Sarsawa Air Force Station

Sarsawa Air Force Station
Sarsawa Air Force Station
	IATA: SWN; ICAO: VISP;
Summary
Airport type	Military , Civil
Owner/Operator	Indian Air Force (airstrip)
Serves	Saharanpur
Elevation AMSL	891 ft / 272 m
Coordinates	29°59′39″N 77°25′27″E / 29.99417°N 77.42417°E
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	VISP Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh VISP VISP (India)
Runways

Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Saharanpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India and is approximately 17 km (11 mi) from Yamunanagar, Haryana, India. It belongs to the Western Air Command. Though the sole user of this airbase is the Indian Air Force, it does handle civilian flights on a regular basis for VIP transport to Yamunanagar and Saharanpur^[1]

The Air force station is also headquarters for the Special Group.^[2]

According to reports, the air base is being upgraded for the joint deployment of MQ-9B drones of Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with Gorakhpur AFS.^[3]

References

^ "Sarsawa Airport". www.airports-worldwide.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "Close encounters of the covert kind". The Week. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Indian Army, IAF to jointly deploy Predator drones in Gorakhpur, Sarsawa air bases". ANI. 5 May 2024.

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[1] "Sarsawa Airport". www.airports-worldwide.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[2] "Close encounters of the covert kind". The Week. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[3] "Indian Army, IAF to jointly deploy Predator drones in Gorakhpur, Sarsawa air bases". ANI. 5 May 2024.

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