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Adampur AFS (VIAX)
RWY 13/31 POS 31°25'60"N 075°45'39"E ELEV 775 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	8 Wing	47 Squadron	Black Archers	MiG-29UPG MiG-29UB

MiG-29UPG KBU711 just landed land to take part in the static show at Aero India 2019.

Yelahanka, 16 February 2019, Arjun Sarup

Il-78MKI RK3451 at Waddington on 17 July 2007.

Michael Bajcar

Agra AFS (VIAG)
RWY 05/23, 12/30 POS 27°09'21"N 077°57'39"E ELEV 551 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Central Air Command	4 Wing	12 Squadron	Striking Yaks	An-32 An-32RE

		50 Squadron	Adwitiya	A-50EhI

		78 Squadron	Valorous MARS	Il-78MKI

Training Command	Paratrooper Training School PTS	Paratrooper Training School	Skyhawks	An-32

Allahabad/Bamrauli AFS (VIAL)
RWY 06/24, 12/30 POS 25°26'21"N 081°44'03"E ELEV 322 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Central Air Command	HQ CAC	HQ Flight Central Air Command HQ Flt CAC		BAe748

Training Command	Basic Flying Training School BFTS	BFTS Flights		Cheetah Chetak

Ambala AFS (VIAM)
RWY 12/30 POS 30°22'07"N 076°48'54"E ELEV 900 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	7 Wing	5 Squadron	Tuskers	Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

		14 Squadron	Bulls	Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

		17 Squadron	Golden Arrows	Rafale DH Rafale EH

Full power on the Snecma M88 turbofans when Gp Capt Neeraj Jhamb "Jammy" of No. 17sq "Golden Arrows" pulls Rafale EH BS003 up on display at Aero India on 5 February 2021.

Arjun Sarup

NAL Saras performing at the 2019 edition of Aero India at Yelahanka.

Arjun Sarup

Baghdogra AFS (VEBD)
RWY 18/36 POS 26°40'53"N 088°19'41"E ELEV 412 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	20 Wing	142 Support, Safe & Salvage Flight 142 SSS Flt	Flying Amphibs	Cheetah Chetak

		156 Helicopter Unit 156 HU	Armoured Kestrels	Mi-17V-5

Bangalore (VOBG)
RWY 09/27 POS 12°57'03"N 077°39'57"E ELEV 2914 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd	HAL	HAL Test flight		various

National Aerospace Laboratories	NAL	NAL Test flight		Saras

Defence Research and Development Organisation	DRDO	DRDO flight	Eyes in the sky	BAe748 ERJ145SM Do228-202K

Bangalore/Yelahanka AFS (VOYK)
RWY 09/27 POS 13°08'09"N 077°36'21"E ELEV 3045 ft Airfield Guide Show Reports Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	HQ TC	Communication Flight TC		BAe748

Training Command	Helicopter Training School HTS	112 Helicopter Unit 112 HU	Thoroughbreds	Mi-17-1V

Training Command	Fixed Wing Training Faculty FWTF	FWTS flights		An-32 An-32RE Do228

	Test Pilot School TPS	TPS flights		various aircraft

Southern Air Command	Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment ASTE	ASTE flights		various aircraft

Mi-17-1V Z3347 of 112 HU serving the people of India by evacuate them after a flooding.

Indian Air Force

An-32RE KA3067 of the Fixed Wing Training Faculty waiting for a new assignment.

Yelahanka, 16 February 2019, Arjun Sarup

BAe748 H2377 wears the badge of the HQ Training Command on the nose.

Phill Camp

Do228-201 HM672 of the FWTF coming in to land at Yelahanka.

