Shahbaz Air Force Base, Jacobabad | |
Iata: | JAG |
Icao: | OPJA |
Type: | Military / Public |
Owner: | PAF |
Operator: | Pakistan Air Force (PAF) |
City-Served: | Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
Occupants: | Pakistan Air Force |
Elevation-F: | 185 |
Elevation-M: | 56 |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-F: | 10,040 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,060 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 15L/33R |
R2-Length-F: | 10,081 |
R2-Length-M: | 3,073 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Pakistan Air Force Base, Shahbaz is located at Jacobabad, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a military base operated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as well as a civilian airport.
Lockheed Martin contract personnel are present here as the PAF takes ownership of 18 new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and works to bring these aircraft up to operational capability.[2] [3]
As of 2024, No. 5 Sqn, No. 11 Sqn and No. 88 Sqn of the Pakistan Air Force are present here.