Minhas Air Force Base, Kamra | |
Commander: | Air CommodoreAgha Mehr Gul |
Iata: | ATG |
Icao: | OPMS |
Type: | Military |
Owner: | Government of Pakistan |
Operator: | Pakistan Air Force |
Location: | Attock |
Occupants: | Pakistan Air Force |
Elevation-F: | 1023 |
Elevation-M: | 312 |
R1-Number: | 12/30 |
R1-Length-F: | 9,950 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,033 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas is a PAF Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.[1] Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".
On 16 August 2012, nine Tehrik-e-Taliban militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2 am. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died.[2] The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well.[3] [1] The militants also destroyed one Saab 2000 Erieye plane[4] and damaged one[5] or two others.[6]