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Sirsa Air Force Station or Sirsa AFS (ICAO: VISX) is an Indian Air Force base under Western Air Command, located at Sirsa in the state of Haryana, India.[2]

Sirsa Air Force Station Sirsa Vayu Sena Chhawni सिरसा वायु सेना छावनी
IATA: none ICAO: VISX[1] GPS: VISX[1]
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Western Air Command
Location	Sirsa, Haryana
Occupants	No. 21 Squadron IAF No. 15 Squadron IAF
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Elevation AMSL	198 m / 650 ft
Coordinates	29°33′42″N 75°00′21″E
Map
VISX Location of the airport in Haryana Show map of Haryana VISX VISX (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 5/23 2,730 8,956 Concrete / asphalt

History

1971 Indo-Pak war

In Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan Air Force launched a pre-emptive raid on 12 airforce stations,[3] including Sirsa station, Faridkot Stations, Halwara Air Force Station, a few railway stations, Indian armour concentrations and other targets. However, this failed to cause any significant damage except pothole damage to the runway which was quickly repaired.[4] Dassault Mystère IV jets from Sirsa base pounded the Pakistan Army pitched against the Indian Army in the Battle of Sabuna Drain. Dassault Mystère also hit a train and destroyed 50 tanks on it between Okara and Sahiwal.

Units

It has No. 21 Squadron IAF of 45 Wing. Wing is an active air force combat formation. No. 15 Squadron IAF operating Su-30MKI is also based here.[5][6]

Originally the base was home to a squadron each of MiG-23s and MiG-27s, both single-engine fighters, of No. 21 Squadron IAF.[7]

See also

References

External links

• Video of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT) during the Air Show at Sirsa Air Force Station.

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