List of Indian Air Force stations

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.

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

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Note: Station and unit details are from Scramble.nl (2009) and outdated.[1] Article needs to be revised/updated.

StationICAORunwayElevationGeographical coordinatesState/territoryWingSquadronsAircraft
Western Air Command
Adampur AFSVIAX13/31775 ft / 236 m31°26′06″N 75°45′26″E / 31.434879°N 75.757256°E / 31.434879; 75.757256 (Adampur AFS)Punjab8th WingNo. 47 Squadron

No. 223 Squadron IAF

Mikoyan MiG-29
Ambala AFSVIAM12L/30R
12R/30L
900 ft / 274 m30°22′14″N 76°49′4″E / 30.37056°N 76.81778°E / 30.37056; 76.81778 (Ambala AFS)Haryana7 WingNo. 5 Squadron

No. 14 Squadron

No. 17 Squadron

14 Sqn Missile and UAV Squadron

2209 & Squadron 2251S

SEPECAT Jaguar

Dassault Rafale

Amritsar AFSVIAR16/34755 ft / 230 m31°42′28″N 74°47′57″E / 31.70778°N 74.79917°E / 31.70778; 74.79917 (Amritsar AFS)Punjab1 FBSU--
Awantipur AFSVIAW12/305,400 ft / 1,646 m33°52′35.86″N 74°58′32.45″E / 33.8766278°N 74.9756806°E / 33.8766278; 74.9756806 (Awantipur AFS)Jammu & Kashmir8 FBSU--
Bathinda AFSVIBT13/31700 ft /213 m30°16′08″N 74°45′27″E / 30.268848°N 74.757430°E / 30.268848; 74.757430 (Bhatinda AFS)Punjab34 WingNo. 17 SquadronDassault Rafale
Chandigarh AFSVICG11/291,012 ft / 308 m30°40′35″N 76°47′19″E / 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS)Chandigarh12 WingNo. 44 Squadron

No. 48 Squadrons

No. 126 Helicopter Flight

Transport:

Antonov An-32Ilyushin Il-76

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-26

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Gurugram AFS[2][3][4]Logistics base28°26′14″N 77°01′43″E / 28.437098°N 77.028544°E / 28.437098; 77.028544 (Gurugram AFS)HaryanaIFC and IMAC.[5][6]--
Faridabad AFSLogistics base28°22′19″N 77°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 AFSVIHX13/31790 ft / 241 m30°44′53″N 75°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 AFSVIDX09/27700 ft / 213 m28°42′28″N 77°21′34″E / 28.707647°N 77.359340°E / 28.707647; 77.359340 (Hindon AFS)Uttar Pradesh28 WingNo. 77 Squadron

No. 131 Helicopter Flight

No. 181 Flight

No. 129 Helicopter Unit

Transport:

C130J Super Hurcules

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Boeing 737-200

Helicopters:

HAL Cheetah

Mil Mi-17

Vadsar AFSAFS--23°08′46″N 72°28′53″E / 23.146200°N 72.481270°E / 23.146200; 72.481270 (Vadsar AFS)Gujarat47 Signal Unit--
Jammu AFSVIJU18/361029 ft /

314 m

32°41′21″N 074°50′15″EJammu & Kashmir23 WingNo. 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 AFSVILH06/24
07R/25L
07L/25R
10,682 ft/ 3,256 m34°08′14″N 77°32′48″E / 34.137216°N 77.546614°E / 34.137216; 77.546614 (Leh AFS)Ladakh21 WingNo. 114 Helicopter Unit

No. 130 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Cheetah

Palam AFSVIDP09/27
10/28
776 ft / 237 m28°34′25″N 77°06′53″E / 28.573736°N 77.114610°E / 28.573736; 77.114610 (Palam AFS)Delhi3 WingNo. 41 SquadronHawker Siddeley HS 748

Dornier 228

Pathankot AFSVIPK01/191,017 ft / 310 m32°14′13″N 75°38′00″E / 32.236929°N 75.633227°E / 32.236929; 75.633227 (Pathankot AFS)Punjab18 WingNo. 125 Helicopter SquadronHelicopters:

AH-64 Apache

Sarsawa AFSVISP09/27891 ft / 272 m29°59′37″N 77°25′50″E / 29.993718°N 77.430671°E / 29.993718; 77.430671 (Sarsawa AFS)Uttar Pradesh30 WingNo. 117 Helicopter Unit

