Ambala Air Force Station

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Ambala Air Force Station is a major Indian Air Force base in Haryana known for hosting frontline fighter aircraft and playing a key strategic role in India’s air defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Air Force base
military airbase
controlledBy Government of India
country India
elevationAboveSeaLevel 272 metres
892 feet
garrison Indian Air Force
hasCategory Airports in Haryana
Indian Air Force bases
Military installations in Haryana
hasICAOCode VIAM
hasMilitaryUnit fighter squadrons
support units
hasRunway Runway 06/24
Runway 12/30
historicalSignificance one of the oldest air bases of the Indian Air Force
hosts Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft
No. 17 Squadron IAF
No. 21 Squadron IAF
SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft
frontline fighter aircraft
IATACode none (military-only airfield)
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ambala district
Haryana
northern India
surface form: North India
location Ambala
nearbyCity Ambala Cantonment
Ambala
surface form: Ambala City
operator Indian Air Force
ownedBy Ministry of Defence (India)
partOf Western Air Command
primaryFunction air superiority missions
ground attack missions
tactical air operations
proximityToBorder relatively close to India–Pakistan international border
regionServed northern India
runwayCount 2
runwaySurface asphalt
strategicRole air defence of North India
forward air base near India–Pakistan border
timezone Indian Standard Time
usedFor air defence missions
combat operations
strike missions
training
usedInConflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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Ambala hasAirForceBase Ambala Air Force Station
Ambala hasAirport Ambala Air Force Station
this entity surface form: Ambala Air Force Station (military)
Ambala district airForceStation Ambala Air Force Station