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IA Pathankot Air Force Station.
Category. Statistic.
Location. Punjab State, India.
Opened in. Open by the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Closed in. No, still open. A civil airport since 2006, but the Indian air force still use part of it.
Operated by. Indian Airforce ~1964-2006 and the Airport Authority of India after the civilian take over in 2006.
Owned by. Government of India.
Outside links. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Locals-paid-Rs-20-to-security-guards-to-enter-Pathankot-base-intelligence-agencies-say/articleshow/50551267.cms, http://www.dawn.com/news/1230481, http://www.dawn.com/news/1230916, http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/missed-clues-before-pathankot-air-base-was-attacked-1262241, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Locals-paid-Rs-20-to-security-guards-to-enter-Pathankot-base-intelligence-agencies-say/articleshow/50551267.cms, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Locals-paid-Rs-20-to-security-guards-to-enter-Pathankot-base-intelligence-agencies-say/articleshow/50551267.cms, http://www.wikinewsindia.com/english/topics/pathankot-attack-probe/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_I, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Squadron_IAF, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathankot_Air_Force_Station, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Pathankot_attack and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_I.

History[]

The No. 3 Squadron IAF was there during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and still is. On 2 January 2016, 6 heavily armed terrorists who were suspected to belong to Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Air Force Station and caused some damage to it.

See also[]

  1. Noteworthy Air bases
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