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PAF Base Mushaf - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 32°02′55″N 72°39′55″E / 32.04861°N 72.66528°E

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PAF Base Mushaf

پی اے ایف بیس مصحف

Part of Central Air Command

Sargodha District, Punjab Province
Near Sargodha in

Pakistan

Flight line of Mushaf airbase in 2024

PAF Base Mushaf

Location of Mushaf airbase in Pakistan

PAF Base Mushaf

PAF Base Mushaf (Pakistan)

Coordinates

32°02′55″N 72°39′55″E / 32.04861°N 72.66528°E

Type

Air Force base

Site information

Owner

Ministry of Defense

Operator

Pakistan Armed Forces

Controlled by

Pakistan Air Force

Condition

Operational

Other site
facilities

Combat Commanders' School

Website

Pakistan Air Force

Site history

Built

1942

Built for

Royal Indian Air Force

Pakistan Air Force

Built by

British Raj (foundation)

Battles/wars

1965 Indo-Pakistani war
1971 Indo-Pakistani war
Operation Sentinel
Operation Swift Retort

Garrison information

Current
commander

Air Commodore Hassan Faisal

Garrison

38 MR Wing
Airpower Center of Excellence

Occupants

9 Squadron "Griffins"
23 Squadron "Talons"
24 Squadron "Blinders"
29 Aggressor Squadron
CCS JF-17 "Fierce Dragons"
CCS Mirage "Skybolts"
82 CS Squadron "Stallions"

Airfield information

Identifiers

IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPMH

Elevation

187 metres (614 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
14/32	3,120 metres (10,236 ft) Asphalt
06/24	2,430 metres (7,972 ft) Asphalt

Reference(s): ^[1]^[2]

PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Station Sargodha and 'PAF Base Sargodha), IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPMH), is a Pakistan Air Force airbase situated at Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" (MOB) by the PAF.^[3]

It was known as PAF Base Sargodha until 2003, when it was renamed in honour of the former Base Commander and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, whose aircraft crashed on a routine flight near Kohat in February 2003.^[4]^[5]

The PAF's Central Air Command (CAC), the Combat Commanders' School (CCS), and the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (PAF ACE) are based at PAF Base Mushaf, PAF Base Mushaf is the most elite and widely operational base in Pakistan, consisting of the highest equipped aircraft and squadrons and the best trained pilots and commanders.

History

PAF Base Mushaf was originally established as an airstrip by the Royal Air Force during the 1930s. After World War II, the airstrip was apart of the Sargodha Satellite Fields, and was known as Sargodha (Main). In 1959, the airstrip was commissioned as PAF Base Sargodha. ^[6]

Incidents

On 1 November 2007, a suicide bomber struck the 50-seat bus carrying PAF officers to nearby Kirana Ammunition Depot, killing 11 people (including 7 officers) and injuring 28. The bombing took place on Faisalabad Road, where a motorcycle loaded with explosives rammed the bus and triggered the blast. All the officers were new recruits posted to PAFB Mushaf for training.^[7]

This was the last major attack before the 2007 state of emergency was imposed on the country.

References

^ Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
^ "Mushaf Air Base (SGI)".
^ PAF Base Mushaf on Scramble (Dutch Aviation Society) website Retrieved 30 September 2021
^ Funeral held for Pakistan air chief (Mushaf Ali Mir) BBC News website, Published 21 February 2003, Retrieved 30 September 2021
^ Sargodha Air Base named after Mushaf Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 April 2003, Retrieved 30 September 2021
^ "Satellite Airfields and Kirana Hill near Mushaf Airbase". Pakistan Defence. Forum. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "Seven PAF officers among 11 dead in suicide attack". Dawn (newspaper). 2 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

Pakistan Air Force

Leadership

Commander-in-Chief
- President of Pakistan
Chief Executive
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
Parliament
- Senate Committee on Defence
- National Assembly Committee on Defence
Cabinet Committee on National Security

Ministers	Defence Secretary Defence Production
Air Headquarters	Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of Air Staff Vice Chief Deputy Chiefs Serving Marshals

Commands

Education and training

Bases

Flying Bases	PAF Academy Nur Khan Chandhar Faisal Masroor Alam Minhas Murid Mushaf Peshawar Rafiqui Samungli Shahbaz
Non-flying Bases	Kalabagh Kohat Korangi-Creek Lahore Lower Topa Malir Sakesar Badaber
Centers and depots	Air Force centers and depots