| Ambala Air Force Station |
| IATA: none – ICAO: none |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military |
| Operator |
Indian Air Force |
| Serves |
Ambala Cantonment |
| Elevation AMSL |
900 ft / 275.2 m |
| Coordinates |
30°22′14″N 76°49′4″E / 30.37056°N 76.81778°E / 30.37056; 76.81778 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 30/12 |
6,393 |
1,955 |
Asphalt |
| 30/12 |
9,250 |
2,828 |
Asphalt |
Ambala Air Force Station is an air base east of the urban Ambala area. It is used for military and government flights. It is also used to fly in politicians and other key people.
History
This air base was first built in 1948 following the independence of India. It is also the home to the No. 5 and No. 14 Squadrons of Jaguar aircraft, No. 23 Squadron of MiG-21bis and No. 24 Squadron of Su-30.
The Indian Air Force base at Ambala was attacked by the Pakistani Air Force in both the 1965 and 1971 wars. In 1965, the Pakistanis struck Ambala and reportedly destroyed some 25 Indian planes just after they had returned from missions. But the PAF did not take the responsibility because of the non-availability of night bombing
The Flying Instruction School, or simply known as FIS was formed here in 1948 but was resituated to Tambaram near Chennai in 1954.
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| General Info
|
|---|
| Country |
India
|
| ICAO ID |
VIAM
|
| Time |
UTC+5:30
|
| Latitude |
30.368147
30° 22' 05.33" N
|
| Longitude |
76.816664
076° 48' 59.99" E
|
| Elevation |
909 feet
277 meters
|
| Type |
Military
|
| Magnetic Variation |
001° E (01/06)
|
| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
|
| Runways
|
|---|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
12R/30L
CLOSED |
7952 x 150 feet
2424 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
|
| 12L/30R |
9224 x 150 feet
2811 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
|
| Supplies/Equipment
|
|---|
| Fuel |
JP-4, Wide cut turbine fuel MIL Spec T-5624
Aviation Gasoline (AVGAS), octane unknown.
|
| Remarks
|
|---|
| A-GEAR |
MA-1A Modified located 1138' from end of Rwy-12L and 1156' from the end of Rwy-30R
|
| RSTD |
PPR
|
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