List of Indian Air Force stations

The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal.

The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into seven commands: Western Air Command at New Delhi, Delhi. Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya. Central Air Command at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Southern Air Command at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Training Command at Bengaluru, Karnataka, and Maintenance Command at Nagpur, Maharashtra. The largest airbase is in Hindon, Uttar Pradesh.

There are a number of newer air stations being built as well, in line with India's strategic doctrine. The Indian Navy has some separate air stations for its aviation wing.

Western Air Command is the largest Air Command. It operates sixteen air stations from Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and a couple of Air stations in Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Air Command operates fifteen air stations in eastern and north-eastern India. Central Air Command operates two air stations in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and surrounding states of central India. Southern Air Command's tasks include protecting the vital shipping routes. It operates nine air stations in Southern India and two in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Western Air Command is the front line of defence against Pakistan. This important command operates twelve air stations in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

List of air stations

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Note: Station and unit details are from Scramble.nl (2009) and outdated.[1] Article needs to be revised/updated.

Station ICAO Runway Elevation Geographical coordinates State/territory Wing Squadrons Aircraft
Western Air Command
Adampur AFS VIAX 13/31 775 ft / 236 m 31°26′06″N 75°45′26″E / 31.434879°N 75.757256°E / 31.434879; 75.757256 (Adampur AFS) Punjab 8th Wing No. 47 Squadron

No. 223 Squadron IAF

Mikoyan MiG-29
Ambala AFS VIAM 12L/30R
12R/30L
900 ft / 274 m 30°22′14″N 76°49′4″E / 30.37056°N 76.81778°E / 30.37056; 76.81778 (Ambala AFS) Haryana 7 Wing No. 5 Squadron

No. 14 Squadron

No. 17 Squadron

14 Sqn Missile and UAV Squadron

2209 & Squadron 2251S

SEPECAT Jaguar

Dassault Rafale

Amritsar AFS VIAR 16/34 755 ft / 230 m 31°42′28″N 74°47′57″E / 31.70778°N 74.79917°E / 31.70778; 74.79917 (Amritsar AFS) Punjab 1 FBSU - -
Awantipur AFS VIAW 12/30 5,400 ft / 1,646 m 33°52′35.86″N 74°58′32.45″E / 33.8766278°N 74.9756806°E / 33.8766278; 74.9756806 (Awantipur AFS) Jammu & Kashmir 8 FBSU - -
Bathinda AFS VIBT 13/31 700 ft /213 m 30°16′08″N 74°45′27″E / 30.268848°N 74.757430°E / 30.268848; 74.757430 (Bhatinda AFS) Punjab 34 Wing No. 17 Squadron Dassault Rafale
Chandigarh AFS VICG 11/29 1,012 ft / 308 m 30°40′35″N 76°47′19″E / 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS) Chandigarh 12 Wing/3 BRD No. 44 Squadron

No. 48 Squadrons

No. 126 Helicopter Flight

Transport:

Antonov An-32 Ilyushin Il-76

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-26

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Gurugram AFS[2][3][4] Logistics base 28°26′14″N 77°01′43″E / 28.437098°N 77.028544°E / 28.437098; 77.028544 (Gurugram AFS) Haryana IFC and IMAC.[5][6] - -
Faridabad AFS Logistics base 28°22′19″N 77°16′35″E / 28.371888°N 77.276432°E / 28.371888; 77.276432 (Faridabad AFS) Haryana 54 ASP, 56th Air Storage Park, Guard dog training.[7][8][9][10] - -
Halwara AFS VIHX 13/31 790 ft / 241 m 30°44′53″N 75°38′00″E / 30.748041°N 75.633209°E / 30.748041; 75.633209 (Halwara AFS) Punjab 9 Wing, No. 220 Squadron IAF

No. 221 Squadron IAF

Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Hindon AFS VIDX 09/27 700 ft / 213 m 28°42′28″N 77°21′34″E / 28.707647°N 77.359340°E / 28.707647; 77.359340 (Hindon AFS) Uttar Pradesh 28 Wing No. 77 Squadron

No. 131 Helicopter Flight

No. 181 Flight

No. 129 Helicopter Unit

Transport:

C130J Super Hurcules

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Boeing 737-200

Helicopters:

