List of Pakistan Air Force bases

This is a list of air bases of the Pakistan Air Force. There are a total of 40 air bases, which are classified into two categories: flying bases and non-flying bases. Flying bases are operational bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime and wartime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either training, administration, maintenance, or mission support.^[1]

Flying Bases (Major Operational Bases)

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List^[2]

Air Base	Location	Wing	Squadron	Aircraft	Coordinates and Notes
Northern Air Command
PAF Base Peshawar[3][4]	Peshawar	No. 36 (Tactical Attack) Wing	No. 26 MR No. 17 AS No. 81 SAR	JF-17 Block III F-7PG Alouette III	33.9944°N 71.5289°E / 33.9944; 71.5289 (PAF Base Peshawar)
PAF Base M.M. Alam[5]	Mianwali	No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing	No. 1 FCU No. 20 OCU No. 86 SAR	K-8P F-7PG, FT-7P Alouette III	32°33′47″N 71°34′15″E
PAF Base Minhas[6][1][7]	Kamra, Attock	No. 33 (Tactical) Wing	No. 15 MR No. 16 OCU No. 3 EW No. 87 SAR	J-10 CE JF-17 Block III Saab 2000 Erieye Alouette III, Mi-171Sh	33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E
PAF Base Nur Khan[8]	Rawalpindi	No. 35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing	No. 6 ATS No. 10 MRTT No. 12 VIP No. 41 VIP No. 52 AM	C-130 IL-78 Gulf Stream IV Embraer Phenom 100, Cessna, Beech, Y-12, CN-235-220	33°37′3″N 73°5′56″E Also home to Federal Air Command.[9]
PAF Academy Asghar Khan[10]	Risalpur	(Flying Training) Wing	PFT BFT AJT Sherdils	Mushshak T-37 K-8 K-8	34°04′52″N 071°58′21″E
Central Air Command
PAF Base Mushaf[11]	Sargodha	No. 38 (Tactical) Wing	No. 9 MR No. 24 EW CCS F-16 CCS F-7 CCS Mirage CCS JF-17 No. 29 MR No. 82 SAR	F-16 AM/BM Falcon 20 F/G F-16 AM/BM F-7P Mirage 5PA JF-17 Thunder F-16 A/B Alouette III	32°02′55″N 72°39′55″E
PAF Base Rafiqui[6][12]	Shorkot	No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing	No. 14 AS<br[No. 22 Squadron PAF|No. 22 OCU]] No. 27 TA No. 83 SAR	[[CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17 |Mirage IIIEP/RP Mirage 5|Mirage 5]] ROSE-II Mirage ROSE-III Alouette III	30°45′29″N 72°16′57″E
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Masroor[6][13]	Karachi	No. 32 (Tactical Attack) Wing No. 8 MR No. 84 SAR JF-17 Block III AW-139 Seahawk	24°53′37″N 66°56′20″E
PAF Base Shahbaz[1][14]	Jacobabad	No. 39 (Tactical) Wing No. 5 MR No. 11 MR No. 88 SAR F-16 C/D Block 52+ F-16 AM/BM Block 15 MLU Leonardo AW-139	28°17′4″N 68°27′1″E
PAF Base Samungli[6][15]	Quetta	No. 31 (Air Superiority) Wing	No. 28 MR No. 85 SAR	JF-17 Thunder Alouette III	30°14′34″N 66°56′26″E
PAF Base Bholari[16]	Bholari, Jamshoro	No. 41 (Tactical) Wing	No. 19 OCU, No. 18 OCU, No.53 AEW&C	F-16 A/B Block 15 ADF JF-17 A/B Block 2 Saab 2000 Erieye	25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E
PAF Base Faisal[17]	Karachi	No. 40 (Air Mobility) Wing	No. 21 ATS	C-130	24°52′42″N 67°6′56″E

Flying Bases (Forward Operational Bases)

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List^[2]

Air Base	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Northern Air Command
PAF Base Murid	Chakwal	32°54′36″N 72°46′26″E	[18]
PAF Base Qadri	Skardu	35°20′30″N 75°31′21″E	[19]
PAF Base Islamabad	Islamabad	33°32′35″N 72°50′22″E	[9]
Central Air Command
PAF Base Farid	Rajanpur	25°15′51″N 70°11′11″E
PAF Base Multan	Multan	30°11′56″N 71°25′01″E
PAF Base Risalewala	Faisalabad	31°22′14″N 73°00′11″E
PAF Base Chandhar	Gujranwala	32°04′42″N 73°47′17″E
PAF Base Vehari	Vehari	30°04′49″N 72°09′07″E
PAF Base Rahimyar Khan	Rahimyar Khan	28°23′38″N 70°17′08″E
PAF Base Lahore	Lahore	31°31′15″N 74°23′31″E
PAF Base Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	29°20′50″N 71°42′17″E
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Sukkur	Sukkur	27°43′12″N 68°47′21″E	[20]
PAF Base Talhar	Badin	24°50′10″N 68°49′34″E
PAF Base Sindhri	Mirpur Khas	25°41′15″N 69°05′02″E
PAF Base Nawabshah	Shaheed Benazirabad District	26°12′40″N 68°22′58″E
PAF Base Pasni	Pasni, Gwadar	25°17′26″N 63°20′57″E
PAF Base Gwadar (old site)	Gwadar	25°14′04″N 62°20′15″E
PAF Base Karachi	Karachi	24°54′19″N 67°08′53″E

Non-flying bases

Air Base	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Northern Air Command
PAF Camp Badaber	Peshawar
PAF Base Lower Topa[1]	Murree		[9]
PAF Base Kohat	Kohat		[3]
PAF Base Kalabagh	Nathia Gali		[9][3]
PAF Base Kallar Kahar	Kallar Kahar
Chilas Airfield	Chilas
Miranshah Airfield	North Waziristan District
Central Air Command
PAF Base Lahore	Lahore		[3]
PAF Base Sakesar	Sakesar		[3]
Southern Air Command
PAF Base Korangi Creek[1]	Karachi	24°46′56″N 67°08′11″E	[21][3]
PAF Base Malir	Karachi		[3]
Shamsi Airfield	Washuk District
PAF Ormara [2]	Ormara, Gwadar

Planned bases

• Pakistan Air Force plans to construct a new air base in Notal area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan^[22] and in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[23]

See also

• List of Pakistan Air Force centres and depots
• List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons
• List of Pakistan Air Force air defence squadrons
• Air base
• List of countries with overseas military bases