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]