Air Force Station Hindon  | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view of Hindon Air Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military (Indian Air Force) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Western Air Command | ||||||||||
| Location | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 700 ft / 213.4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°42′28″N 77°21′30″E / 28.70778°N 77.35833°E | ||||||||||
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Air Force Station Hindon (Hindon AFS) (also Hindon) is an Indian Air Force base under the Western Air Command (WAC). It is the biggest and largest air base in Asia. Its area measured 14 km rounded and 10.25 square kilometres (3.96 sq mi). This base celebrates Air Force Day on 8 October. It is located near Loni Ghaziabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region on the outskirts of Delhi, close to the Hindon River.[3] Starting 2006, the annual Air Force Day Parade venue was shifted from Palam Airport to Hindon.[4] There is one runway, aligned east–west (09-27), of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) length x 150 feet (46 m) width. The military airbase serves as the home of the IAF C-17 Globemaster and the IAF C-130J Super Hercules, the backbone of Strategic Heavy Air Lift division of the Indian Air Force. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) operates a civil enclave at Hindon as part of the government's Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).[5]
- ^ Information of Hindan Air Force Base, airport-data.com, accessed 15 January 2011
- ^ Hindan Air Station, Wikimapia, accessed 15 January 2011
- ^ "Air Force Day Fly Past an Appeal". PIB, Ministry of Defence. 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Air Force Day 2006 Rehearsal - Hindan AFS". Bharat Rakshak. October 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Regional flights to 4 cities including Kannur and Hubli from Hindan airbase expected by October end". Hindustan Times. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.