PAF Base Bholari

Pakistan Air Force Base, Bholari is a PAF Airbase located near the town of Bholari, Jamshoro District in Sindh Province, northeast of Karachi. It is one of Pakistan's most modern main operational bases which was inaugurated in December 2017.^[1] Construction of the base started in December 2015.^[2] As of now No. 19 Sqn PAF (equipped with the F-16 Block-15 AB) and No. 18 Sqn PAF (equipped with the JF-17 A/B Block-2) are based there.^[3][4][5] The base is also home to the SAAB 2000 AEWACs aircraft.

Bholari Air Force Base, Jamshoro
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Pakistan Air Force
Location	Bholari, Sindh
Occupants	Pakistan Air Force No. 18 Squadron "Sharp Shooters" No. 19 Squadron "Sherdils" No. 53 Squadron "Hawks"
Elevation AMSL	197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates	25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E
Website	Pakistan Air Force
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 11,000 3,365 Asphalt 04/22 11,000 3,365 Asphalt

In 2020 the base hosted Exercise Shaheen IX, a joint Pakistani-Chinese aerial exercise.^[6]

References

1. Bhat, Col Vinayak (20 April 2018). "Pakistan's newest airbase in Sindh province suspected of storing nuclear weapons". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. "Pakistan Air Force Inaugurates Main Operating Base In Sindh Province". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
3. Kamran, Raja. "PAF Inaugurates New Air Base in Bholari". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. "PAF opens new operational base at Bholari". 26 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
5. "PAF's Bholari base inaugurated". 26 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
6. "China-Pakistan Air Forces to hold joint exercises - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.