13 February 2017, Arjun Sarup

Barapani/Shillong AFS (VEBI)
RWY 04/22 POS 25°42'12"N 091°58'41"E ELEV 2924 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	HQ EAC	HQ Flight Eastern Air Command HQ Flt EAC		BAe748

Bareilly AFS (VIBY)
RWY 11/29 POS 28°25'21"N 079°26'60"E ELEV 565 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Central Air Command	15 Wing	8 Squadron	Eight Pursuits	Su-30MKI/MKI-3

		24 Squadron	Hawks	Su-30MKI-3

		111 Helicopter Unit 111 HU	Snow Tigers	Dhruv Mk.III

Barrackpore AFS (VEBR)
RWY 02/20 POS 22°46'52"N 088°21'32"E ELEV 18 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	6 Wing	157 Helicopter Unit 157 HU	Tarkshya	Mi-17V-5

Bhatinda/Bhisiana AFS (VIBT)
RWY 13/31 POS 30°16'13"N 074°45'21"E ELEV 700 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	34 Wing	200 Squadron	The NETRA	ERJ145SM

		3001 Squadron		Hermes 900

ERJ145SM KW3556 at Yelahanka on 14 February 2017.

Janam Parikh

The IAF sended four Su-30MKI-3, including this SB048, of the 102 sqn to participate in the 2018 edition of the ”Pitch Black” exercise held in Northern Australia.

Darwin, 1 August 2018, Hans van Herk

Bidar AFS (VOBR)
RWY 02/20, 08/26 POS 17°54'28"N 077°29'09"E ELEV 2178 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Air Force Academy AFA	52 Squadron/Suryakiran	Sharks	Hawk Mk132

	Hawk Operational Training	Hawk Operational Training Squadron B HOTS-B	Bravehearts	Hawk Mk132

		Hawk Operational Training Squadron C HOTS-C	Cheetahs	Hawk Mk132

		Hawk Operational Training Squadron D HOTS-D	Delta	Hawk Mk132

Car Nicobar AFS (VOCX)
RWY 02/20 POS 09°09'12"N 092°49'10"E ELEV 42 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Southern Air Command	37 Wing	122 Helicopter Flight 122 HF	Flying Dolphins	Mi-17-1V or Mi-17V-5

Chabua AFS (VECA)
RWY 05/23 POS 27°27'44"N 095°07'04"E ELEV 350 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	14 Wing	102 Squadron	Trisonics	Su-30MKI-3

Chandigarh AFS (VICG)
RWY 11/29 POS 30°40'24"N 076°47'19"E ELEV 1012 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	12 Wing	44 Squadron	Mighty Jets	Il-76MD

		48 Squadron	Camels	An-32 An-32RE

		126 Helicopter Flight 126 HF	Featherweights	CH-47F(I)

Maintenance Command	3 Base Repair Depot 3 BRD	Overhaul Unit		overhaul Russian transport & helicopters

An-32RE KA2742 of 48 sqn landing at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Int'l on 5 September 2017.

Janam Parikh

CH-47F ZL4671 seen during the ceremony of the type induction in the IAF at Chandigarh on 25 March 2019.

Indian Air Force

Charbatia AFS (--)
RWY 04/22 POS 20°32'54"N 085°53'07"E ELEV 199 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Air Headquarters	Aviation Research Centre Research & Analysis Wing ARC R&AW	ARC R&AW Flights		various

Delhi/Indira Gandhi Intl (VIDP)
RWY 09/27, 10/28 POS 28°33'59"N 077°06'11"E ELEV 776 ft Show Reports Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	3 Wing	41 Squadron	Otters	Do228 BAe748

	Indian Air Force Museum	Heritage Flight		Dakota Harvard Spitfire Mk.VIII Tiger Moth

Air Headquarters	HQ Indian Air Force	Air HQ Communications Squadron AHQCS	Pegasus	BAe748 B737 B777-337ER ERJ135BJ Mi-17V-5

	Aviation Research Centre Research & Analysis Wing ARC R&AW	ARC R&AW Flights		An-32 Beech B200 G-III IAI1125SPX G100 Il-76MD Mi-17-1V

ERJ135BJ K3601 landing at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Intl on 3 June 2018.

