List of Pakistan Air Force bases

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This is a list of air bases of the Pakistan Air Force. There are a total of 40 air bases, which are classified into two categories: flying bases and non-flying bases. Flying bases are operational bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime and wartime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either training, administration, maintenance, or mission support. [1]

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Flying Bases (Major Operational Bases)

Air BaseLocationWingSquadronAircraftCoordinates
Northern Air Command
PAF Base Peshawar [2] Peshawar No. 36 (Tactical Attack) Wing No. 26 MR
No. 17 AS
No. 81 SAR 		JF-17 Block III
F-7PG

Alouette III

33°59′40″N71°31′44″E / 33.9944°N 71.5289°E / 33.9944; 71.5289 (PAF Base Peshawar)
PAF Base M.M. Alam Mianwali No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing No. 1 FCU
No. 20 OCU
No. 86 SAR		 K-8P
F-7PG, FT-7P
Alouette III 		32°33′47″N71°34′15″E / 32.56306°N 71.57083°E / 32.56306; 71.57083 (PAF Base M.M. Alam)
PAF Base Minhas [3] [1] Kamra, Attock No. 33 (Tactical) Wing No. 15 MR
No. 16 OCU
No. 3 EW
No. 87 SAR		 J-10 CE
JF-17 Block III
Saab 2000 Erieye
Alouette III, Mi-171Sh 		33°52′8″N72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E / 33.86889; 72.40083 (PAF Base Minhas)
PAF Base Nur Khan Rawalpindi No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing No. 6 ATS
No. 10
No. 12 VIP
No. 41 VIP
No. 52 AM 		C-130
IL-78
Gulf Stream IV
Embraer Phenom 100, Cessna, Beech, Y-12, CN-235-220 		33°37′3″N73°5′56″E / 33.61750°N 73.09889°E / 33.61750; 73.09889 (PAF Base Nur Khan)
PAF Academy Asghar Khan Risalpur (Flying Training) WingPFT
BFT
AJT
Sherdils 		Mushshak
T-37
K-8
K-8 		34°04′52″N071°58′21″E / 34.08111°N 71.97250°E / 34.08111; 71.97250 (PAF Academy)
Central Air Command
PAF Base Mushaf Sargodha No. 38 (Tactical) Wing No. 9 MR
No. 24 EW
CCS F-16
CCS F-7
CCS Mirage
CCS JF-17
No. 29 MR
No. 82 SAR		 F-16 AM/BM
Falcon 20 F/G
F-16 AM/BM
F-7P
Mirage 5PA
JF-17 Thunder
F-16 A/B
Alouette III 		32°02′55″N72°39′55″E / 32.04861°N 72.66528°E / 32.04861; 72.66528 (PAF Base Mushaf)
PAF Base Rafiqui [3] Shorkot No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing No. 14 AS
No. 50 TA
No. 25 TA
No. 27 TA
No. 83 SAR		 JF-17 A
Dassault Mirage III
Mirage 5 ROSE-II
Mirage ROSE-III
Alouette III 		30°45′29″N72°16′57″E / 30.75806°N 72.28250°E / 30.75806; 72.28250 (PAF Base Rafiqui)
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Masroor [3] Karachi No. 32 (Tactical Attack) Wing No. 22 OCU
No. 4 EW
No. 7 TA
No. 8 TA
No. 84 SAR		 Mirage IIIEP/RP
Shaanxi Y-8 ZDK-03 AEW&C Karakoram Eagle
Mirage-IIIEA ROSE-I
JF-17 Block III
AW-139 Seahawk		 24°53′37″N66°56′20″E / 24.89361°N 66.93889°E / 24.89361; 66.93889 (PAF Base Masroor)
PAF Base Shahbaz [1] Jacobabad No. 39 (Tactical) Wing No. 2 MR
No. 5 MR
No. 11 MR
No. 88 SAR 		JF-17 Block 2
F-16 C/D Block 52+
F-16 AM/BM Block 15 MLU
Leonardo AW-139 		28°17′4″N68°27′1″E / 28.28444°N 68.45028°E / 28.28444; 68.45028 (PAF Base Shahbaz)
PAF Base Samungli [3] Quetta No. 31 (Air Superiority) Wing No. 28 MR
No. 85 SAR		 JF-17 Thunder
Alouette III 		30°14′34″N66°56′26″E / 30.24278°N 66.94056°E / 30.24278; 66.94056 (PAF Base Samungli)
PAF Base Bholari Bholari, Jamshoro No. 41 (Tactical) Wing No. 19 OCU,
No. 18 OCU,
No.53 AEW&C		 F-16 A/B Block 15 ADF
JF-17 A/B Block 2
Saab 2000 Erieye 		25°14′35″N68°02′11″E / 25.24306°N 68.03639°E / 25.24306; 68.03639 (PAF Base Bholari)
PAF Base Faisal Karachi No. 40 (Air Mobility) Wing No. 21 ATS C-130 24°52′42″N67°6′56″E / 24.87833°N 67.11556°E / 24.87833; 67.11556 (PAF Base Faisal)

Flying Base (Forward Operational Bases)

Air BaseLocationCommand
PAF Base Murid Chakwal Northern Air Command
PAF Base Qadri Skardu
PAF Base Islamabad Islamabad
PAF Base Farid Rajanpur Central Air Command
PAF Base Multan Multan
PAF Base Risalewala Faisalabad
PAF Base Chandhar Gujranwala
PAF Base Vehari Vehari
PAF Base Rahimyar Khan Rahimyar Khan
PAF Base Lahore Lahore
PAF Base Bahawalpur Bahawalpur
PAF Base Sukkur Sukkur Southern Air Command
PAF Base Talhar Badin
PAF Base Sindhri Mirpur Khas
PAF Base Nawabshah Shaheed Benazirabad District
PAF Base Pasni Pasni, Gwadar
PAF Base Gwadar Gwadar
PAF Base Karachi Karachi

Non-flying bases

Air BaseLocationCommand
PAF Camp Badaber Peshawar Northern Air Command
PAF Base Lower Topa [1] Murree
PAF Base Kohat Kohat
PAF Base Kalabagh Nathia Gali
PAF Base Kallar Kahar Kallar Kahar
Chilas Airfield Chilas
Miranshah Airfield North Waziristan District
Dhamial Airbase Dhamial
PAF Base Lahore Lahore Central Air Command
PAF Base Sakesar Sakesar
Ghazi Airbase Tarbela
PAF Base Korangi Creek [1] Karachi Southern Air Command
PAF Base Malir Karachi
Shamsi Airfield Washuk District
PAF Base Ormara Ormara, Gwadar
PAF Base Khalid Quetta

Planned bases

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pakistan Air Force Bases - list". GlobalSecurity.org website. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Active PAF Bases Pakistan Air Force website, Retrieved 7 March 2022
  3. 1 2 3 4 "List of Pakistan Air Force Bases". nuke.fas.org website. 13 February 2000. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "PAF to get land in Nasirabad for air base". 3 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan Air Force Can Launch Attacks on Jammu, Srinagar with Minutes Now". 20 September 2019.
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