Pakistan Air Force Bases

For the time being it appears that the credibility of Pakistan's nuclear deterrent depends not on its limited-range missiles, but on the survivability of its strike aircraft. In
peacetime the bulk of Pakistan's combat aircraft are concentraed in seven air bases. However, there are roughly 30 airfields at which Pakistani nuclear-equiped
aircraft could be based, vastly complicating Indian counterforce attack planning.

The two units operating the Chinese-built A-5 [No. 16 Sqn and No. 26 Sqn], an aircraft believed to be a leading candidate for the aerial delivery of nuclear weapons,
were reportedly stationed at PAF Masroor in early 1998. By late 1999 they had reportedly been re-deployed to PAF Peshawar. The Pakistani Air Force currently
operates some 180 Mirage aircraft of various configurations, equiping four operational squadrons [No. 5, No. 7, No. 8, No. 22 (OCU)] and a Combat Command School
training squadron. Pakistan obtained 43 used Mirage IIIOs and 7 Mirage IIIODs from Australia in 1990, and purchased another 40 reconditioned Mirage IIIEs from
France in 1996. The allocation of these 90 aircraft is not evidently reflected in published order of battle tables, and is only estimated here.

 Major Operational Bases are fully functional bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime.
 Forward Operational Bases are active during peacetime and become fully operational during wartime.
 Satellite bases are used for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft during both peacetime and wartime.

In addition there some two dozen other civilian airfields in Pakistan that could be used for landing and recovery of military aircraft during both peace and war. While
some are full-fledged civilian airports, others consist of little more than a single runway and modest support facilities. Most are can be used by jet-fighter aircraft, and
all can handle medium-sized tactical transports.

75 with permanent-surface runways

1 with runways over 3,659 m
30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m
43 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Airbase Locale Lattitude Longitude Facility Command Wing Squadron Aircraft AC #

PAF Bhagtanwala sat

PAF Chaklala Rawalpindi 33°37'13"N 73°05'43"E MOB No.35 (Composite Air Transport) Wing
No. 6 Sqn C-130 14
No.12 Sqn B707, Falcon, F-27 6
No.41 Sqn Cessna, Aero, Beach 3
No.455 Sqn Crotale SAM
No.??? Sqn HQ-2B SAM
PAF Chander 32°04'47"N 73°47'24"E sat
PAF Chuk Jhumra sat
PAF Faisal Karachi MOB Southern Air Commander HQ
PAF Gwadar sat
PAF Kamra Kamra 33°52'13"N 72°24'00"E MOB Northern No.33 (Fighter/Multi-Role) Wing
[Minhas]
No.14 Sqn F-7P ~24
No.15 Sqn F-6, FT-6 ~24
PAF Kohat 33°34'14"N 71°26'22"E sat
PAF Lahore Lahore FOB
PAF Masroor Karachi 24°53'40"N 66°56'21"E MOB Southern No 32 (Fighter Ground Attack) Wing
No. 2 Sqn F-7P ~24
No. 7 Sqn Mirage 5PA, III 24+45
No. 8 Sqn Mirage 5PA, III 24+45
No.22 Sqn Mirage 5PA, IIIDP 14 + 2
No.84 Sqn Alouette III 2
No.453 Sqn Crotale SAM
No.??? Sqn HQ-2B SAM
PAF Mianwali Mianwali 32°33'47"N 71°34'14"E MOB No. 37 (Combat Training) Wing
No. 1 Sqn FT-5 25
No.19 Sqn F-7P ~24
No.25 Sqn F-7 & FT-7 ~24
No.86 Sqn Alouette III 2
PAF Mirpur Khas 25°41'02"N 69°04'22"E FOB
PAF Multan Multan 30°12'18"N 71°25'07"E FOB
PAF Murid 32°54'36"N 72°46'26"E FOB
PAF Nawabshah 26°13'17"N 68°23'24"E FOB
PAF Ormara sat
PAF Pasni 25°17'17.23"N 63°20'37.76"E FOB
PAF Peshawar Peshawar 33°59'38"N 71°30'52"E MOB Northern Air Command HQ
No.36 (Tactical Attack) Wing
No.16 Sqn A-5 25
No.26 Sqn A-5 24
No.81 Sqn Alouette III 2
PAF Rafiqui Shorkot 30°45'35"N 72°16'58"E MOB Central No. 34 (Fighter) Wing
No. 5 Sqn Mirage IIIEP/RP 30
No.18 Sqn F-7P ~24
No.20 Sqn F-7P ~24
No.83 Sqn Alouette III 2
PAF Rahim Yar sat
Khan
PAF Rajanpur sat
PAF Risalewala Faisalabad FOB
PAF Risalpur Risalpur 34°04'49"N 71°58'34"E MOB College of Flying Training
No.1(PFT) Sqn PAC/MFI-17
No.2(PFT) Sqn PAC/MFI-17
No.1(BFT) Sqn T-37B, T-37C
No.2(BFT) Sqn T-37B, T-37C
PAF Samungli Quetta 30°15'09"N 66°56'12"E MOB Southern No. 31 (Fighter) Wing
No.17 Sqn F-6, F-7P, FT-6 ~24
No.23 Sqn F-6 ~24
No.85 Sqn Alouette III 2
PAF Sargodha Sargodha 32°03'09"N 72°40'07"E MOB Central Air Command, HQ
No.38 (Multi-Role) Wing
No. 9 Sqn F-16A 16
No.11 Sqn F-16 A/B 16
No.24 Sqn Falcon 20 F/G 2
No.82 Sqn Alouette III 2
Combat School F-7 ~24
Combat School Mirage 5PA
PAF Shahbaz Jacobabad 28°17'02"N 68°26'58"E FOB
PAF Sindhri sat
PAF Sukkur 27°43'26"N 68°47'26"E FOB
PAF Talhar FOB
PAF Vihari 30°05'31"N 72°09'11"E FOB