PAF Base Faisal

Faisal Air Force Base, Karachi
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorPakistan Air Force
LocationKarachi
Commander

Air Commodore

Shafique Ahmad
OccupantsPakistan Air Force
Elevation AMSL29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates24°52′42″N 67°6′56″E / 24.87833°N 67.11556°E / 24.87833; 67.11556
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Faisal Air Force Base, Karachi is located in Karachi
Faisal Air Force Base, Karachi
Faisal Air Force Base, Karachi
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Pakistan Air Force Base, Faisal (Urdu: پی اے ایف بیس فیصل), founded as RAF Drigh Road, previously known as PAF Station Drigh Road, and is now called Shahrah-e-Faisal.[1] This air force base is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. In 1975, it was named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[2]

It is the site of PAF's Southern Air Command HQ and PAF Air War College.

  1. ^ "PAF Base Faisal". GlobalSecurity.org website. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Pakistan Air Force (scroll down to read about PAF Base Faisal) Scramble (Dutch Aviation Society) website, Retrieved 4 October 2021