Indian Air Force Stations
Western Air Command and South Western control air operations in proximity to Pakistan. Western Command is headquartered in New Delhi, the Command also has a forward headquarters located near the Army's Western Command at Chandigarh. Airfields at Adampur, Ambala, Chandigarh, Halwara, Hindan, Jaiselmer, Jamnagar, Jodhpur and Pathankot are located within 300 km of the Pakistan border. Other more distant Western Air Command main operating airbases include Avantipur, Leh, Palam, and Srinagar, with forward airbases at Amritsar, Bhatinda, Sirsa and Udhampur. Other South Western Air Command main operating bases are at Barmer, Bhuj, Nalia, and Poona with forward airbases at Ahmadabad, Nal, Suratgarh and Uttarlai.
| Base | City | Latitude | Longitude | Unit | Command | Aircraft | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adampur | Jullundur | 31° 26'13" N | 75° 45'21" E | No.47 | Western | MiG-29A/C/UB | 18 |
| No.101 | Western | MiG-21M | 16 | ||||
| No.220 | Western | MiG-23BN | 16 | ||||
| No.223 | Western | MiG-29A/C/UB | 18 | ||||
| No.224 | Western | MiG-23MF/UM | 16 | ||||
| Agra | 27°09'N | 77°57'E | No.2 Target | Central | Canberra B(I) Mk.8 | ||
| No.12 | Central | An-32 Sutlej | |||||
| No.44 | Central | IL-76MD Gajraj | |||||
| No.106 | Central | HAL HS 748 Canberra PR Mk.57 | |||||
| Paratroop School | Training | An-32 Sutlej | |||||
| Ahmadabad | 23°04'N | 72°38'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Allahabad | 25°26'N | 81°44'E | HQ Central Air Command | Central | |||
| Ambala | 30°22'N | 76°48'E | No.5 | Western | Jaguar IS/IB | 16 | |
| No.14 | Western | Jaguar IS/IB | 16 | ||||
| No.23 | Western | MiG-21bis | 16 | ||||
| No.24 | Western | Su-30 | |||||
| Amritsar | Amritsar | 31°42'44"N | 74°47'47"E | -- | Western | -- | -- |
| Avantipur | 33°52'46"N | 74°57'56"E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Baghdogra | 26°41'N | 88°20'E | No.8 | Eastern | MiG-21FL | 16 | |
| Bakshi-Ka-Talab | Bareilly | 28°25'N | 79°27'E | No.35 | Central | MiG-21M and Canberra PR Mk.57 | |
| No.102 | Central | MiG-25R/U | |||||
| Barmer | 25°45'N | 71°23'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Bathinda | ° ' N | ° ' E | No.17 | Western | MiG-27M Or MiG-21M/MF | ||
| Begumpet | ??? | ??? | Navigation and Signals School | Training | HAL Hs.748 | ||
| Bhatinda | 30°16'N | 74°45'E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Bhuj-Rudramata | 23°15'N | 69°40'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Bidar | 17°55'N | 77°30'E | Air Force Academy | Training | HJT-16 Kiran I | ||
| Car Nicobar | 09°09'11.51" N | 092°49'09.81" E | 118HU det | South Western | Mi-8 | -- | |
| Chabua | Jorhat | 26°44'N | 94°11'E | Eastern | |||
| Chakrata | Dehra Dun | 30°42'N | 77°51'E | AR Centre, RAW | Headquarters | ??? | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 30°40'49"N | 76°47'31"E | No.3 Base Repair Depot | Maintenance | Mil Mi-8 / 17 | |
| No.15 | Western | Mig-21bis | 16 | ||||
| No.21 | Western | Mig-21bis | 16 | ||||
| No.25 | Western | IL-76MD Gajraj | |||||
| No.48 | Western | An-32 Sutlej | |||||
| Charbatia | Cuttack | 20°34'N | 85°55'E | AR Centre, RAW | Headquarters | Gulfstream, IAI Astra, Boeing 707 | |
| Coimbatore | 11°02'N | 77°23'E | No.5 Base Repair Depot | Maintenance | Various aircraft | ||
| Dindigul | Hyderabad | 17°38'N | 78°24'E | Air Force Academy | Training | HJT-16 Kiran IA | |
| Dum Duma | Tinsukia | 27°34'N | 95°34'E | AR Centre, RAW | Headquarters | Gulfstream, IAI Astra, Boeing 707 | |
| Gauhati | 26°06'N | 91°35'E | |||||
| No.41 | Western | HAL Do 228 HS-748 | |||||
| Gandhinagar | Gandhi Nagar | 23°20'N | 07°20'E | HQ South Western Air Command | South Western | ||
| Gorakhpur | 26°44'N | 88°27'E | No.16 | Central | Jaguar IS/IB | 16 | |
| No.27 | Central | Jaguar IS/IB | 16 | ||||
| Gwalior | 26°17'N | 78°13'E | No.1 | Central | Mirage 2000H/TH | ||
| No.7 | Central | Mirage 2000H/TH | |||||
| No.11 | Central | HAL Hs.748 | |||||
| Hakimpet | Hyderabad | 17°30'N | 78°30'E | Air Force Academy | Training | HJT-16 Kiran II, | |
