Air Force Academy (India)

Indian Air Force Academy

Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh witnessing the Combined Graduation Parade of Autumn term, at Air Force Academy
Motto	श्रम से सिद्धि
Motto in English	Shram Se Sidhi (Achievement Through Diligence)
Type	Military Academy
Established	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Commandant	Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas[1]
Location	Dundigal, Telangana , Telangana , India 17°37′38″N 078°24′12″E / 17.62722°N 78.40333°E / 17.62722; 78.40333
Campus	7,050 acres (2,850 ha)

Indian Air Force Academy
IATA: none ICAO: VODG
Summary
Airport type	Defence Service training institute
Owner	Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Dundigal, Telangana, India
Elevation AMSL	2,013 ft / 614 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10R/28L 6,800 2,073 Asphalt 10L/28R 8,250 2,515 Concrete

Indian Air Force Academy, Dundigal (ICAO: VODG) is a Defence Service training institute located in Medchal-Malkajgiri district 43 km (27 mi) from Hyderabad, in the Indian state of Telangana.^[2]

The academy was set up to train cadets from Indian Airforce Service cadre officers. It imparts training to the flying, technical and ground duty branches as well as officers of the Indian Navy & the Indian Coast Guard. This is a home for the officer trainees who learn their specialisation and are nurtured to become capable leaders. After one year's training, officer cadets are commissioned into various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It inducted women cadets into the IAF for the first time in June 1993.^[3]