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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Air Command | ||||||||||
| Serves | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Hasimara,West Bengal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′53″N089°22′08″E / 26.69806°N 89.36889°E /26.69806; 89.36889 | ||||||||||
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| Source: ourairports.com[1] | |||||||||||
Hasimara Air Force Station (ICAO:VEHX)[1] is anIndian Air Force (IAF) base located inAlipurduar district,West Bengal,India. Hasimara is located strategically near the Indo-Bhutan border. It is also the closest Indian air base to the Chumbi Valley - the tri-junction between the Indian state ofSikkim,Bhutan and theTibet Autonomous Region.
The Hashimara AFS was established in the sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal after theSino-Indian War of 1962. It has completed 50 years of operational existence in April 2013. The station was activated on April 7, 1963, when an IAF Caribou aircraft landed and dropped off its first Station Commander, Wing Commander DG King-Lee. The decision to establish the air base here was taken after the 1962 war. The airbase took active part in the Indo-Pak conflict of 1965 and the Indo-Pak war in 1971.
It was home toNo. 22 Squadron IAF in India.[2]
The airport is situated at an elevation of 340 ft (104 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway with concrete surfaces: 11R/29L measuring 9,000 by 148 feet (2,743 by 45 m).[3]
In July 2021,the second squadron ofDassault Rafale fighter jets was inducted intoNo. 101 Squadron IAF at Hasimara.[4][5]
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