No. 152 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Dhruv

Sirsa AFSVISX05/23650 ft / 198 m29°33′46″N 75°00′19″E / 29.56278°N 75.00528°E / 29.56278; 75.00528 (Sirsa AFS)Haryana45 Wing
Srinagar AFSVISR13/315,458 ft / 1,664 m33°59′40″N 74°45′55″E / 33.994374°N 74.765299°E / 33.994374; 74.765299 (Srinagar AFS)Jammu & Kashmir1 WingNo. 223 SquadronMikoyan MiG-29
Udhampur AFSVIUX18/361,950 ft / 594 m32°54′41″N 75°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

No. 152 HU

HAL Cheetah

Mil Mi-17

Eastern Air Command
Purnea AFSVEBD18/36412 ft / 125 m25°45′35″N 087°24′36″EBihar14FBSU--
Bagdogra AFSVEBD18/36412 ft / 125 m26°40′52″N 88°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861 (Bagdogra AFS)West Bengal20 WingNo. 156 Helicopter UnitMil Mi-17
Barapani AFSVEBI04/222910 ft / 886 m25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E / 25.70361; 91.97861 (Barapani AFS)Meghalaya
Barrackpore AFSVEBR02/2018 ft / 5 m22°46′55″N 88°21′33″E / 22.78194°N 88.35917°E / 22.78194; 88.35917 (Barrackpore AFS)West Bengal6 WingNo. 157 Helicopter UnitMil Mi-17
Chabua AFSVECA05/23350 ft / 107 m27°27′44″N 95°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E / 27.46222; 95.11806 (Chabua AFS)Assam14 WingNo. 102 SquadronSukhoi Su-30MKI
Hasimara AFSVEHX11L/29R
11R/29L
340 ft /104 m26°41′53″N 89°22′08″E / 26.69806°N 89.36889°E / 26.69806; 89.36889 (Hasimara AFS)West Bengal16 WingNo. 101 Squadron IAFDassault Rafale
Jorhat AFSVEJT04/22284 ft / 87 m26°43′54″N 94°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556 (Jorhat AFS)Assam10 WingNo. 43 Squadron

No. 49 Squadron

Antonov An-32
Kalaikunda AFSVEDX17/35200 ft / 60 m22°20′21.90″N 87°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 AFSVEKU06/24352 ft / 107 m24°54′47″N 92°58′43″E / 24.91306°N 92.97861°E / 24.91306; 92.97861 (Kumbhigram AFS)Assam22 WingNo. 110 Helicopter UnitMil Mi-8
Mohanbari AFSVEMN05/23361 ft / 110 m27°28′50″N 95°01′18″E / 27.48056°N 95.02167°E / 27.48056; 95.02167 (Mohanbari AFS)Assam42 WingNo. 127 Helicopter Unit

No. 128 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17
Mountain Shadow AFSVEGT05/23350 ft / 107 m26°06′22″N 91°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583 (Mountain Shadow AFS)Assam
Panagarh AFSVEPH15/33240 ft / 73 m23°28′28″N 87°25′39″E / 23.47444°N 87.42750°E / 23.47444; 87.42750 (Panagarh AFS)West Bengal62 SU, 87 SquadronNo. 87 SquadronC-130J Super Hercules
Salua AFS22°16′22″N 87°17′22″E / 22.27278°N 87.28944°E / 22.27278; 87.28944 (Salua AFS)West BengalRadar station[11]
Tawang AFSVETW8,756 ft / 2,669 m27°35′19″N 91°52′40″E / 27.58861°N 91.87778°E / 27.58861; 91.87778 (Tawang AFS)Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur AFSVETZ04/22240 ft / 73 m26°42′44″N 92°47′14″E / 26.71222°N 92.78722°E / 26.71222; 92.78722 (Tezpur AFS)Assam11 WingNo. 2 Squadron

No. 106 Squadron

Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Central Air Command
Agra AFSVIAG05/23
12/30
551 ft 167 m27°09′27″N 77°57′39″E / 27.15750°N 77.96083°E / 27.15750; 77.96083 (Agra AFS)Uttar Pradesh4 WingNo. 12 Squadron

No. 78 SquadronNo. 50 Squadron

Transport:

Antonov An-32

Ilyushin Il-78

AEW&C:

Beriev A-50

Bakshi Ka Talab AFSVIBL09/27385 ft/ 117 m26°59′19″N 80°53′29″E / 26.98861°N 80.89139°E / 26.98861; 80.89139 (Bakshi Ka Talab AFS)Uttar PradeshAD Flight
Bamrauli AFSVEAB06/24
12/30
322 ft/ 98 m25°26′24″N 81°44′02″E / 25.44000°N 81.73389°E / 25.44000; 81.73389 (Bamrauli AFS)Uttar Pradesh29 Wing
Bareilly AFSVIBY11/29565 ft/ 172 m28°25′21″N 79°26′49″E / 28.42250°N 79.44694°E / 28.42250; 79.44694 (Bareilly AFS)Uttar Pradesh15 WingNo. 111 Helicopter Unit

No. 24 SquadronNo. 8 Squadron

Helicopters:

HAL Dhruv

Combat Jets:

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Bihta AFS07/2552 ft 170 m25°35′27″N 84°53′00″E / 25.59083°N 84.88333°E / 25.59083; 84.88333 (Bihta AFS)Bihar
Chakeri AFSVICX01/19
09/27
410 ft/124 m26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E / 26.40278°N 80.41222°E / 26.40278; 80.41222 (Chakeri AFS)Uttar Pradesh
Darbhanga AFSVEDB14/2821 ft / 38 m26°11′41″N 85°55′03″E / 26.19472°N 85.91750°E / 26.19472; 85.91750 (Darbhanga AFS)Bihar
Gorakhpur AFSVEGK11/29259 ft / 78 m26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E / 26.73944°N 83.44944°E / 26.73944; 83.44944 (Gorakhpur AFS)Uttar Pradesh17 WingNo. 16 Squadron

No. 27 SquadronNo. 105 Helicopter Unit

Combat Jets:

SEPECAT Jaguar

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

Maharajpur AFSVIGR06/24617 ft / 188 m26°17′36″N 78°13′40″E / 26.29333°N 78.22778°E / 26.29333; 78.22778 (Maharajpur AFS)Madhya Pradesh40 WingNo. 1 Squadron
No. 7 Squadron
No. 9 Squadron
Dassault Mirage 2000
Southern Air Command
Car Nicobar AFSVOCX02/2042 ft / 13 m09°09′09″N 092°49′11″E / 9.15250°N 92.81972°E / 9.15250; 92.81972 (Car Nicobar AFS)Andaman & Nicobar Islands37 Wing
Sulur AFSVOSX05/231,250 ft / 381 m11°00′49″N 077°09′35″E / 11.01361°N 77.15972°E / 11.01361; 77.15972 (Sulur AFS)Tamil Nadu43 Wing

5 BRD24 TETTRA School6 AFH

109 HU

No. 33 SquadronNo. 18 SquadronNo. 45 Squadron

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

Combat Jets:

HAL Tejas

Port Blair AFSVOPB04/2216 m /5 m11°38′28″N 92°43′47″E / 11.64111°N 92.72972°E / 11.64111; 92.72972 (Port Blair AFS)Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tambaram AFSVOTX05/23
12/30
90 ft / 27 m12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E / 12.90694°N 80.12111°E / 12.90694; 80.12111 (Tambram AFS)Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur AFSVOTJ07/25253 ft / 77 m10°43′20″N 079°06′05″E / 10.72222°N 79.10139°E / 10.72222; 79.10139 (Thanjavur AFS)Tamil Nadu47 WingNo. 222 SquadronSukhoi Su-30MKI
Thiruvananthapuram AFSVOTV14/3213 ft / 4 m8°29′N 76°55′E / 8.48°N 76.92°E / 8.48; 76.92 (Trivandrum Airport)KeralaHQ
South Western Air Command
Suratgarh AFSVISG05/23560 ft / 170 m29°23′16″N 073°54′14″E / 29.38778°N 73.90389°E / 29.38778; 73.90389Rajasthan35 WingNo. 104 Helicopter SquadronHelicopters:

Mil Mi-35

Bhuj AFSVABJ05/23268 ft / 82 m23°17′16″N 69°40′12″E / 23.28778°N 69.67000°E / 23.28778; 69.67000 (Bhuj AFS)Gujarat27 Wing
Deesa AFSVADS06/24485 ft / 148 m24°16′05″N 72°12′16″E / 24.26806°N 72.20444°E / 24.26806; 72.20444 (Deesa AFS)Gujarat52 Wing
Jaisalmer AFSVIJR04/22887 ft / 270 m26°53′21″N 70°51′52″E / 26.88917°N 70.86444°E / 26.88917; 70.86444 (Jaisalmer AFS)Rajasthan41 Wing
Jamnagar AFSVAJM06/24
12/30
69 ft / 21 m22°27′59″N 70°00′41″E / 22.46639°N 70.01139°E / 22.46639; 70.01139 (Jamnagar AFS)Gujarat33 WingNo. 6 Squadron

No. 28 Squadron

Jodhpur AFSVIJO05/23717 ft / 219 m26°15′05″N 73°02′53″E / 26.25139°N 73.04806°E / 26.25139; 73.04806 (Jodhpur AFS)Rajasthan32 Wing143 HU

No. 10 SquadronNo. 29 SquadronNo. 32 SquadronNo. 37 Squadron

Lohegaon AFSVAPO10/28
14/32
1,942 ft / 592 m18°34′55″N 73°55′10″E / 18.58194°N 73.91944°E / 18.58194; 73.91944 (Lohegaon AFS)Maharashtra2 WingNo. 20 Squadron

No. 30 Squadron

Nal-Bikaner AFSVIBK05/23750 ft / 229 m28°04′21″N 73°12′24″E / 28.07250°N 73.20667°E / 28.07250; 73.20667 (Nal-Bikaner AFS)Rajasthan46 WingNo. 3 Squadron

No. 23 Squadron

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Naliya AFSVANY06/2468 ft / 21 m23°13′12″N 68°54′00″E / 23.22000°N 68.90000°E / 23.22000; 68.90000 (Naliya AFS)Gujarat49 Wing
Phalodi AFS05/23700 ft / 213 m27°06′46″N 72°23′20″E / 27.11278°N 72.38889°E / 27.11278; 72.38889 (Phalodi AFS)Rajasthan35 WingNo. 23 Squadron

104 Helicopter Squadron

Uttarlai AFSVIUT02/20500 ft / 152 m25°48′46″N 71°28′56″E / 25.81278°N 71.48222°E / 25.81278; 71.48222 (Uttarlai AFS)Rajasthan5 FBSUNo. 4 Squadron
Makarpura AFSVABO04/22127 ft / 38.7 m22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944 (Makarpura AFS)Gujarat36 WingNo. 11 Squadron

No. 25 Squadron[12]

Training Command
Begumpet AFSVOHY09/27
14/32
1,741 ft / 531 m17°27′08″N 78°27′40″E / 17.45222°N 78.46111°E / 17.45222; 78.46111 (Begumpet AFS)Telangana
Bidar AFSVOBR02/20
08/26
2,178 ft / 663 m17°54′28″N 77°29′09″E / 17.90778°N 77.48583°E / 17.90778; 77.48583 (Bidar AFS)Karnataka
Dundigal AFSVODG10L/28R
10R/28L
2,013 ft / 614 m17°37′45″N 78°24′12″E / 17.62917°N 78.40333°E / 17.62917; 78.40333 (Dundigal AFS)Telangana
Hakimpet AFSVOHK09/272,020 ft / 616 m17°33′12″N 78°31′29″E / 17.55333°N 78.52472°E / 17.55333; 78.52472 (Hakimpet AFS)Telangana
Yelahanka AFSVOYK09/273,045 ft / 928 m13°08′09″N 77°36′20″E / 13.13583°N 77.60556°E / 13.13583; 77.60556 (Yelahanka AFS)Karnataka
Admin Training Inst, Sambra, Belgaum2,500 ft / 762 m15°51′00″N 74°30′00″E / 15.85000°N 74.50000°E / 15.85000; 74.50000 (Yelahanka AFS)Karnataka
Maintenance Command
Nagpur AFSVANP09/27
14/32
1,012 ft /308 m21°05′31″N 79°02′49″E / 21.09194°N 79.04694°E / 21.09194; 79.04694 (Nagpur AFS)Maharashtra44 Wing
Ojhar AFSVAOZ08/261,900 ft / 579 m20°07′10″N 073°54′49″E / 20.11944°N 73.91361°E / 20.11944; 73.91361 (Ojhar AFS)Maharashtra11 BRD
Devlali AFS19°51′18.36″N 73°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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References