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.
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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.
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Note: Station and unit details are from Scramble.nl (2009) and outdated.[1] Article needs to be revised/updated.
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Station |
ICAO |
Runway |
Elevation |
Geographical coordinates |
State/territory |
Wing |
Squadrons |
Aircraft |
Western Air Command |
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Adampur AFS |
VIAX |
13/31 |
775 ft / 236 m |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Dassault Rafale |
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/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 |
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28.437098°N 77.028544°E / 28.437098; 77.028544 (Gurugram AFS) |
Haryana |
IFC and IMAC.[5][6] |
- |
- |
Faridabad AFS |
Logistics base |
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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, |
No. 220 Squadron IAF
No. 221 Squadron IAF |
Sukhoi Su-30MKI |
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 |
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 |
- |
- |
23.146200°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 |
34.137216°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 |
28.573736°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 |
32.236929°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 |
29.993718°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 |
Haryana |
45 Wing |
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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 |
No. 223 Squadron |
Mikoyan MiG-29 |
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
39 Wing |
No. 132 Helicopter Flight
No. 152 HU |
HAL Cheetah
Mil Mi-17 |
Eastern Air Command |
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Purnea AFS |
VEBD |
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 |
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 |
Meghalaya |
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Barrackpore AFS |
VEBR |
02/20 |
18 ft / 5 m |
22°46′55″N 88°21′33″E |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
West Bengal |
5th Wing(Sqdn18 with MiG27s & OCU with MiG21s) |
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Kumbhigram AFS |
VEKU |
06/24 |
352 ft / 107 m |
24°54′47″N 92°58′43″E |
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 |
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 |
Assam |
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Panagarh AFS |
VEPH |
15/33 |
240 ft / 73 m |
23°28′28″N 87°25′39″E |
West Bengal |
62 SU, 87 Squadron |
No. 87 Squadron |
C-130J Super Hercules |
Salua AFS |
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22°16′22″N 87°17′22″E |
West Bengal |
Radar station[11] |
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Tawang AFS |
VETW |
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8,756 ft / 2,669 m |
27°35′19″N 91°52′40″E |
Arunachal Pradesh |
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Tezpur AFS |
VETZ |
04/22 |
240 ft / 73 m |
26°42′44″N 92°47′14″E |
Assam |
11 Wing |
No. 2 Squadron
No. 106 Squadron |
Sukhoi Su-30MKI |
Central Air Command |
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Agra AFS |
VIAG |
05/23 12/30 |
551 ft 167 m |
27°09′27″N 77°57′39″E |
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 |
Uttar Pradesh |
AD Flight |
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Bamrauli AFS |
VEAB |
06/24 12/30 |
322 ft/ 98 m |
25°26′24″N 81°44′02″E |
Uttar Pradesh |
29 Wing |
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Bareilly AFS |
VIBY |
11/29 |
565 ft/ 172 m |
28°25′21″N 79°26′49″E |
Uttar Pradesh |
15 Wing |
No. 111 Helicopter Unit
No. 24 Squadron
No. 8 Squadron |
Helicopters:
HAL Dhruv
Combat Jets:
Sukhoi Su-30MKI |
Bihta AFS |
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07/25 |
52 ft 170 m |
25°35′27″N 84°53′00″E |
Bihar |
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Chakeri AFS |
VICX |
01/19 09/27 |
410 ft/124 m |
26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E |
Uttar Pradesh |
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Darbhanga AFS |
VEDB |
14/28 |
21 ft / 38 m |
26°11′41″N 85°55′03″E |
Bihar |
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Gorakhpur AFS |
VEGK |
11/29 |
259 ft / 78 m |
26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E |
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 |
Madhya Pradesh |
40 Wing |
No. 1 Squadron No. 7 Squadron No. 9 Squadron |
Dassault Mirage 2000 |
Southern Air Command |
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Car Nicobar AFS |
VOCX |
02/20 |
42 ft / 13 m |
