| Rafiqui Air Force Base, Shorkot | |
| Iata: | RAF |
| Icao: | OPRQ |
| Type: | Military |
| Operator: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Location: | Shorkot Cantt, Jhang District |
| Commander: | Air CommodoreTaimur |
| Occupants: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Elevation-F: | 492 |
| Elevation-M: | 150 |
| R1-Number: | 15/33 |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,048 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 15R/33L |
| R2-Length-F: | 9,621 |
| R2-Length-M: | 2,932 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Pakistan Air Force Base, Rafiqui, formerly known as PAF Base Shorkot, is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase located near Shorkot, Jhang District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is around 337 km south of Islamabad. The base is served by a single 10,000-foot runway and a parallel taxiway that could be used for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft.[1] [2]
The base was renamed in honour of Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui, a highly decorated fighter pilot who led raids into enemy territory during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Rafiqui is famous for assisting his fellow pilots over enemy territory despite being heavily outnumbered even after the guns of his aircraft had jammed.[1] [3]