24
12/30
322 ft/ 98 m 25°26′24″N81°44′02″E / 25.44000°N 81.73389°E / 25.44000; 81.73389 (Bamrauli AFS) Uttar Pradesh29 Wing
Bareilly AFS VIBY11/29565 ft/ 172 m 28°25′21″N79°26′49″E / 28.42250°N 79.44694°E / 28.42250; 79.44694 (Bareilly AFS) Uttar Pradesh15 Wing No. 111 Helicopter Unit

No. 24 Squadron No. 8 Squadron

Helicopters:

HAL Dhruv

Combat Jets:

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Bihta AFS 07/2552 ft 170 m 25°35′27″N84°53′00″E / 25.59083°N 84.88333°E / 25.59083; 84.88333 (Bihta AFS) Bihar
Chakeri AFS VICX01/19
09/27
410 ft/124 m 26°24′10″N80°24′44″E / 26.40278°N 80.41222°E / 26.40278; 80.41222 (Chakeri AFS) Uttar Pradesh
Darbhanga AFS VEDH14/2821 ft / 38 m 26°11′41″N85°55′03″E / 26.19472°N 85.91750°E / 26.19472; 85.91750 (Darbhanga AFS) Bihar
Gorakhpur AFS VEGK11/29259 ft / 78 m 26°44′22″N83°26′58″E / 26.73944°N 83.44944°E / 26.73944; 83.44944 (Gorakhpur AFS) Uttar Pradesh17 Wing No. 16 Squadron

No. 27 Squadron No. 105 Helicopter Unit

Combat Jets:

SEPECAT Jaguar

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

Maharajpur AFS VIGR06/24617 ft / 188 m 26°17′36″N78°13′40″E / 26.29333°N 78.22778°E / 26.29333; 78.22778 (Maharajpur AFS) Madhya Pradesh 40 Wing No. 1 Squadron
No. 7 Squadron
No. 9 Squadron
Dassault Mirage 2000
Southern Air Command
Car Nicobar AFS VOCX02/2042 ft / 13 m 09°09′09″N092°49′11″E / 9.15250°N 92.81972°E / 9.15250; 92.81972 (Car Nicobar AFS) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 37 Wing
Sulur AFS VOSX05/231,250 ft / 381 m 11°00′49″N077°09′35″E / 11.01361°N 77.15972°E / 11.01361; 77.15972 (Sulur AFS) Tamil Nadu 43 Wing

5 BRD 24 TETTRA School 6 AFH

109 HU

No. 33 Squadron

No. 45 Squadron

Transport:

Antonov An-32

Helicopters: Mil Mi-17

Combat Jets:

HAL Tejas

Port Blair AFS VOPB04/2216 m /5 m 11°38′28″N92°43′47″E / 11.64111°N 92.72972°E / 11.64111; 92.72972 (Port Blair AFS) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tambaram AFS VOTX05/23
12/30
90 ft / 27 m 12°54′25″N80°07′16″E / 12.90694°N 80.12111°E / 12.90694; 80.12111 (Tambram AFS) Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur AFS VOTJ07/25253 ft / 77 m 10°43′20″N079°06′05″E / 10.72222°N 79.10139°E / 10.72222; 79.10139 (Thanjavur AFS) Tamil Nadu 47 Wing No. 222 Squadron Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Thiruvananthapuram AFS VOTV14/3213 ft / 4 m 8°29′N76°55′E / 8.48°N 76.92°E / 8.48; 76.92 (Trivandrum Airport) Kerala HQ
South Western Air Command
Suratgarh AFS VISG05/23560 ft / 170 m 29°23′16″N073°54′14″E / 29.38778°N 73.90389°E / 29.38778; 73.90389 Rajasthan35 Wing No. 104 Helicopter Squadron Helicopters:

Mil Mi-35

Bhuj AFS VABJ05/23268 ft / 82 m 23°17′16″N69°40′12″E / 23.28778°N 69.67000°E / 23.28778; 69.67000 (Bhuj AFS) Gujarat 27 Wing
Deesa AFS VADS06/24485 ft / 148 m 24°16′05″N72°12′16″E / 24.26806°N 72.20444°E / 24.26806; 72.20444 (Deesa AFS) Gujarat52 Wing
Jaisalmer AFS VIJR04/22887 ft / 270 m 26°53′21″N70°51′52″E / 26.88917°N 70.86444°E / 26.88917; 70.86444 (Jaisalmer AFS) Rajasthan 41 Wing
Jamnagar AFS VAJM06/24
12/30
69 ft / 21 m 22°27′59″N70°00′41″E / 22.46639°N 70.01139°E / 22.46639; 70.01139 (Jamnagar AFS) Gujarat33 Wing No. 6 Squadron

No. 28 Squadron

Jodhpur AFS VIJO05/23717 ft / 219 m 26°15′05″N73°02′53″E / 26.25139°N 73.04806°E / 26.25139; 73.04806 (Jodhpur AFS) Rajasthan32 WingNo. 31