09°09′09″N 092°49′11″E |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
37 Wing |
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Sulur AFS |
VOSX |
05/23 |
1,250 ft / 381 m |
11°00′49″N 077°09′35″E |
Tamil Nadu |
43 Wing
5 BRD
24 TETTRA School
6 AFH |
109 HU
No. 33 Squadron
No. 18 Squadron
No. 45 Squadron |
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 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
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Tambaram AFS |
VOTX |
05/23 12/30 |
90 ft / 27 m |
12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E |
Tamil Nadu |
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Thanjavur AFS |
VOTJ |
07/25 |
253 ft / 77 m |
10°43′20″N 079°06′05″E |
Tamil Nadu |
47 Wing |
No. 222 Squadron |
Sukhoi Su-30MKI |
Thiruvananthapuram AFS |
VOTV |
14/32 |
13 ft / 4 m |
8.48°N 76.92°E / 8.48; 76.92 (Trivandrum Airport) |
Kerala |
HQ |
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South Western Air Command |
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Suratgarh AFS |
VISG |
05/23 |
560 ft / 170 m |
29°23′16″N 073°54′14″E |
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 |
Gujarat |
27 Wing |
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Deesa AFS |
VADS |
06/24 |
485 ft / 148 m |
24°16′05″N 72°12′16″E |
Gujarat |
52 Wing |
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Jaisalmer AFS |
VIJR |
04/22 |
887 ft / 270 m |
26°53′21″N 70°51′52″E |
Rajasthan |
41 Wing |
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Jamnagar AFS |
VAJM |
06/24 12/30 |
69 ft / 21 m |
22°27′59″N 70°00′41″E |
Gujarat |
33 Wing |
No. 6 Squadron
No. 28 Squadron |
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Jodhpur AFS |
VIJO |
05/23 |
717 ft / 219 m |
26°15′05″N 73°02′53″E |
Rajasthan |
32 Wing |
143 HU
No. 10 Squadron
No. 29 Squadron
No. 32 Squadron
No. 37 Squadron |
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Lohegaon AFS |
VAPO |
10/28 14/32 |
1,942 ft / 592 m |
18°34′55″N 73°55′10″E |
Maharashtra |
2 Wing |
No. 20 Squadron
No. 30 Squadron |
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Nal-Bikaner AFS |
VIBK |
05/23 |
750 ft / 229 m |
28°04′21″N 73°12′24″E |
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 |
Gujarat |
49 Wing |
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Phalodi AFS |
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05/23 |
700 ft / 213 m |
27°06′46″N 72°23′20″E |
Rajasthan |
35 Wing |
No. 23 Squadron
104 Helicopter Squadron |
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Uttarlai AFS |
VIUT |
02/20 |
500 ft / 152 m |
25°48′46″N 71°28′56″E |
Rajasthan |
5 FBSU |
No. 4 Squadron |
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Makarpura AFS |
VABO |
04/22 |
127 ft / 38.7 m |
22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E |
Gujarat |
36 Wing |
No. 11 Squadron
No. 25 Squadron[12] |
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Training Command |
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Begumpet AFS |
VOHY |
09/27 14/32 |
1,741 ft / 531 m |
17°27′08″N 78°27′40″E |
Telangana |
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Bidar AFS |
VOBR |
02/20 08/26 |
2,178 ft / 663 m |
17°54′28″N 77°29′09″E |
Karnataka |
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Dundigal AFS |
VODG |
10L/28R 10R/28L |
2,013 ft / 614 m |
17°37′45″N 78°24′12″E |
Telangana |
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Hakimpet AFS |
VOHK |
09/27 |
2,020 ft / 616 m |
17°33′12″N 78°31′29″E |
Telangana |
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Yelahanka AFS |
VOYK |
09/27 |
3,045 ft / 928 m |
13°08′09″N 77°36′20″E |
Karnataka |
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Admin Training Inst, Sambra, Belgaum |
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2,500 ft / 762 m |
15°51′00″N 74°30′00″E |
Karnataka |
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Maintenance Command |
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Nagpur AFS |
VANP |
09/27 14/32 |
1,012 ft /308 m |
21°05′31″N 79°02′49″E |
Maharashtra |
44 Wing |
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Ojhar AFS |
VAOZ |
08/26 |
1,900 ft / 579 m |
20°07′10″N 073°54′49″E |
Maharashtra |
11 BRD |
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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/3 BRD |
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Kanpur AFS |
VECX |
09/27 |
410 ft / 126 m |
26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499 |
Uttar Pradesh |
1 BRD/4 BRD |
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Devlali AFS |
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19°51′18.36″N 73°48′13.5″E |
Maharashtra |
Helicopter Maintenance Unit |
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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.