Air Force Station Sookerating | |
Nativename: | एयर फोर्स स्टेशन सूकेरटिंग |
Icao: | VESK |
Type: | Military |
Operator: | Indian Air Force |
Location: | Sookerating, India |
Elevation-F: | 400 |
Elevation-M: | 122 |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
R1-Number: | 03/21 |
R1-Length-F: | 6,595 |
R1-Length-M: | 2,010 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Air Force Station Sookerating is an Indian Air Force base located at Sookerating in the state of Assam, India. It is a secondary airport for the Indian Air Force, which operates much more actively from other air bases in the region..
During World War II, the airfield was used as a transport base by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and Air Transport Command. From the airfield, numerous C-46 Commando aircraft flew north into China over "the Hump" to resupply Allied forces. The airfield was also used as a combat fighter airfield in 1942 to defend the Assam Valley against Japanese forces advancing from Burma.