PNS Siddique

PNS Siddique

Naval Air Station Turbat
Summary
Airport typeMilitary: Naval Air Station
Owner Pakistan Navy
Operator Naval Air Arm
ServesTurbat Airport
LocationTurbat, Balochistan Province, Pakistan
Built03 September 2014[1]
In use2014 - Present
Coordinates25°17′28″N 63°20′41″E / 25.29111°N 63.34472°E / 25.29111; 63.34472
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Pakistan Naval Station Siddique, known as PNS Siddique (Urdu: پایگاه بحریہ مکران) formerly known as Naval Air Station, Turbat,[2][3] is a naval air station and a military airport located in Turbat city of Makran, Balochistan.[4][1] It is one of four active Naval Air Arm bases (others are PNS Mehran, PNS Makran, Naval Air Station Ormara) and currently the second largest naval air station after PNS Mehran.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "PNS Siddiq Naval Air Station Commissioned in Turbat - History of PIA - Forum". historyofpia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ APP (25 May 2017). "Naval Air Station in Turbat becomes operational, will provide support to CPEC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ APP (26 May 2017). "Turbat naval air station goes operational". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Naval Air Station Turbat becomes operational". Daily Times. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ www.webspider.pk, Web Spider (pvt) Ltd. "Chief of the Naval Staff Visits Coastal Areas". www.hilal.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Publication". www.usiofindia.org. Retrieved 10 December 2023.