HAL Cheetah

Mil Mi-17

Vadsar AFS AFS - - 23°08′46″N 72°28′53″E / 23.146200°N 72.481270°E / 23.146200; 72.481270 (Vadsar AFS) Gujarat 47 Signal Unit - -
Jammu AFS VIJU 18/36 1029 ft /

314 m

32°41′21″N 074°50′15″E Jammu & Kashmir 23 Wing No. 153 Helicopter Unit

No. 154 Helicopter Unit

No. 132 Helicopter Flight

No. 223 Squadron IAF

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

HAL Cheetah

Combat Jets:

Mikoyan MiG-29

Leh AFS VILH 06/24
07R/25L
07L/25R
10,682 ft/ 3,256 m 34°08′14″N 77°32′48″E / 34.137216°N 77.546614°E / 34.137216; 77.546614 (Leh AFS) Ladakh 21 Wing No. 114 Helicopter Unit

No. 130 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Cheetah

Palam AFS VIDP 09/27
10/28
776 ft / 237 m 28°34′25″N 77°06′53″E / 28.573736°N 77.114610°E / 28.573736; 77.114610 (Palam AFS) Delhi 3 Wing No. 41 Squadron Hawker Siddeley HS 748

Dornier 228

Pathankot AFS VIPK 01/19 1,017 ft / 310 m 32°14′13″N 75°38′00″E / 32.236929°N 75.633227°E / 32.236929; 75.633227 (Pathankot AFS) Punjab 18 Wing No. 125 Helicopter Squadron Helicopters:

AH-64 Apache

Sarsawa AFS VISP 09/27 891 ft / 272 m 29°59′37″N 77°25′50″E / 29.993718°N 77.430671°E / 29.993718; 77.430671 (Sarsawa AFS) Uttar Pradesh 30 Wing No. 117 Helicopter Unit

No. 152 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17

HAL Dhruv

Sirsa AFS VISX 05/23 650 ft / 198 m 29°33′46″N 75°00′19″E / 29.56278°N 75.00528°E / 29.56278; 75.00528 (Sirsa AFS) Haryana 45 Wing
Srinagar AFS VISR 13/31 5,458 ft / 1,664 m 33°59′40″N 74°45′55″E / 33.994374°N 74.765299°E / 33.994374; 74.765299 (Srinagar AFS) Jammu & Kashmir 1 Wing No. 223 Squadron Mikoyan MiG-29
Udhampur AFS VIUX 18/36 1,950 ft / 594 m 32°54′41″N 75°09′16″E / 32.911503°N 75.154410°E / 32.911503; 75.154410 (Udhampur AFS) Jammu & Kashmir HQ AOC J&K

39 Wing

No. 132 Helicopter Flight

No. 152 HU

HAL Cheetah

Mil Mi-17

Eastern Air Command
Purnea AFS VEPU 18/36 412 ft / 125 m 25°45′35″N 087°24′36″E Bihar 14FBSU - -
Bagdogra AFS VEBD 18/36 412 ft / 125 m 26°40′52″N 88°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861 (Bagdogra AFS) West Bengal 20 Wing No. 156 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-17
Barapani AFS VEBI 04/22 2910 ft / 886 m 25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E / 25.70361; 91.97861 (Barapani AFS) Meghalaya
Barrackpore AFS VEBR 02/20 18 ft / 5 m 22°46′55″N 88°21′33″E / 22.78194°N 88.35917°E / 22.78194; 88.35917 (Barrackpore AFS) West Bengal 6 Wing No. 157 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-17
Chabua AFS VECA 05/23 350 ft / 107 m 27°27′44″N 95°07′05″E / 27.46222°N 95.11806°E / 27.46222; 95.11806 (Chabua AFS) Assam 14 Wing No. 102 Squadron Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Hasimara AFS VEHX 11L/29R
11R/29L
340 ft /104 m 26°41′53″N 89°22′08″E / 26.69806°N 89.36889°E / 26.69806; 89.36889 (Hasimara AFS) West Bengal 16 Wing No. 101 Squadron IAF Dassault Rafale
Jorhat AFS VEJT 04/22 284 ft / 87 m 26°43′54″N 94°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556 (Jorhat AFS) Assam 10 Wing No. 43 Squadron

