Talk:List of Indian Air Force stations

Trivandrum AFS

Introduction

Southern Air Command with its Headquarters at Trivandrum was born on 19 Jul 84 out of the changed geopolitical situation around Southern peninsula since early eighties Super Power rivalry in Indian ocean, attempts to destabilise the littoral states and continued ethnic problems in Sri Lanka compelled the defence planners to look afresh the Defence requirements of peninsular India in order toe ffectively defend the Island territories and protect our exclusive economic zones extending deep into the oceans. The need was felt to establish a full fledged Operational Air Command covering the geopolitical area of peninsular India extending to 18 deg N including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian sea. Accordingly, on 20 Jul 84, Smt lndira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of inaugurated of Headquarters Southern Air Command at Trivandrum at "Belhaven Palace", an old palace of Maharaja of Travancore located in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. Initially, the Command exercised control over 5 lodger units. In a short span of 15 years, the Command has grown and now has 17 lodger units under its jurisdiction

Historical Background 

A paper on formation of SAC was presented to the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on 10 Jul 84 and the sanction was obtained on 19 Jul 84. The Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi inaugurated the Southern Air Command Headquarters on 20 Jul 84 in the presence of the then Defence Minister Shri R Venkataraman. The CAS, Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, first AOC-in-C of SAC, Air Marshal TJ Desa and a host of other Civilian and service officers were special invites to the solemn occasion.

With the increase in strength of personnel and operational importance, construction of permanent accommodation for the Command Headquarters was planned at Akkulam. Accordingly the construction of permanent Command Headquarters was completed and the Headquarters moved from Belhaven Palace to Akkulam on 08 Aug 1996. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harish sankar (talk • contribs) 10:06, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a ton, will use this for the page.... Is this link from the IAF website or somewhere else.... if it is somewhere else, could u put up the link plz... Thanks. Sniperz11_@^CS 10:55, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Farkhor

"The International Air Command operates only one air base currently, which is the Farkhor Air Base, in Tajikistan."

is there any evidence out there that a) an international air command exists b)that farkor air base is an official airstation of the indian air force? if not why should this statement be in this page? jaiiaf (talk) 18:37, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Required Proper Address of Agra Air Office Commanding

Sir,

    I have to applied for LDC post under Indian Air Service. So, Please confirm me at email:-pradeep.profin@gmail.com or 9212936179 Full and Proper address of Air office commanding,

Air office station, Agra (U.P.) with pin code.

With best Regards, Pradeep Kumar 9212936179 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.163.107.215 (talk) 08:37, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Coordinate error

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The following coordinate fixes are needed for Phalodi airstrip. the coordinates belong to Surathgarh airstrip

—182.68.182.109 (talk) 11:43, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Deor (talk) 15:46, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

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New AFS are missing

Over the last 2 to 3 years, Indian Air Force (IAF) has upgraded several "Air Force Stations" (AFS), such as "Advance Landing Grounds" (ALG) and new airports/runways, along Line of Actual Control with China specially in Laddakh, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Most of the new ones are included in the List of airports in India but missing from this article. 58.182.172.95 (talk) 14:20, 18 December 2019 (UTC)