Timothy Brandt

Wg Cdr P. Nair lands the IAF Vintage Flight Tiger Moth at Aero India 2017.

Arjun Sarup

Dundigal AFS (VODG)
RWY 10L/28R, 10R/28L POS 17°37'46"N 078°24'13"E ELEV 2013 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Air Force Academy AFA	AFA Flights		HTT-40 (o/o) PC-7 Mk.II

PC-7 Mk.II P151 seen at the Yelahanka air show.

Phill Camp

C-17 CB8009 of 81sq 'Skylords' supporting the IAF delegation for the 2016 edition of the Bahrain Air Show.

Sakhir AB, January 2016, Marcel van Bielder

Gorakhpur AFS (VEGK)
RWY 11/29 POS 26°44'23"N 083°26'59"E ELEV 259 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Central Air Command	17 Wing	16 Squadron	Black Cobras	Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

		27 Squadron	Flaming Arrows	Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

		105 Helicopter Unit 105 HU	Daring Eagles	Mi-17-1V

Guwahati/Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolio Intl (VEGT)
RWY 05/23 POS 26°06'18"N 091°35'08"E ELEV 163 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	19 Wing	59 Squadron	Hornbills	BAe748 Do228

		118 Helicopter Unit 118 HU	Challengers	Mi-17-1V

Gwalior/Maharajpur AFS (VIGR)
RWY 06/24 POS 26°17'38"N 078°13'40"E ELEV 617 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Central Air Command	40 Wing	1 Squadron	Tigers	Mirage 2000H Mirage 2000TH Mirage 2000I Mirage 2000TI

		7 Squadron	Battle Axes	Mirage 2000H Mirage 2000TH Mirage 2000I Mirage 2000TI

		9 Squadron	Wolfpack	Mirage 2000H Mirage 2000TH Mirage 2000I Mirage 2000TI

	Tactics & Combat Development Establishment TACDE	TACDE Flights		various a/c

The Mirages of 40 Wing are being upgraded. The Mirage 2000Hs are brought to Mirage 2000I standard, the upgraded Mirages 2000TH will be called Mirage2000TI

Halwara AFS (VIHX)
RWY 13/31 POS 30°44'55"N 075°37'47"E ELEV 790 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	34 Wing	220 Squadron	Desert Tigers	Su-30MKI-3

		221 Squadron	Valiants	Su-30MKI-3

Hindon AFS (VIDX)
RWY 09/27 POS 28°42'28"N 077°21'31"E ELEV 700 ft Show Reports Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	28 Wing	77 Squadron	Veiled Vipers	C-130J-30

		81 Squadron	Skylords	C-17A

		181 Flight 181 Flt		BAe748 B737

Training Command	Aircrew Examination Board AEB	AEB Flight		a/c on loan

Hyderabad/Hakimpet AFS (VOHK)
RWY 09/27, HEL POS 17°33'13"N 078°31'30"E ELEV 2020 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Air Force School AFS Hakimpet	AFS Flights		HJT-16 Kiran Mk2

	Helicopter Training School HTS	HTS Flights	Argonauts	Chetak

Chetak ZA408 of the HTS on 18 February 2019.

Arjun Sarup

Jaguar IM JM261 of 6sq is used in the maritime role.

Simon Watson

Hyderabad/R. Ghandi Intl (VOHY)
RWY 09/27 POS 17°27'09"N 078°27'40"E ELEV 1741 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Navigator Training School NTS	NTS Flights		BAe748

Jaisalmer AFS (VIJR)
RWY 04/22 POS 26°53'22"N 070°51'53"E ELEV 887 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	42 Wing	3002 Squadron	Cats	Hermes 900

Jalpaguiri/Hashimara AFS (VEHX)
RWY 11/29 POS 26°42'07"N 089°22'05"E ELEV 372 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
	16 Wing	101 Squadron	Falcons	Rafale DH Rafale EH

