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)

List of Pakistan Air Force bases
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List [2]
Air BaseLocationWingSquadronAircraftCoordinates and Notes
Northern Air Command
PAF Base Peshawar [3] [4] 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 [5] 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 [6] [1] [7] 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 [8] Rawalpindi No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing No. 6 ATS
No. 10 MRTT
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)
Also home to Federal Air Command. [9]
PAF Academy Asghar Khan [10] 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 [11] 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 [6] [12] Shorkot No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing No. 14 AS
No. 22 OCU
No. 27 TA
No. 83 SAR		[[CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17 |Mirage IIIEP/RP Mirage 5|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 [6] [13] Karachi No. 32 (Tactical Attack) Wing
No. 8 MR
No. 84 SAR


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] [14] Jacobabad No. 39 (Tactical) Wing No. 5 MR
No. 11 MR
No. 88 SAR


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 [6] [15] 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 [16] 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 [17] 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 Bases (Forward Operational Bases)

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Air BaseLocationCoordinatesNotes
Northern Air Command
PAF Base Murid Chakwal 32°54′36″N72°46′26″E / 32.91000°N 72.77389°E / 32.91000; 72.77389 (PAF Base Murid) [18]
PAF Base Qadri Skardu 35°20′30″N75°31′21″E / 35.34167°N 75.52250°E / 35.34167; 75.52250 (PAF Base Qadri) [19]
PAF Base Islamabad Islamabad 33°32′35″N72°50′22″E / 33.54306°N 72.83944°E / 33.54306; 72.83944 (PAF Base Islamabad) [9]
Central Air Command
PAF Base Farid Rajanpur 25°15′51″N70°11′11″E / 25.26417°N 70.18639°E / 25.26417; 70.18639 (PAF Base Farid)
PAF Base Multan Multan 30°11′56″N71°25′01″E / 30.19889°N 71.41694°E / 30.19889; 71.41694 (PAF Base Multan)
PAF Base Risalewala Faisalabad 31°22′14″N73°00′11″E / 31.37056°N 73.00306°E / 31.37056; 73.00306 (PAF Base Risalewala)
PAF Base Chandhar Gujranwala 32°04′42″N73°47′17″E / 32.07833°N 73.78806°E / 32.07833; 73.78806 (PAF Base Chandhar)
PAF Base Vehari Vehari 30°04′49″N72°09′07″E / 30.08028°N 72.15194°E / 30.08028; 72.15194 (PAF Base Vehari)
PAF Base Rahimyar Khan Rahimyar Khan 28°23′38″N70°17′08″E / 28.39389°N 70.28556°E / 28.39389; 70.28556 (PAF Base Rahimyar Khan)
PAF Base Lahore Lahore 31°31′15″N74°23′31″E / 31.52083°N 74.39194°E / 31.52083; 74.39194 (PAF Base Lahore)
PAF Base Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 29°20′50″N71°42′17″E / 29.34722°N 71.70472°E / 29.34722; 71.70472 (PAF Base Bahawalpur)
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Sukkur Sukkur 27°43′12″N68°47′21″E / 27.72000°N 68.78917°E / 27.72000; 68.78917 (PAF Base Sukkur) [20]
PAF Base Talhar Badin 24°50′10″N68°49′34″E / 24.83611°N 68.82611°E / 24.83611; 68.82611 (PAF Base Talhar)
PAF Base Sindhri Mirpur Khas 25°41′15″N69°05′02″E / 25.68750°N 69.08389°E / 25.68750; 69.08389 (PAF Base Sindhri)
PAF Base Nawabshah Shaheed Benazirabad District 26°12′40″N68°22′58″E / 26.21111°N 68.38278°E / 26.21111; 68.38278 (PAF Base Nawabshah)
PAF Base Pasni Pasni, Gwadar 25°17′26″N63°20′57″E / 25.29056°N 63.34917°E / 25.29056; 63.34917 (PAF Base Pasni)
PAF Base Gwadar (old site) Gwadar 25°14′04″N62°20′15″E / 25.23444°N 62.33750°E / 25.23444; 62.33750 (PAF Base Gwadar)
PAF Base Karachi Karachi 24°54′19″N67°08′53″E / 24.90528°N 67.14806°E / 24.90528; 67.14806 (PAF Base Karachi)

Non-flying bases

Air BaseLocationCoordinatesNotes
Northern Air Command
PAF Camp Badaber Peshawar
PAF Base Lower Topa [1] Murree [9]
PAF Base Kohat Kohat [3]
PAF Base Kalabagh Nathia Gali [9] [3]
PAF Base Kallar Kahar Kallar Kahar
Chilas Airfield Chilas
Miranshah Airfield North Waziristan District
Central Air Command
PAF Base Lahore Lahore [3]
PAF Base Sakesar Sakesar [3]
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Korangi Creek [1] Karachi 24°46′56″N67°08′11″E / 24.78222°N 67.13639°E / 24.78222; 67.13639 (PAF Base Korangi Creek) [21] [3]
PAF Base Malir Karachi [3]
Shamsi Airfield Washuk District
PAF Ormara [2] Ormara, Gwadar

Planned bases

See also

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. 1 2 3 "Pakistani Air Bases". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Active PAF Bases". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Peshawar (OPPS)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Mianwali (OPMI)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Minhas (--)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Islamabad/PAF Nur Khan (OPRN)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Invitation of Tenders for Supply of Ration Items FY 2022-23" (PDF). Pakistan Air Force - HQ Federal Air Command. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Risalpur (OPRS)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Mushaf (OPSR)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Rafiqui (OPRQ)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Masroor (OPMR)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Jacobabad (OPJA)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Quetta/Intl (OPQT)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - PAF Bholari (--)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Sharea Faisal (OPSF)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - PAF Murid (--)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Skardu/PAF Qadri (OPSD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Begum Nusrat Bhutto/PAF Sukkur (OPSK)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Pakistan - Air Force - Karachi/PAF Korangi Creek (--)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "PAF to get land in Nasirabad for air base". 3 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "Pakistan Air Force Can Launch Attacks on Jammu, Srinagar with Minutes Now". 20 September 2019.
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