| Helicopter Training School | Training | HAL Cheetah HAL Chetak | |||||
| Halwara | 30°44'59"N | 75°37'46"E | No.31 | Western | MiG-23BN | 16 | |
| No.221 | Western | MiG-23BN | 16 | ||||
| No.108 | Western | MiG-21 MF | |||||
| Hashimara | 26°45'N | 89°21'E | No.22 | Eastern | MiG-27 ML | 18 | |
| No.222 | Eastern | MiG-21FL | 16 | ||||
| Hindan | Delhi | 28°42'30"N | 77°21'47"E | No.2 | Western | MiG-27ML | 18 |
| No.9 | Western | MiG-27ML | 18 | ||||
| No.18 | Western | MiG-27ML | 18 | ||||
| HQ - Delhi | Delhi | Air Headquarters | Headquarters | ||||
| Jaisalmer | 26°55'N | 70°54'E | No.4 | South Western | MiG-21bis | 16 | |
| Jamnagar | 22°28'N | 70°01'E | No.51 | South Western | MiG-27ML MiG-21M | 18 | |
| Combat Development | Training | Various fighter aircraft | |||||
| Jodhpur | 26°15'N | 73°03'E | No.10 | South Western | MiG-27ML | 18 | |
| No.29 | South Western | MiG-27ML | 18 | ||||
| No.32 | South Western | MiG-27ML | 18 | ||||
| No. 226 ? | South Western ? | MiG-23MF/UM ? | 16 ? | ||||
| Jorhat | 26°45'N | 94°13'E | No.43 | Eastern | An-32 Sutlej | ||
| No.49 | Eastern | An-32 Sutlej | |||||
| Kalaikunda | 22°21'N | 87°15'E | No.20 | Eastern | MiG-27ML | 18 | |
| Leh | 34°08'08"N | 77°32'52"E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Lohagaon | Pune [Poona] | 18°35'N | 73°55'E | ||||
| No.6 | South Western | Jaguar IM Canberra B(I) Mk.8 | |||||
| No.28 | South Western | MiG-29A/C/UB | 18 | ||||
| Nagpur | 26°57'N | 79°03'E | HQ Maintenance Command | Maintenance | |||
| Nal | 28°02'N | 73°14'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Nalia | 23°15'N | 68°52'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Palam | Delhi | 28°34'N | 77°26'E | HQ Western Air Command | Western | ||
| Government Flight | Headquarters | Learjet 29 | |||||
| No.41 | Western | HAL Do 228 HS-748 | |||||
| No.50 ? | Western ? | Dornier Do-228 ? | |||||
| Pegasus Squadron | Headquarters | Boeing 737 HAL HS.748 | |||||
| AR Centre, RAW | Headquarters | An-32 Sutlej, Gulfstream, IAI Astra, Boeing 707 | |||||
| Pathankot | 32°13'59"N | 75°38'00"E | No.3 | Western | MiG-21bis | 16 | |
| No.26 | Western | MiG-21bis | |||||
| Phalodi | ??? | Western | ??? | ??? | |||
| Shillong | 25°34'N | 91°53'E | HQ Eastern Air Command | Eastern | |||
| Sirsa | 29°33'39"N | 75°00'52"E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Srinagar | 33°59'13"N | 74°46'35"E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Suratgarh | 29°19'N | 73°54'E | -- | South Western | -- | -- | |
| Tambaram | 12°55'N | 80°07'E | Flying Instructors School | Training | HPT-32 Deepak | ||
| Tezpur | 26°47'N | 92°47'E | No.30 | Eastern | MiG-21FL | 16 | |
| MiG Training | Training | MiG-21Fl/U/UM/US | 16 | ||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | Trivandrum | 8°29'N | 76°55'E | HQ Southern Air Command | Southern | ||
| Tughlakabad | 28°30'N | 77°16'E | No.7 Base Repair Depot | Maintenance | Various helicopters | ||
| Udhampur | 32°53'60"N | 75°09'29"E | -- | Western | -- | -- | |
| Uttarlai | [Gujarat] | ° ' N | ° ' E | -- | South Western | -- | -- |
| Yelahanka | Bangalore | 13°08'N | 77°36'E | HQ Training Command | Training | ||
| Air Force Academy and Aircraft Testing | Training | Various aircraft |
| Air Command Assigned Bases | ||||
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| Western Air Command Palam |
South-Western Air Command Ghandinagar |
Central Air Command Allhabad |
Southern Air Command Trivandrum |
Eastern Air Command Shillong |
| Airfields | ||||
| Amdampur Ambala Avantipur Chandigarh Halwara Hindan Leh Palam Pathankot Srinagar |
Bhuj Jaisalmer Jamangar Jodhpur Nalia Poona |
Agra Allahabad Bareilly Gorakhpur Gwalior Kanpur Nagpur |
Bangalore Begumpet Bidar Dundigal Hakimpet Tambaram Port Blair Car Nicobar |
Bagdora Barackpore Chabua Gauhati Hashimara Jorhat Kalaikunda Tezpur |
| Forward Bases | ||||
| Amristsar Bhatinda Sirsa Udhampur |
Ahmadabad Nal Suratgarth Uttarlai |
Madurai Salur |
Agartala Calcutta Panagarth Shillong |
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