Sirsa Air Force Station ![]() Sirsa Vayu Sena Chhawni | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
Operator | Western Air Command | ||||||||||
Location | Sirsa, Haryana | ||||||||||
Occupants | No. 21 Squadron IAF No. 15 Squadron IAF | ||||||||||
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 198 m / 650 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°33′42″N75°00′21″E / 29.56167°N 75.00583°E | ||||||||||
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Sirsa Air Force Station or Sirsa AFS (ICAO: VISX) is an Indian Air Force base under Western Air Command, located at Sirsa in the state of Haryana, India. [2]
In Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan Air Force launched a pre-emptive raid on 12 airforce stations, [3] including Sirsa station, Faridkot Stations, Halwara Air Force Station, a few railway stations, Indian armour concentrations and other targets. However, this failed to cause any significant damage except pothole damage to the runway which was quickly repaired. [4] Dassault Mystère IV jets from Sirsa base pounded the Pakistan Army pitched against the Indian Army in the Battle of Sabuna Drain. Dassault Mystère also hit a train and destroyed 50 tanks on it between Okara and Sahiwal.
During the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, the Pakistan Armed Forces claimed that they had targeted Sirsa airfield. [5] Debris of a Pakistani Fatah-II missile that was intercepted by a S-400 missile system in Sirsa, was found near the airfield and Indian officials have stated that no damage occurred at the base. [6] [7] The missile is reportedly a Fatah-II ballistic missile that was blown up in the air. [8]
It has No. 21 Squadron IAF of 45 Wing. Wing is an active air force combat formation. No. 15 Squadron IAF operating Su-30MKI is also based here. [9] [10]
Originally the base was home to a squadron each of MiG-23s single-engine fighters and MiG-27s single-engine ground-attack aircraft, of No. 21 Squadron IAF. [11]