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Ambala Air Force Station

Ambala Air Force Station

Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorWestern Air Command
ServesAmbala Cantonment
LocationAmbala, Haryana
OccupantsNo. 14 Squadron IAF
No. 5 Squadron IAF
No. 17 Squadron IAF
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
Elevation AMSL275.2 m / 900 ft
Coordinates30°22′15″N 76°49′04″E / 30.37083°N 76.81778°E / 30.37083; 76.81778
Map
VIAM is located in Haryana
VIAM
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Location of airport in India
VIAM is located in India
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VIAM (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,224 2,811 Concrete / asphalt
N/A 5,808 1,770 Concrete / asphalt

The Ambala Air Force Station is an Air Force base situated north of the urban Ambala Cantt area in Haryana, India. The Ambala Air Force Station is the home to the first batch of advance multirole fighter jet Dassault Rafales that have been inducted to Indian Air Force.[2]

Location

Ambala Air Force Station is considered one of the most strategically located bases of the IAF. The Indo-Pak border is around 220 km from there.[citation needed]

History

See also: Airports in Haryana, Aviation history of Haryana, Indian Air Force history, Civil Aviation History of India, World Aviation History, Aviation in India, and Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation

In 1919, first airstrip was built in Haryana when RAF Ambala was created, after the First World War Ambala Air Force Station was established following the independence of India.

Royal Air Force/Royal Flying Corps units include: No. 3 Squadron RAF, No. 5 Squadron RAF, No. 20 Squadron RAF, No. 28 Squadron RAF, No. 31 Squadron RAF, No. 60 Squadron RAF, No. 99 Squadron RAF, No. 114 Squadron RAF, No. 659 Squadron RAF[3]

In 1919, a Flying Instruction School (FIS) was formed here.

In 1947, FIS Ambala was moved to Tambaram near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, at Tambaram Air Force Station.

In both the 1965 and 1971 wars, Ambala Air Force Base was attacked by the Pakistani Air Force. In 1965, the Pakistanis struck Ambala and reportedly destroyed some 25 Indian planes just after they had returned from missions (the PAF did not initially claim any IAF aircraft during the attack on Ambala due to non-availability of damage in night bombing).[4] Indian Air Force rejected the Pakistani claim and stated that no aircraft were lost in Ambala during the war.[5]

It is also the home to the SEPECAT Jaguar of No. 5 Squadron IAF and No. 14 Squadron IAF, and aging MiG-21bis of No. 21 Squadron IAF.

On Feb 26, 2019, for India's 2019 Balakot airstrike in Pakistan, Mirage fighters took off from the Ambala air base, and the whole operation took 30 minutes.[6]

During 2020-21 covid pandemic, MChS Rossii flew to Ambala with relief supplies from Russia.

Assets

In 2018–19, Ambala Airforce station housed a squadron of SEPECAT Jaguar. in May 2020, the IAF became the house of the first batch of 36 latest Dassault Rafale fighter jets at Ambala Air Force Station and Hasimara Air Force Station.[7]

Ambala Domestic Airport

The foundation stone for the civil enclave at Ambala was laid in October 2023, on a 20 acre site next to the airforce base.[8] The project was initially approved in December 2018 under the Central Government's UDAN 3.0 scheme but faced delays due to land acquisition issues.[9] Land for the civil enclave had been acquired from the ministry of defense for Rupees 133 crores, and another Rupees 40 crores were allocated for infrastructure, while Rupees 16 crore was set aside for construction of the terminal building. Security for the airport will be provided by the Haryana Police.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b World Airport Codes.
  2. ^ "Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next".
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 153.
  4. ^ "Ambala Airbase". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Indian Air Force Accidents and Incidents". Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "'Wait For Our Response,' Says Pak Army After India's Air Strikes". The Quint. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. ^ "News18 Newsletter | All We Know So Far About India's Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan". News18. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Now an airport in Ambala: Here's what you need to know". The Indian Express. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Equipment delays push back Ambala Civil Enclave operations". The Tribune (India). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Haryana Police to be deployed at Ambala airport, operational by February: Vij". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. ^ "New Ambala airport to be operational by Feb, says Vij". The Times of India. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
Bibliography
  • Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

30°22′15″N 76°49′04″E / 30.370833°N 76.817778°E / 30.370833; 76.817778

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ambala