Rafiqui Air Base

Shorkot, Pakistan

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Rafiqui Air Base

Shorkot, Pakistan

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Pakistan Air Force strategic base in central Punjab.

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Shorkot, Pakistan

Rafiqui Air Base, identified by ICAO code OPRQ, is a military airfield operated by the Pakistan Air Force located near Shorkot in Punjab province, Pakistan. The base serves as a key tactical and operational installation supporting PAF combat and training missions. The base is named after Squadron Leader Muhammad Mahmood Alam's colleague and fellow PAF officer Sarfraz Rafiqui, who was killed in action during the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. It has historically housed front-line fighter squadrons and played a significant role in Pakistan's air defense posture. As a military facility, Rafiqui Air Base is not open to civilian commercial traffic and has no scheduled passenger airline operations. It remains an active PAF installation with restricted access.

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›Named after PAF officer Sarfraz Rafiqui, a Shaheed (martyr) of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War.
›Operated exclusively by the Pakistan Air Force with no civilian commercial operations.
›Located in the Punjab province near the city of Shorkot.
›Has historically hosted front-line PAF fighter squadrons.
›ICAO designator OPRQ; no IATA code assigned due to military-only status.

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Pakistan Air Force Base Rafiqui formerly known as PAF Base Shorkot, is a Pakistan Air Force base located within the outskirts of Shorkot city in the Jhang District of Pakistan's Punjab province and around 337 kilometres (209 mi) south of Islamabad. The airbase was named in honor of Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui, a war hero from the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war who is famous for fighting Indian Hawker Hunters and covering his flight members in an F-86 Sabre with jammed guns. It is the home of Central Air Command's 34th Tactical Attack Wing.

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