Hasimara Air Force Station | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Air Command | ||||||||||
| Serves | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Hasimara, West Bengal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′53″N 089°22′08″E / 26.69806°N 89.36889°E | ||||||||||
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Source: ourairports.com[1] | |||||||||||
Hasimara Air ForceStation (ICAO: VEHX)[1] is an Indian Air Force (IAF) base located in Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India. Hasimara is located strategically near the Indo-Bhutan border. It is also the closest Indian air base to the Chumbi Valley - the tri-junction between the Indian state of Sikkim, Bhutan and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- ^ a b Hashimara Air Force Station, ourairports.com, retrieved 2 July 2021.