| RAF Kalyan | |
| Type: | Military |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force |
| Location: | Kalyan, Maharashtra, India |
| Elevation-F: | 60 |
| Elevation-M: | 20 |
| Coordinates: | 19.1744°N 73.1363°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India |
| Pushpin Label: | RAF Kalyan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in India |
| R1-Number: | |
| R1-Length-F: | 6000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1830 |
| R1-Surface: | |
| R2-Number: | |
| R2-Length-F: | 6000 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1830 |
| R2-Surface: | |
RAF Kalyan was a Royal Air Force station located at Nevali village 6 km south of Kalyan, operational during World War II in British India. It was built by converting the existing Kalyan Airstrip for military use. Several Fighter Squadrons and support units were stationed at Kalyan from 1942 to 1947.[1] The field was abandoned after the war.
| Unit | Dates | Aircraft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 20 Squadron RAF | 1945–1946 | Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Tempest | |
| No. 110 Squadron RAF | March 1942 | Vultee Vengeance, de Havilland Mosquito | |
| No. 7110 Servicing Echelon | 30 Sep – 6 Oct 1944 | ||
| No. 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | 1945 – Jan 1946 | ||
| No 129 Staging post | 31 Jan – 7 Apr 1945 |
The two abandoned runways have been encroached upon by local population and now host dirt roads serving nearby villages. The southern end of the site now hosts a research and development laboratory of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).[2]