Jammu/Satwari (VIJU)
RWY 18/36 POS 32°41'21"N 074°50'15"E ELEV 1030 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	23 Wing	130 Helicopter Unit 130 HU	Condors	Mi-17-1V

		3003 Squadron	Trinetra	Hermes 900

Jamnagar AFS (VAJM)
RWY 06/24, 12/30 POS 22°27'59"N 070°00'41"E ELEV 69 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	33 Wing	6 Squadron	Dragons	Jaguar IM Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

		28 Squadron	First Supersonics	MiG-29 MiG-29UB

		119 Helicopter Unit 119 HU	Stallions	Mi-17V-5

		141 Support, Serach & Salvage Flight 141 SSS Flt	Flamingos	Chetak

		224 Squadron	Warlords	Jaguar IS Jaguar IT

Jodhpur AFS (VIJO)
RWY 05/23 POS 26°15'04"N 073°02'56"E ELEV 717 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	32 Wing	31 Squadron	Lions	Su-30MKI-3

		107 Helicopter Unit 107 HU	Desert Hawks	Mi-17-1V

		116 Helicopter Unit 116 HU	Tankbusters	Dhruv Mk.III

		143 Helicopter Unit 143 HU	Dhanush	Prachand Mk.I

To augment the service life of the MiG 21 an update & performance enhancing package was developed and thereafter they were called MiG 21bison. A pilot is strapped in to MiG 21bison CU2107 for a training sortie.

Phill Camp

Cheetah J4403 of the 114 Helicopter Unit on 27 October 2014.

Atamvir Multani

Jorhat AFS (VEJT)
RWY 04/22 POS 26°43'51"N 094°10'33"E ELEV 284 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	10 Wing	43 Squadron	Ibexes	An-32 An-32RE

		49 Squadron	Para Spears	An-32 An-32RE

		129 Helicopter Unit 129 HU	Nubra Warriors	Mi-17-1V

		137 Helicopter Squadron 137 HS	Vulcans	AH-64E

Kalaikunda (VEDX)
RWY 17/35 POS 22°20'22"N 087°12'52"E ELEV 200 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Hawk Operational Conversion	Hawk Operational Conversion Unit Hawk OCU	The Young Ones	Hawk Mk132

Kanpur/Chakeri AFS (VICX)
RWY 01/19, 09/27 POS 26°24'15"N 080°24'36"E ELEV 410 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Maintenance Command	1 Base Repair Depot 1 BRD	Overhaul Unit		Overhaul BAe748 & Do228

Leh AFS (VILH)
RWY 07/25, HEL POS 34°08'09"N 077°32'45"E ELEV 10682 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	21 Wing	114 Helicopter Unit 114 HU	Siachen Pioneers	Cheetal

		28 Squadron det.	First Supersonics	MiG-29

Mohanbari/Dibrugarh AFS (VEMN)
RWY 05/23 POS 27°29'00"N 095°01'03"E ELEV 361 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	42 Wing	127 Helicopter Unit 127 HU	First of the Ranas	Mi-17-1V

		128 Helicopter Unit 128 HU	Siachen Tigers	Mi-17-1V

		126 Helicopter Flight det. 126 HF	Featherweights	CH-47F(I)

Mi-17-1V Z3020 of 127HU.

Simon Watson

Mi-17V-5 ZP5229 at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Int'l on 14 August 2016.

Janam Parikh

Mumbai/Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Intl (VABB)
RWY : 09/27, 14/32 POS 19°05'30"N 072°51'58"E ELEV 37 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Southern Air Command	Mumbai Forward Base Support Unit	121 Helicopter Flight 121 HF	Sea Eagles	Chetak Mi-17-1V

Nagpur/Dr. Ambedkar Intl (VANP)
RWY 14/32 POS 21°05'32"N 079°02'50"E ELEV 1012 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Maintenance Command	HQ MC	HQ Flight Maintenance Command HQ Flt MCC		BAe748

Nal/Bikaner AFS (VIBK)
RWY 05/23 POS 28°04'21"N 073°12'25"E ELEV 750 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	46 Wing	3 Squadron	Cobras	MiG-21Bison MiG-21UM Tejas LCA Mk1A (o/o)

No. 3 Squadron will replace the MiG-21Bisons by the LCA Tejas.

