PAF Base Bholari explained

Bholari Air Force Base, Jamshoro
Type:Military
Operator:Pakistan Air Force
Location:Bholari, Sindh
Occupants:Pakistan Air Force
Elevation-F:197
Elevation-M:60
Website:Pakistan Air Force
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:11,000
R1-Length-M:3,365
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:04/22
R2-Length-F:11,000
R2-Length-M:3,365
R2-Surface:Asphalt

Pakistan Air Force Base, Bholari is a PAF Airbase located near the town of Bholari, Jamshoro District in Sindh Province, northeast of Karachi. It is one of Pakistan's most modern main operational bases which was inaugurated in December 2017.[1] Construction of the base started in December 2015.[2] As of now No. 19 Sqn PAF (equipped with the F-16 Block-15 AB) and No. 18 Sqn PAF (equipped with the JF-17 A/B Block-2) are based there.[3] [4] [5] The base is also home to the SAAB 2000 AEWACs aircraft.

In 2020 the base hosted Exercise Shaheen IX, a joint Pakistani-Chinese aerial exercise.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhat . Col Vinayak . Pakistan's newest airbase in Sindh province suspected of storing nuclear weapons . ThePrint . 10 December 2020 . 20 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Pakistan Air Force Inaugurates Main Operating Base In Sindh Province . www.defenseworld.net . 10 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Kamran . Raja . PAF Inaugurates New Air Base in Bholari . 10 December 2020.
  4. Web site: PAF opens new operational base at Bholari. 26 December 2017. 6 April 2018.
  5. Web site: PAF's Bholari base inaugurated. 26 December 2017. 6 April 2018.
  6. News: China-Pakistan Air Forces to hold joint exercises - Times of India . The Times of India . 7 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . en.