PAF Base Minhas
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PAF Base Minhas is a major Pakistan Air Force airbase and operational fighter station located near Kamra in Punjab, Pakistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PAF Base Minhas canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistan Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kamra Airbase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minhas Airbase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackType | suicide assault by militants ⓘ |
| conflict | War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 16 August 2012 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Pakistan Air Force security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 1020 ft ⓘ |
| event | 2012 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on PAF Base Minhas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Pakistan Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
hardened aircraft shelters
ⓘ
maintenance and overhaul facilities ⓘ test and evaluation ranges ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | OPMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
aircraft testing and evaluation
ⓘ
operational fighter base ⓘ strategic air defense ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
No. 14 Squadron Pakistan Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 16 Squadron Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 26 Squadron Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Aeronautical Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATACode | none ⓘ |
| inServiceSince | 1970s ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Attock District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kamra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Air force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Air Commodore Rashid Minhas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan Air Force Central Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType |
F-7P / FT-7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JF-17 Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirage III/V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | no ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 12/30 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
2438 m
ⓘ
8000 ft ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key base for indigenous aircraft program support
ⓘ
major operational fighter station of Pakistan Air Force ⓘ |
| timezone | Pakistan Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fighter operations
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
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