Nasik/Ojhar AFS (VAOZ)
RWY 08/26 POS 20°07'14"N 073°54'47"E ELEV 1900 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Maintenance Command	11 Base Repair Depot 11 BRD	Overhaul Unit		Overhaul MiG-29 & Su-30MKI

Panagarh/Arjan Singh AFS (VEPH)
RWY 15/33 POS 23°28'28"N 087°25'40"E ELEV 240 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	31 Wing	87 Squadron	Raiding Raptors	C-130J-30

Not only for logistics but this C-130J-30 KC3807 of 87 sqn also participated in the Australia held exercise “Pitch Black” in 2018.

Darwin, 1 August 2018, Hans van Herk

BAe748-247 KH1528 of the South Western Air Command Communication Flight seen landing at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Intl. on 30 October 2017.

Aneesh Bapaye

Pathankot AFS (VIPK)
RWY 01/19 POS 32°14'02"N 075°38'05"E ELEV 1017 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	18 Wing	125 Squadron	Gladiators	AH-64E

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The potent Apache of 125(H) Sqn. "Gladiators" equipped with the Ka band Longbow FCR and Hellfire missile stands for all to admire at Aero India 2021.

Yelahanka, 4 February 2021, Arjun Sarup

Dhruv ZD4044.

Yelahanka, 13 February 2017, Arjun Sarup

Phalodi AFS (VIPX)
RWY 05/23, 05/23H POS 27°06'19"N 072°12'58"E ELEV 794 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	48 Wing	158 Helicopter Unit 158 HU	Silver Falchions	Mi-17V-5

Pune/Lohegaon AFS (VAPO)
RWY 10/28, 14/32 POS 18°34'56"N 073°55'11"E ELEV 1942 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	2 Wing	20 Squadron	Lightnings	Su-30MKI/MKI-3

		30 Squadron	Rhinos	Su-30MKI/MKI-3

Pune/National Defence Academy gliderdrome (--)
RWY 09/27 POS 18°28'22"N 073°46'46"E ELEV 1919 ft Airfield Guide Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Air Force Training Team	AF Training School		Sedbergh T-21B EON Baby EON Olympic HAL Rohini HAL Ardha HK-36TC Super Dimona

Purnea (VEPU)
RWY 09/27 POS 25°45'35"N 087°24'36"E ELEV 129 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	14 Forward Base Support Unit	159 Helicopter Unit 159 HU	Flying Daggers	Mi-17V-5

Sarsawa AFS (VISP)
RWY 09/27 POS 29°59'40"N 077°25'27"E ELEV 891 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	30 Wing	117 Helicopter Unit 117 HU	Himalayan Dragons	Dhruv

		152 Helicopter Unit 152 HU	Mighty Armours	Mi 17-1V

Silchar/Kumbhirgram AFS (VEKU)
RWY 06/24 POS 24°54'47"N 092°58'43"E ELEV 352 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Eastern Air Command	22 Wing	110 Helicopter Unit 110 HU	Vanguards	Mi-17V-5

Sirsa AFS (VISA)
RWY 05/23 POS 29°33'38"N 075°00'22"E ELEV 650 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	45 Wing	15 Squadron	Flying Lances	Su-30MKI-3

Srinagar AFS (VISR)
RWY 13/31 POS 33°59'13"N 074°46'26"E ELEV 5458 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	1 Wing	51 Squadron	Sword Arms	Tejas LCA Mk1A (o/o)

