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 7 commands viz. Western Air Command at Delhi, Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Central Air Command at Prayagraj, Southern Air Command at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, Training Command at Bangalore and Maintenance Command at Nagpur.

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 seven 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

NOTE: Station and Unit details are from Scramble.nl (2009) and outdated [1] Article needs to be revised/updated.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 Units
Western Air Command
Adampur AFS VIAX 13/31 775 ft / 236 m 31.434879°N 75.757256°E / 31.434879; 75.757256 (Adampur AFS) Punjab 8 Wing, 47 Squadron, 223 Squadron
Ambala AFS VIAM 12L/30R
12R/30L		 900 ft / 274 m 30°22′14″N 76°49′4″E Haryana 7 Wing, No. 3 Squadron, 5 Squadron and 11 Squadron, 14Sqn Missile and UAV Squadron 2209 & Squadron 2251S
Amritsar AFS VIAR 16/34 755 ft / 230 m 31°42′28″N 74°47′57″E Punjab 1 FBSU
Awantipur AFS VIAW 12/30 5,400 ft / 1,646 m 33°52′35.86″N 74°58′32.45″E Jammu & Kashmir 8 FBSU
Bathinda AFS VIBT 13/31 700 ft /213 m 30.268848°N 74.757430°E / 30.268848; 74.757430 (Bhatinda AFS) Punjab 34 Wing, No. 17 Squadron
Chandigarh AFS VICG 11/29 1,012 ft / 308 m 30.676290°N 76.788535°E / 30.676290; 76.788535 (Chandigarh AFS) Chandigarh 12 Wing, 25, 48 Squadrons
Gurugram AFS[2][3][4] Logistics base 28.437098°N 77.028544°E / 28.437098; 77.028544 (Gurugram AFS) Haryana Information Fusion Centre (IFC) and Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC).[5][6]
Faridabad AFS Logistics base 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 30.748041°N 75.633209°E / 30.748041; 75.633209 (Halwara AFS) Punjab 9 Wing,
Hindon AFS VIDX 09/27 700 ft / 213 m 28.707647°N 77.359340°E / 28.707647; 77.359340 (Hindon AFS) Uttar Pradesh 28 Wing, 77 Squadron, 131 FAC Flight, 181 Flight
Vadsar AFS AFS - - 23.146200°N 72.481270°E / 23.146200; 72.481270 (Vadsar AFS) Gujarat -
Leh AFS VILH 06/24
07R/25L
07L/25R		 10,682 ft/ 3,256 m 34.137216°N 77.546614°E / 34.137216; 77.546614 (Leh AFS) Ladakh 21 Wing, AF
Palam AFS VIDP 09/27
10/28		 776 ft / 237 m 28.573736°N 77.114610°E / 28.573736; 77.114610 (Palam AFS) Delhi 3 Wing
Pathankot AFS VIPK 01/19 1,017 ft / 310 m 32.236929°N 75.633227°E / 32.236929; 75.633227 (Pathankot AFS) Punjab 18 Wing, 26, 108 Squadrons
Sarsawa AFS VISP 09/27 891 ft / 272 m 29.993718°N 77.430671°E / 29.993718; 77.430671 (Sarsawa AFS) Uttar Pradesh 30 Wing, 117 HU, 152 HU (Mi-17)
Siachen Glacier AFS 22,000 ft / 6706 m

35.5°N 77.0°E / 35.5; 77.0 (Siachen Glacier AFS)

