PAF Base Masroor

PAF Base Masroor
PAF Base Masroor
IATA: noneICAO: OPMR
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Pakistan Air Force
Location Karachi
Elevation AMSL 35 ft / 11 m
Coordinates 24°53′37″N 66°56′20″E / 24.89361°N 66.93889°E / 24.89361; 66.93889Coordinates: 24°53′37″N 66°56′20″E / 24.89361°N 66.93889°E / 24.89361; 66.93889
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 8,622 2,628 Asphalt
09/27 9,022 2,750 Concrete
PAF Masroor is located in Karachi
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PAF Masroor
Location of PAF Masroor in Sindh, Pakistan

PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase of Pakistan Air Force.[1] It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, Sindh. It was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.

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Name origin

It is named in the honour of former Base Commander, Air Commodore Masroor Hussain who died after his airplane crashed in June 1967[2] following a collision with a bird[3] and he carried the burning & falling aircraft away from the populated ground area.

History

It was established by Britain (British-Indian Air Force) during World War II in 1940-1941.[4]

Features

Masroor base has the distinction of not only being the largest base, area wise, in Pakistan but also in Asia. Before Karachi Airport, this airport had been used for domestic flights and also by the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted upon the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA)Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.

References

  1. ^ Masroor, Pakistan Military Consortium, retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ Active Bases PAF Official website. Retrieved 08 August 2010.
  3. ^ Masroor, Pakistan Military Consortium, retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ^ Masroor, Pakistan Military Consortium, retrieved 25 July 2010.

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