		154 Helicopter Unit 154 HU	Snow Leopards	Mi-17V-5

		223 Squadron	Tridents	MiG-29UPG MiG-29UB

Sulur (VOSX)
RWY 05/23 POS 11°00'46"N 077°09'41"E ELEV 1250 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Southern Air Command	43 Wing	18 Squadron	Flying Bullets	Tejas LCA

		33 Squadron	Soaring Storks	An-32

		45 Squadron	Flying Daggers	Tejas Mk1

		109 Helicopter Unit 109 HU	Knights	Mi-17V-5

		151 Helicopter Unit 151 HU	Sarang	Dhruv

Maintenance Command	5 Base Repair Depot 5 BRD	Overhaul Unit		Overhaul HJT-16 Kiran

18sq will move to Srinagar AFS in 2022

The 'Sarang' demoteam performs nationally as well as internationally with their indiginous build HAL Druv.

Yelahanka, 18 February 2019, Arjun Sarup

Gp Capt Manish Tolani, CO of the "Flying Bullets" takes Tejas LCA LA5007 to the air at 140 kts during Aero India 2021.

Yelahanka, 4 February 2021, Arjun Sarup

Suratgarh AFS (--)
RWY 05/23, HEL POS 29°23'19"N 073°54'14"E ELEV 554 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	35 Wing	23 Squadron	Panthers	MiG-21Bison MiG-21UM

		104 Helicopter Unit 104 HU	Firebirds	Mi-35

		155 Helicopter Unit 155 HU	Kripans	Mi-17V-5

Tambaram AFS (VOTX)
RWY 05/23, 12/30 POS 12°54'25"N 080°07'17"E ELEV 90 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Training Command	Flying Instructors School FIS	FIS flights		PC-7 Mk.II HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 Chetak

Tezpur AFS (VETZ)
RWY 05/23 POS 26°42'36"N 092°47'03"E ELEV 240 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
	11 Wing	2 Squadron	Winged Arrows	Su-30MKI/MKI-3

		106 Squadron	Lynx	Su-30MKI-3

		115 Helicopter Unit 115 HU	Hovering Angels	Cheetah Chetak

Thanjavur AFS (VOTJ)
RWY 07/25, 14/32 POS 10°43'21"N 079°06'05"E ELEV 253 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Southern Air Command	47 Wing	131 Forward Aerial Control Flight 131 FAC Flt	Eagle Eyes, Search to guide	Cheetah Chetak

		222 Squadron	Tigersharks	Su-30MKI-3

Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram Intl (VOTV)
RWY 14/32 POS 08°28'47"N 076°55'11"E ELEV 15 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Test SAC	HQ SAC	HQ Flight Southern Air Command HQ Flt SAC		BAe748

Udhampur AFS (VIUX)
RWY 18/36 POS 32°54'08"N 075°09'19"E ELEV 1950 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Western Air Command	39 Wing	132 Forward Aerial Control Flight 132 FAC Flt	Hovering Hawks	Cheetah

		153 Helicopter Unit 153 HU	Daring Dragons	Mi-17

Uttarlai AFS (VIUT)
RWY 02/20 POS 25°48'47"N 071°28'56"E ELEV 500 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	5 Forward Base Support Unit	4 Squadron	Oorials	Su-30MKI

Vadodara AFS (VABO)
RWY 04/22 POS 22°19'48"N 073°13'08"E ELEV 129 ft Google Maps
Command	Wing	Squadron/Flight	Nickname	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
South Western Air Command	HQ SWAC	HQ Flight South Western Air Command HQ Flt SWAC		BAe748

	36 Wing	11 Squadron	Charging Rhinos	BAe748 C295MW

		25 Squadron	The Himalayan Eagles	An-32 An-32RE

Amritsar AFS (VIAR)

RWY 16/34 POS 31°42'28"N 074°47'57"E ELEV 755 ft
Google Maps

Squadron/Flight

Aircraft Type(s)

Western Air Command

1 Forward Base Support Unit