| PNS Makran | |
| Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Owner: | Pakistan Navy |
| Operator: | Naval Air Arm |
| City-Served: | Port of Pasni |
| Location: | Pasni City, Balochistan Province, Pakistan |
| Built: | 23 October 1988 |
| Used: | 1988 - Present |
| Commander: | Captain Tahir Munir, PN |
| Coordinates: | 25.2911°N 63.3447°W |
Pakistan Naval Station Makran, known as PNS Makran (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پایگاه بحریہ مکران) formerly known as Coastal Naval Air Station, Pasni, is a Naval air station and a military airport located in Coastal city of Pasni, Balochistan.[1] It's one of four active Naval Air Arm bases (the others being PNS Mehran, PNS Siddique, Naval Air Station Ormara). [2]
Pasni is a coastal town of Balochistan which is located about 210km west of Karachi. More than 50% inhabitants are traditionally fishermen while others are local villagers. Work began in 1986 on the construction of the site, with the temporary runway completed in 1988. In 2003, the base was connected with the National Highway Number 10, a highway that connects Karachi, Sindh to Gwadar, Balochistan. Previously known as Coastal Naval Air Station (CNAS), the Navy's Naval Observer School was first moved there, with the Naval Search and Rescue Squadron soon following. The construction of site was undertaken by the Corps of Engineers, Military Engineering Service and the Naval Engineering Branch as its contractors. On 23 October 1988, Chief of Naval Staff, later Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey visited the naval air station in 1988.[3] The same day, it was given commissioned in the Naval services of Pakistan Navy as PNS Makran. The facility was later upgraded in between 2001 and 2003 when the base was connected to Makran Coastal Highway.
In June 2010, Fokker F-27, Alouette III and Lynx from PNS Mehran were deployed to PNS Makran on Operation Madad.
PNS Makran is one of the main naval air stations to support the naval air operations in Balochistan as well as to perform reconnaissance operations. It currently operates various aircraft deployed from PNS Mehran to support relief and humanitarian operations in the area as needed.[4] [5] [6]