| Rafiqui Airbase | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: OPRQ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| Location | Shorkot | ||
| Occupants | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 492 ft / 150 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°45′29″N 72°16′57″E / 30.75806°N 72.2825°ECoordinates: 30°45′29″N 72°16′57″E / 30.75806°N 72.2825°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Asphalt |
| 15R/33L | 9,621 | 2,932 | Asphalt |
PAF Base Rafiqui, formerly known as PAF Base Shorkot (ICAO: OPRQ), is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase located near Shorkot, Jhang District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is around 337 km south of Islamabad. The base is served by a single 10,000 foot runway and a parallel taxiway that could be used for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft.
The base was renamed in honour of Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui, a highly decorated fighter pilot who lead raids into enemy territory during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Rafiqui is famous for assisting his fellow pilots over enemy territory despite being heavily outnumbered even after the guns of his aircraft had jammed.[1]
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- ↑ Active Bases PAF Official Website. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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