PAF Base Bholari

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PAF Base Bholari
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorPakistan Air Force
LocationBholari, Sindh
OccupantsPakistan Air Force
  • No. 19 Squadron - F-16 Fighters
Elevation AMSL197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E / 25.24306°N 68.03639°E / 25.24306; 68.03639Coordinates: 25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E / 25.24306°N 68.03639°E / 25.24306; 68.03639
WebsitePakistan Air Force
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,000 3,365 Asphalt
04/22 11,000 3,365 Asphalt

PAF Base Bholari near the town of Bholari, located in 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 F-16 jet fighter aircraft) is based there[3] although another squadron from PAF Base Masroor is scheduled to move there after the completion of more support facilities.[4][5]

In 2020 the base hosted Exercise Shaheen IX, a joint Pakistani-Chinese aerial exercise.[6] It is also equipped with AEWACs (SAAB 2000)Aircraft

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. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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