 Jammu & Kashmir
Sirsa AFS VISA 05/23 650 ft / 198 m 29°33′46″N 75°00′19″E Haryana 45 Wing, 21 Squadron
Srinagar AFS VISR 13/31 5,458 ft / 1,664 m 33.994374°N 74.765299°E / 33.994374; 74.765299 (Srinagar AFS) Jammu & Kashmir 1 Wing, 51 Squadron
Udhampur AFS VIUX 18/36 1,950 ft / 594 m 32.911503°N 75.154410°E / 32.911503; 75.154410 (Udhampur AFS) Jammu & Kashmir HQ AOC J&K, IAF, 39 Wing, 132 FAC Flight, 152 HU
Eastern Air Command
Agartala AFS VEAT 18/36 48 ft / 14 m 23°53′24″N 091°14′32″E Tripura
Bagdogra AFS VEBD 18/36 412 ft / 125 m 26°40′52″N 88°19′43″E West Bengal 20 Wing
Barapani AFS VEBI 04/22 2910 ft / 886 m 25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E Meghalaya
Barrackpore AFS VEBR 02/20 18 ft / 5 m 22°46′55″N 88°21′33″E West Bengal 6 Wing
Chabua AFS VECA 05/23 350 ft / 107 m 27°27′44″N 95°07′05″E Assam 14 Wing
Dum Dum AFS VECC 01L/19R
01R/19L		 17 ft / 5 m 22°39′17″N 88°26′48″E West Bengal
Hasimara AFS 11L/29R
11R/29L		 340 ft /104 m 26°41′53″N 89°22′08″E West Bengal 16 Wing, 22 Squadron, 791 SU.
Jorhat AFS VEJT 04/22 284 ft / 87 m 26°43′54″N 94°10′32″E Assam 10 Wing
Kalaikunda AFS 17/35 200 ft / 60 m 22°20′21.90″N 87°12′52.37″E 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 Assam 22 Wing
Mohanbari AFS VEMN 05/23 361 ft / 110 m 27°28′50″N 95°01′18″E Assam 42 Wing
Mountain Shadow AFS VEGT 05/23 350 ft / 107 m 26°06′22″N 91°35′09″E Assam
Panagarh AFS VEPH 15/33 240 ft / 73 m 23°28′28″N 87°25′39″E West Bengal 62 SU, 87 Squadron
Tawang AFS 8,756 ft / 2,669 m 27°35′19″N 91°52′40″E Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur AFS VETZ 04/22 240 ft / 73 m 26°42′44″N 92°47′14″E Assam 11 Wing
Central Air Command
Agra AFS VIAG 05/23
12/30		 551 ft 167 m 27°09′27″N 77°57′39″E Uttar Pradesh 4 Wing
Bakshi Ka Talab AFS VIBL 09/27 385 ft/ 117 m 26°59′19″N 80°53′29″E Uttar Pradesh
Bamrauli AFS VEAB 06/24
12/30		 322 ft/ 98 m 25°26′24″N 81°44′02″E Uttar Pradesh 29 Wing
Bareilly AFS VIBY 11/29 565 ft/ 172 m 28°25′21″N 79°26′49″E Uttar Pradesh 15 Wing
Bihta AFS 07/25 52 ft 170 m 25°35′27″N 84°53′00″E Bihar
Chakeri AFS VICX 01/19
09/27		 410 ft/124 m 26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E Uttar Pradesh
Darbhanga AFS VEDB 14/28 21 ft / 38 m 26°11′41″N 85°55′03″E Bihar
Gorakhpur AFS VEGK 11/29 259 ft / 78 m 26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E Uttar Pradesh 17 Wing
Maharajpur AFS VIGR 06/24 617 ft / 188 m 26°17′36″N 78°13′40″E Madhya Pradesh 40 Wing
Southern Air Command
Car Nicobar AFS VOCX 02/20 42 ft / 13 m 09°09′09″N 092°49′11″E Andaman & Nicobar Islands 37 Wing
Sulur AFS VOSX 05/23 1,250 ft / 381 m 11°00′49″N 077°09′35″E Tamil Nadu 43 Wing
Madurai AFS VOMD 09/27 461 ft / 141 m 09°50′01″N 078°05′22″E Tamil Nadu
Port Blair AFS VOPB 04/22 16 m /5 m 11°38′28″N 92°43′47″E Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tambaram AFS VOTX 05/23
12/30		 90 ft / 27 m 12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur AFS VOTJ 07/25 253 ft / 77 m 10°43′20″N 079°06′05″E Tamil Nadu 47 Wing, No. 222 Squadron IAF
Thiruvananthapuram AFS VOTV 14/32 13 ft / 4 m 8.48°N 76.92°E / 8.48; 76.92 (Trivandrum Airport) Kerala HQ
South Western Air Command
Suratgarh AFS 05/23 560 ft / 170 m 29°23′16″N 073°54′14″E Rajasthan
Bhuj AFS VABJ 05/23 268 ft / 82 m 23°17′16″N 69°40′12″E Gujarat No. 27 Wing AF, No. 15 Squadron IAF
Jaisalmer AFS VIJR 04/22 887 ft / 270 m 26°53′21″N 70°51′52″E Rajasthan 41 Wing
Jamnagar AFS VAJM 06/24
12/30		 69 ft / 21 m 22°27′59″N 70°00′41″E Gujarat No. 33 Wing AF, No. 6 Squadron IAF, No. 28 Squadron IAF
Jodhpur AFS VIJO 05/23 717 ft / 219 m 26°15′05″N 73°02′53″E Rajasthan No. 32 Wing AF, 10, 29, 32, 37 Squadrons
Lohegaon AFS VAPO 10/28
14/32		 1,942 ft / 592 m 18°34′55″N 73°55′10″E Maharashtra No. 2 Wing AF, 20, 30 Squadrons
Nal-Bikaner AFS VIBK 05/23 750 ft / 229 m 28°04′21″N 73°12′24″E Rajasthan 46 Wing
Naliya AFS 06/24 68 ft / 21 m 23°13′12″N 68°54′00″E Gujarat
Phalodi AFS 05/23 700 ft / 213 m 27°06′46″N 72°23′20″E Rajasthan No. 35 Wing AF, No. 23 Squadron IAF, 104 HU
Uttarlai AFS VIUT 02/20 500 ft / 152 m 25°48′46″N 71°28′56″E Rajasthan 5 FBSU, No. 4 Squadron IAF
Makarpura AFS VABO 04/22 127 ft / 38.7 m 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E Gujarat 36 Wing, 11 Squadron, 25 Squadron[11]
Training Command
Begumpet AFS VOHY 09/27
14/32		 1,741 ft / 531 m 17°27′08″N 78°27′40″E Telangana
Bidar AFS VOBR 02/20
08/26		 2,178 ft / 663 m 17°54′28″N 77°29′09″E Karnataka
Dundigal AFS VODG 10L/28R
10R/28L		 2,013 ft / 614 m 17°37′45″N 78°24′12″E Telangana
Hakimpet AFS VOHK 09/27 2,020 ft / 616 m 17°33′12″N 78°31′29″E Telangana
Yelahanka Air Force Station VOYK 09/27 3,045 ft / 928 m 13°08′09″N 77°36′20″E Karnataka
Admin Training Inst, Sambra, Belgaum 2,500 ft / 762 m 15°51′00″N 74°30′00″E Karnataka
Maintenance Command
Nagpur Air Force Station VANP 09/27
14/32		 1,012 ft /308 m 21°05′31″N 79°02′49″E Maharashtra 44 Wing
Ojhar AFS VAOZ 08/26 1,900 ft / 579 m 20°07′10″N 073°54′49″E Maharashtra 11 BRD

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

See also

References
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