No. 49 Squadron

Antonov An-32
Kalaikunda AFS VEDX 17/35 200 ft / 60 m 22°20′21.90″N 87°12′52.37″E / 22.3394167°N 87.2145472°E / 22.3394167; 87.2145472 (Kalaikunda AFS) West Bengal 5th Wing(Sqdn18 with MiG27s & OCU with MiG21s)
Kumbhigram AFS VEKU 06/24 352 ft / 107 m 24°54′47″N 92°58′43″E / 24.91306°N 92.97861°E / 24.91306; 92.97861 (Kumbhigram AFS) Assam 22 Wing No. 110 Helicopter Unit Mil Mi-8
Mohanbari AFS VEMN 05/23 361 ft / 110 m 27°28′50″N 95°01′18″E / 27.48056°N 95.02167°E / 27.48056; 95.02167 (Mohanbari AFS) Assam 42 Wing No. 127 Helicopter Unit

No. 128 Helicopter Unit

Mil Mi-17
Mountain Shadow AFS VEGT 05/23 350 ft / 107 m 26°06′22″N 91°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583 (Mountain Shadow AFS) Assam
Panagarh AFS VEPH 15/33 240 ft / 73 m 23°28′28″N 87°25′39″E / 23.47444°N 87.42750°E / 23.47444; 87.42750 (Panagarh AFS) West Bengal 62 SU, 87 Squadron No. 87 Squadron C-130J Super Hercules
Salua AFS 22°16′22″N 87°17′22″E / 22.27278°N 87.28944°E / 22.27278; 87.28944 (Salua AFS) West Bengal Radar station[11]
Tawang AFS VETW 8,756 ft / 2,669 m 27°35′19″N 91°52′40″E / 27.58861°N 91.87778°E / 27.58861; 91.87778 (Tawang AFS) Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur AFS VETZ 04/22 240 ft / 73 m 26°42′44″N 92°47′14″E / 26.71222°N 92.78722°E / 26.71222; 92.78722 (Tezpur AFS) Assam 11 Wing No. 2 Squadron

No. 106 Squadron

Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Central Air Command
Agra AFS VIAG 05/23
12/30
551 ft 167 m 27°09′27″N 77°57′39″E / 27.15750°N 77.96083°E / 27.15750; 77.96083 (Agra AFS) Uttar Pradesh 4 Wing No. 12 Squadron

No. 78 Squadron No. 50 Squadron

Transport:

Antonov An-32

Ilyushin Il-78

AEW&C:

Beriev A-50

Bakshi Ka Talab AFS VIBL 09/27 385 ft/ 117 m 26°59′19″N 80°53′29″E / 26.98861°N 80.89139°E / 26.98861; 80.89139 (Bakshi Ka Talab AFS) Uttar Pradesh AD Flight
Bamrauli AFS VEAB 06/24
12/30
322 ft/ 98 m 25°26′24″N 81°44′02″E / 25.44000°N 81.73389°E / 25.44000; 81.73389 (Bamrauli AFS) Uttar Pradesh 29 Wing
Bareilly AFS VIBY 11/29 565 ft/ 172 m 28°25′21″N 79°26′49″E / 28.42250°N 79.44694°E / 28.42250; 79.44694 (Bareilly AFS) Uttar Pradesh 15 Wing No. 111 Helicopter Unit

No. 24 Squadron No. 8 Squadron

Helicopters:

HAL Dhruv

Combat Jets:

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Bihta AFS 07/25 52 ft 170 m 25°35′27″N 84°53′00″E / 25.59083°N 84.88333°E / 25.59083; 84.88333 (Bihta AFS) Bihar
Chakeri AFS VICX 01/19
09/27
410 ft/124 m 26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E / 26.40278°N 80.41222°E / 26.40278; 80.41222 (Chakeri AFS) Uttar Pradesh
Darbhanga AFS VEDH 14/28 21 ft / 38 m 26°11′41″N 85°55′03″E / 26.19472°N 85.91750°E / 26.19472; 85.91750 (Darbhanga AFS) Bihar
Gorakhpur AFS VEGK 11/29 259 ft / 78 m 26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E / 26.73944°N 83.44944°E / 26.73944; 83.44944 (Gorakhpur AFS) Uttar Pradesh 17 Wing No. 16 Squadron

