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Pune Airport (IATA: PNQ, ICAO: VAPO) is an international airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Lohagaon , approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of the historic centre of Pune.
The Air Force base was established at Lohegaon to meet these objectives in 1939 as an RIAF base and since then it has been one of the premier air bases in the country. An RIAF Squadron with Mosquito, Willington and Spitfire aircraft moved to this air base in 1939. Gp Capt R Hamildon, DFC was the last British Station Commander of this base.
The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal. The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into seven commands: Western Air Command at New Delhi, Delhi. Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya.
It is equipped with Sukhoi Su-30MKI and based at Lohegaon Air Force Station, Pune. [1] History ... Air Base de Havilland Vampire FB52: 1 June 1956: May 1959: AFS Halwara:
Base Equipment Notes No. 20 Squadron IAF: Lohegaon Air Force Station: Su-30MKI: No. 2 Wing No. 30 Squadron IAF: Lohegaon Air Force Station: Su-30MKI: No. 2 Wing No. 15 Squadron IAF: Bhuj Air Force Station: Su-30 MKI: No. 27 Wing No. 31 Squadron IAF: Jodhpur Air Force Station: Su-30 MKI: No.32 Wing No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAF: Jodhpur Air Force ...
Lohagaon Air Force Station serves as the main passenger airport for the city of Pune. Due to its status as a "restricted international airport," only two to four international flights may operate from there. As an Air Force base it has only a single civil terminal that operates both international and domestic traffic. [8]
Lohegaon Air Force Station serves as the main passenger airport for the city. Due to its status as a "restricted international airport", only two to four international flights can operate from there. Moreover, it is an Air Force base and has a single civil terminal which operates both international as well as domestic traffic.[7]
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