| Pathankot Air Force Station पठानकोट हवाई अड्डा ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: IXP – ICAO: VIPK
  IXP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | Government of India | ||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Pathankot | ||
| Location | Pathankot, Punjab, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,017 ft / 310 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°14′01″N 075°38′04″E / 32.23361°N 75.63444°E | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 8,970 | 2,734 | Asphalt |
Pathankot Air Force Station (IATA: IXP, ICAO: VIPK) is a military airport located 3 km from Pathankot, India, on the Pathankot – Majra Road. It is part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force and covers an area of approximately 2000 acres (809.3 hectares).
Civil enclave[]
The civil enclave at the airport was inaugurated by the civil aviation minister at the time, Praful Patel, on 21 November 2006.[1] The facility was created by the efforts of Gurdaspur Member of Parliament, Bollywood film actor Vinod Khanna,[2][3] who had planned to make Pathankot a tourist spot and industrial hub.[4] No domestic flights operate to the airport.[4][5]
Incidents[]
On 2 January 2016, six heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Air Force Station. The terrorists were wearing Indian Army fatigues and rode a stolen car of a superintendent of the Punjab Police. All six terrorists and seven security forces personnel were killed in the gun battle on 4 January 2016.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Pathankot Air Force Station inaugurated". tribuneindia.com. 22 November 2006. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061122/punjab1.htm#2.
- ↑ "Vinod Khanna". india.gov.in. http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/vinod-khanna. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ Vinod Khanna
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pathankot airport plain empty". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/amritsar/pathankot-airport-plain-empty/article1-1135153.aspx. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "8 airports in India have no scheduled flights, loss in 3 years Rs 82 crore". dnaindia.com. 30 November 2014. http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-8-airports-have-no-scheduled-flights-loss-in-3-yrs-rs-82-crore-2039671. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "Terrorists storm air force base, first challenge to Modi's Pak outreach". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/terrorists-storm-air-force-base-first-challenge-to-modis-pak-outreach/article8057276.ece. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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