No. 27 Squadron No. 105 Helicopter Unit

Combat Jets:

SEPECAT Jaguar

Helicopters:

Mil Mi-17

Maharajpur AFS VIGR 06/24 617 ft / 188 m 26°17′36″N 78°13′40″E / 26.29333°N 78.22778°E / 26.29333; 78.22778 (Maharajpur AFS) Madhya Pradesh 40 Wing No. 1 Squadron
No. 7 Squadron
No. 9 Squadron
Dassault Mirage 2000
Southern Air Command
Car Nicobar AFS VOCX 02/20 42 ft / 13 m 09°09′09″N 092°49′11″E / 9.15250°N 92.81972°E / 9.15250; 92.81972 (Car Nicobar AFS) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 37 Wing
Sulur AFS VOSX 05/23 1,250 ft / 381 m 11°00′49″N 077°09′35″E / 11.01361°N 77.15972°E / 11.01361; 77.15972 (Sulur AFS) Tamil Nadu 43 Wing

5 BRD 24 TETTRA School 6 AFH

109 HU

No. 33 Squadron

No. 45 Squadron

Transport:

Antonov An-32

Helicopters: Mil Mi-17

Combat Jets:

HAL Tejas

Port Blair AFS VOPB 04/22 16 m /5 m 11°38′28″N 92°43′47″E / 11.64111°N 92.72972°E / 11.64111; 92.72972 (Port Blair AFS) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tambaram AFS VOTX 05/23
12/30
90 ft / 27 m 12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E / 12.90694°N 80.12111°E / 12.90694; 80.12111 (Tambram AFS) Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur AFS VOTJ 07/25 253 ft / 77 m 10°43′20″N 079°06′05″E / 10.72222°N 79.10139°E / 10.72222; 79.10139 (Thanjavur AFS) Tamil Nadu 47 Wing No. 222 Squadron Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Thiruvananthapuram AFS VOTV 14/32 13 ft / 4 m 8°29′N 76°55′E / 8.48°N 76.92°E / 8.48; 76.92 (Trivandrum Airport) Kerala HQ
South Western Air Command
Suratgarh AFS VISG 05/23 560 ft / 170 m 29°23′16″N 073°54′14″E / 29.38778°N 73.90389°E / 29.38778; 73.90389 Rajasthan 35 Wing No. 104 Helicopter Squadron Helicopters:

Mil Mi-35

Bhuj AFS VABJ 05/23 268 ft / 82 m 23°17′16″N 69°40′12″E / 23.28778°N 69.67000°E / 23.28778; 69.67000 (Bhuj AFS) Gujarat 27 Wing
Deesa AFS VADS 06/24 485 ft / 148 m 24°16′05″N 72°12′16″E / 24.26806°N 72.20444°E / 24.26806; 72.20444 (Deesa AFS) Gujarat 52 Wing
Jaisalmer AFS VIJR 04/22 887 ft / 270 m 26°53′21″N 70°51′52″E / 26.88917°N 70.86444°E / 26.88917; 70.86444 (Jaisalmer AFS) Rajasthan 41 Wing
Jamnagar AFS VAJM 06/24
12/30
69 ft / 21 m 22°27′59″N 70°00′41″E / 22.46639°N 70.01139°E / 22.46639; 70.01139 (Jamnagar AFS) Gujarat 33 Wing No. 6 Squadron

No. 28 Squadron

Jodhpur AFS VIJO 05/23 717 ft / 219 m 26°15′05″N 73°02′53″E / 26.25139°N 73.04806°E / 26.25139; 73.04806 (Jodhpur AFS) Rajasthan 32 Wing 143 HU

No. 10 Squadron No. 29 Squadron No. 32 Squadron No. 37 Squadron

Lohegaon AFS VAPO 10/28
14/32
1,942 ft / 592 m 18°34′55″N 73°55′10″E / 18.58194°N 73.91944°E / 18.58194; 73.91944 (Lohegaon AFS) Maharashtra 2 Wing No. 20 Squadron

No. 30 Squadron

Nal-Bikaner AFS VIBK 05/23 750 ft / 229 m 28°04′21″N 73°12′24″E / 28.07250°N 73.20667°E / 28.07250; 73.20667 (Nal-Bikaner AFS) Rajasthan 46 Wing No. 3 Squadron

