Sarsawa Air Force Station

Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Saharanpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India and is approximately 17 km (11 mi) 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]

A HAL Dhruv during Operation Rahat

Sarsawa Air Force Station Saharanpur
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorIndian Air Force
ServesSaharanpur, near city
Elevation AMSL891 ft / 272 m
Coordinates29°59′39″N 77°25′27″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,000 x 150 2,743 x 46 Concrete

Under No. 30 Wing IAF, residents in 2011 included No. 117 and 152 Helicopter Units flying [[ALH MK-III, Mil Mi-17]]s.[2]

The Air force station is also the headquarters of Special Group. [3]

References
  1. "Sarsawa Airport". www.airports-worldwide.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. Scramble.nl
  3. "Close encounters of the covert kind". The Week. Retrieved 9 October 2016.



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