Sarsawa Air Force Station Explained

Sarsawa Air Force Station should not be confused with Sarsawa Airport.

Sarsawa Air Force Station
Icao:VISP
Type:Military, Civil
Owner-Oper:Indian Air Force (airstrip)
City-Served:Saharanpur
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label:VISP
Elevation-F:891
Elevation-M:272
Coordinates:29.9942°N 77.4242°W
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:9000 x 150
R1-Length-M:2743 x 46
R1-Surface:Concrete

Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately 12km (07miles) from Saharanpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India and is approximately 17km (11miles) from Yamunanagar, Haryana, India. It belongs to the Western Air Command. Though the sole user of this airbase is the Indian Air Force, it does handle civilian flights on a regular basis for VIP transport to Yamunanagar and Saharanpur[1]

The Air force station is also headquarters for the Special Group.[2]

According to reports, the air base is being upgraded for the joint deployment of MQ-9B drones of Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with Gorakhpur AFS.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarsawa Airport. www.airports-worldwide.com. 2020-04-13.
  2. Web site: Close encounters of the covert kind. The Week. 9 October 2016.
  3. News: 2024-05-05 . Indian Army, IAF to jointly deploy Predator drones in Gorakhpur, Sarsawa air bases . ANI.