PAF Base Masroor
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For the pilot, see Masroor Hosain.
PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province.[1]
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Location | Karachi | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1940; 84 years ago (1940) | ||||||||||||||
Commander | Air Commodore Muhammad Umar | ||||||||||||||
Occupants | No. 2 Squadron PAF No. 4 Squadron PAF No. 8 Squadron PAF No. 22 Squadron PAF No. 84 Squadron PAF | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 35 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°53′37″N 66°56′20″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||||||
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The base was originally known as RIAF Base Mauripur (1940-47), RPAF Station Mauripur (1947-56), and after 23 March 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.
PAF Base Faisal and PAF Base Bholari are the other Pakistan Air Force bases in Karachi.[2][3]