No. 23 Squadron

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Naliya AFS VANY 06/24 68 ft / 21 m 23°13′12″N 68°54′00″E / 23.22000°N 68.90000°E / 23.22000; 68.90000 (Naliya AFS) Gujarat 49 Wing No. 18 Squadron HAL Tejas
Phalodi AFS 05/23 700 ft / 213 m 27°06′46″N 72°23′20″E / 27.11278°N 72.38889°E / 27.11278; 72.38889 (Phalodi AFS) Rajasthan 35 Wing No. 23 Squadron

104 Helicopter Squadron

Uttarlai AFS VIUT 02/20 500 ft / 152 m 25°48′46″N 71°28′56″E / 25.81278°N 71.48222°E / 25.81278; 71.48222 (Uttarlai AFS) Rajasthan 5 FBSU No. 4 Squadron
Makarpura AFS VABO 04/22 127 ft / 38.7 m 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944 (Makarpura AFS) Gujarat 36 Wing No. 11 Squadron

No. 25 Squadron[12]

Training Command
Begumpet AFS VOHY 09/27
14/32
1,741 ft / 531 m 17°27′08″N 78°27′40″E / 17.45222°N 78.46111°E / 17.45222; 78.46111 (Begumpet AFS) Telangana
Bidar AFS VOBR 02/20
08/26
2,178 ft / 663 m 17°54′28″N 77°29′09″E / 17.90778°N 77.48583°E / 17.90778; 77.48583 (Bidar AFS) Karnataka
Dundigal AFS VODG 10L/28R
10R/28L
2,013 ft / 614 m 17°37′45″N 78°24′12″E / 17.62917°N 78.40333°E / 17.62917; 78.40333 (Dundigal AFS) Telangana
Hakimpet AFS VOHK 09/27 2,020 ft / 616 m 17°33′12″N 78°31′29″E / 17.55333°N 78.52472°E / 17.55333; 78.52472 (Hakimpet AFS) Telangana
Yelahanka AFS VOYK 09/27 3,045 ft / 928 m 13°08′09″N 77°36′20″E / 13.13583°N 77.60556°E / 13.13583; 77.60556 (Yelahanka AFS) Karnataka
Admin Training Inst, Sambra, Belgaum 2,500 ft / 762 m 15°51′00″N 74°30′00″E / 15.85000°N 74.50000°E / 15.85000; 74.50000 (Yelahanka AFS) Karnataka
Maintenance Command
Nagpur AFS VANP 09/27
14/32
1,012 ft /308 m 21°05′31″N 79°02′49″E / 21.09194°N 79.04694°E / 21.09194; 79.04694 (Nagpur AFS) Maharashtra 44 Wing
Ojhar AFS VAOZ 08/26 1,900 ft / 579 m 20°07′10″N 073°54′49″E / 20.11944°N 73.91361°E / 20.11944; 73.91361 (Ojhar AFS) Maharashtra 11 BRD
Chandigarh AFS VICG 11/29 1,012 ft / 308 m 30°40′35″N 76°47′19″E / 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS) Chandigarh 12 Wing/3 BRD
Kanpur AFS VECX 09/27 410 ft / 126 m 26°23′58″N 80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499 Uttar Pradesh 1 BRD/4 BRD
Devlali AFS 19°51′18.36″N 73°48′13.5″E / 19.8551000°N 73.803750°E / 19.8551000; 73.803750 (Devlail AFS) Maharashtra Helicopter Maintenance Unit

The other Air Force stations that come under Maintenance Command are not air stations and are mostly signal units and station repair depots situated in different towns. Delhi, for example, has a few BRDs and SUs that come under Maintenance Command.

List of advance landing grounds

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Along China border

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Chinese Military has an integrated Western Theater Command across the whole LAC with India.[13] Indian Military has divided the LAC into 3 sectors - the western sector across Ladakh and the Chinese-held Aksai Chin, the central sector across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states, and the eastern sector across Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh states.[14] Similarly, Indian Airforce has Delhi-based Western Air Command, Prayagraj-based Central Air Command, and Shillong-based Eastern Air Command to cover the LAC.

Along Pakistan border

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Highway landing grounds

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See also

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References

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