PAF Base Minhas

Minhas Air Force Base, Kamra
Logo of PAF Base Minhas
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerGovernment of Pakistan
OperatorPakistan Air Force
LocationAttock
Commander

Air Commodore

Agha Mehr Gul
OccupantsPakistan Air Force
Elevation AMSL1,023 ft / 312 m
Coordinates33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E / 33.86889; 72.40083
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,950 3,033 Asphalt

Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas (IATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS) is a PAF Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.[1] Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".

  1. ^ "Operation completed at Kamra base, all 8 militants killed". Geo TV News website. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.