Squadron

No. 107 Helicopter Unit No. 116 Helicopter Unit No. 143 Helicopter Unit

Combat Jets :

Sukhoi 30Mki Helicopters: Mil Mi-17 HAL Rudra HAL Chetak HAL Prachand

Lohegaon AFS VAPO10/28
14/32
1,942 ft / 592 m 18°34′55″N73°55′10″E / 18.58194°N 73.91944°E / 18.58194; 73.91944 (Lohegaon AFS) Maharashtra 2 Wing No. 20 Squadron

No. 30 Squadron

Nal-Bikaner AFS VIBK05/23750 ft / 229 m 28°04′21″N73°12′24″E / 28.07250°N 73.20667°E / 28.07250; 73.20667 (Nal-Bikaner AFS) Rajasthan46 Wing No. 3 Squadron

No. 23 Squadron

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Naliya AFS VANY06/2468 ft / 21 m 23°13′12″N68°54′00″E / 23.22000°N 68.90000°E / 23.22000; 68.90000 (Naliya AFS) Gujarat49 Wing No. 18 Squadron HAL Tejas
Phalodi AFS 05/23700 ft / 213 m 27°06′46″N72°23′20″E / 27.11278°N 72.38889°E / 27.11278; 72.38889 (Phalodi AFS) Rajasthan35 Wing No. 23 Squadron

104 Helicopter Squadron

Uttarlai AFS VIUT02/20500 ft / 152 m 25°48′46″N71°28′56″E / 25.81278°N 71.48222°E / 25.81278; 71.48222 (Uttarlai AFS) Rajasthan5 FBSU No. 4 Squadron
Makarpura AFS VABO04/22127 ft / 38.7 m 22°19′46″N73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944 (Makarpura AFS) Gujarat36 Wing No. 11 Squadron

No. 25 Squadron [12]

Training Command
Begumpet AFS VOHY09/27
14/32
1,741 ft / 531 m 17°27′08″N78°27′40″E / 17.45222°N 78.46111°E / 17.45222; 78.46111 (Begumpet AFS) Telangana
Bidar AFS VOBR02/20
08/26
2,178 ft / 663 m 17°54′28″N77°29′09″E / 17.90778°N 77.48583°E / 17.90778; 77.48583 (Bidar AFS) Karnataka
Dundigal AFS VODG10L/28R
10R/28L
2,013 ft / 614 m 17°37′45″N78°24′12″E / 17.62917°N 78.40333°E / 17.62917; 78.40333 (Dundigal AFS) Telangana
Hakimpet AFS VOHK09/272,020 ft / 616 m 17°33′12″N78°31′29″E / 17.55333°N 78.52472°E / 17.55333; 78.52472 (Hakimpet AFS) Telangana
Yelahanka AFS VOYK09/273,045 ft / 928 m 13°08′09″N77°36′20″E / 13.13583°N 77.60556°E / 13.13583; 77.60556 (Yelahanka AFS) Karnataka
Admin Training Inst, Sambra, Belgaum 2,500 ft / 762 m 15°51′00″N74°30′00″E / 15.85000°N 74.50000°E / 15.85000; 74.50000 (Yelahanka AFS) Karnataka
Maintenance Command
Nagpur AFS VANP09/27
14/32
1,012 ft /308 m 21°05′31″N79°02′49″E / 21.09194°N 79.04694°E / 21.09194; 79.04694 (Nagpur AFS) Maharashtra44 Wing
Ojhar AFS VAOZ08/261,900 ft / 579 m 20°07′10″N073°54′49″E / 20.11944°N 73.91361°E / 20.11944; 73.91361 (Ojhar AFS) Maharashtra11 BRD
Chandigarh AFS VICG11/291,012 ft / 308 m 30°40′35″N76°47′19″E / 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS) Chandigarh 12 Wing/3 BRD
Kanpur AFS VECX09/27410 ft / 126 m 26°23′58″N80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499 Uttar Pradesh 1 BRD/4 BRD
Devlali AFS 19°51′18.36″N73°48′13.5″E / 19.8551000°N 73.803750°E / 19.8551000; 73.803750 (Devlail AFS) MaharashtraHelicopter Maintenance Unit

The other Air Force stations that come under Maintenance Command are not air stations and are mostly signal units and station repair depots situated in different towns. Delhi, for example, has a few BRDs and SUs that come under Maintenance Command.

List of advance landing grounds

Along China border

Chinese Military has an integrated Western Theater Command across the whole LAC with India. [13] Indian Military has divided the LAC into 3 sectors - the western sector across Ladakh and the Chinese-held Aksai Chin, the central sector across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states, and the eastern sector across Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh states. [14] Similarly, Indian Airforce has Delhi-based Western Air Command, Prayagraj-based Central Air Command, and Shillong-based Eastern Air Command to cover the LAC.

Along Pakistan border

Highway landing grounds

See also

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Other related topics

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