List of Pakistan Air Force bases explained

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]

Flying Bases (Major Operational Bases)

NumberAir BaseLocationCommandWingSquadronAircrafthttps://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm
1.PAF Base Masroor[2] KarachiSouthern Air CommandNo. 32 (Tactical Attack) WingNo. 22 OCU
No. 4 EW
No. 7 TA
No. 8 TA
No. 84 SAR
Mirage IIIEP/RP
Shaanxi Y-8#Variants/ ZDK-03 AEW&C Karakoram Eagle
Mirage-IIIEA ROSE-I
JF-17 Block III
AW-139 Seahawk
2.PAF Base ShahbazJacobabadSouthern Air CommandNo. 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 A/B Block 15
Leonardo AW-139
3.PAF Base SamungliQuettaSouthern Air CommandNo. 31 (Air Superiority) WingNo. 28 MR
No. 85 SAR
JF-17 Thunder
Alouette III
4.PAF Base BholariBholari, JamshoroSouthern Air CommandNo. 41 (Tactical) WingNo. 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
5.PAF Base FaisalKarachiSouthern Air CommandNo. 40 (Air Mobility) WingNo. 21 ATSC-130
6.PAF Base MushafSargodhaCentral Air CommandNo. 38 (Tactical) WingNo. 9 MR
No. 24 EW
CCS F-16
CCS F-7
CCS Mirage
CCS JF-17
No. 29 MR
No. 82 SAR
F-16 A/B
Falcon 20 F/G
F-16 A/B
F-7P
Mirage 5PA
JF-17 Thunder
F-16 A/B
Alouette III
7.PAF Base RafiquiShorkotCentral Air CommandNo. 34 (Tactical Attack) WingNo. 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
8.PAF Base Peshawar[3] PeshawarNorthern Air CommandNo. 36 (Tactical Attack) WingNo. 26 MR
No. 17 AS
No. 81 SAR
JF-17 Block III
F-7PG
Alouette III
9.PAF Base M.M. AlamMianwaliNorthern Air CommandNo. 37 (Combat Training) WingNo. 1 FCU
No. 20 OCU
No. 86 SAR
K-8P
F-7PG, FT-7P
Alouette III
10.PAF Base MinhasKamra, AttockNorthern Air CommandNo. 33 (Tactical) WingNo. 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
11.PAF Base Nur KhanRawalpindiNorthern Air CommandNo. 35 (Composite Air Transport) WingNo. 6 ATS
No. 10
No. 12 VIP
No. 41 VIP
No. 52
C-130
IL-78
Gulf Stream IV
Embraer Phenom 100, Cessna, Beech, Y-12, CN-235-220
12.PAF Academy Asghar KhanRisalpurNorthern Air Command(Flying Training) WingPFT
BFT
AJT
Sherdils
Mushshak
T-37
K-8
K-8

Flying Base (Forward Operational Bases)

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1.PAF Base MuridChakwalNorthern Air Command
2.PAF Base SukkurSukkurSouthern Air Command
3.PAF Base FaridRajanpurCentral Air Command
4.PAF Base MultanMultanCentral Air Command
5.PAF Base TalharBadinSouthern Air Command
6.PAF Base SindhriMirpur KhasSouthern Air Command
7.PAF Base NawabshahShaheed Benazirabad DistrictSouthern Air Command
8.PAF Base QadriSkarduNorthern Air Command
9.PAF Base RisalewalaFaisalabadCentral Air Command
10.PAF Base ChandharGujranwalaCentral Air Command
11.PAF Base VehariVehariCentral Air Command
12.PAF Base Rahimyar KhanRahimyar KhanCentral Air Command
13PAF Base PasniPasni, GwadarSouthern Air Command
14PAF Base GwadarGwadarSouthern Air Command
15.PAF Base LahoreLahoreCentral Air Command
16.PAF Base IslamabadIslamabadNorthern Air Command
17.PAF Base KarachiKarachiSouthern Air Command
18.Central Air Command

Non-flying bases

Air BaseLocationCommand
PAF Base Korangi CreekKarachiSouthern Air Command
PAF Base MalirKarachiSouthern Air Command
PAF Camp BadaberPeshawarNorthern Air Command
PAF Base LahoreLahoreCentral Air Command
PAF Base Lower TopaMurreeNorthern Air Command
PAF Base SakesarSakesarCentral Air Command
PAF Base KohatKohatNorthern Air Command
PAF Base KalabaghNathia GaliNorthern Air Command
PAF Base Kallar KaharKallar KaharNorthern Air Command
Chilas AirfieldChilasNorthern Air Command
Shamsi AirfieldWashuk DistrictSouthern Air Command
Ghazi AirbaseTarbelaCentral Air Command
PAF Base Ormara https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htmOrmara, GwadarSouthern Air Command
Miranshah AirfieldNorth Waziristan DistrictNorthern Air Command
PAF Base KhalidQuettaSouthern Air Command
Dhamial AirbaseDhamialNorthern Air Command

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan Air Force Bases - list. dead. GlobalSecurity.org website. 17 May 2024. 10 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231110120906/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/airbase.htm.
  2. Web site: List of Pakistan Air Force Bases. nuke.fas.org website. 13 February 2000. 17 May 2024. 24 February 2024. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20240224223835/https://nuke.fas.org/guide/pakistan/facility/airbase/index.html.
  3. https://paf.gov.pk/#/paf-structure/ssoo Active PAF Bases