Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has grappled with various issues over the last 2-3 decades mostly due to lack of funding and sanctions. Yet it has kept a reasonably good inventory of aircraft and munitions through extensive efforts of sourcing second hand air frames, spares and overhauls. Even with sporadic sanctions, American F-16s have been their most capable aircraft for close to four decades now. But they are few in numbers and the bulk of the airframes consist of F-7 (Chinese copy of Soviet Mig-21), Mirage-III, Mirage-V and JF-17. J-10 is the most recent addition and inductions started in 2022.

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Induction of this plane indicates that JF-17, even with Block-II and Block-III has been unable to meet PAF expectations. There have been a few reports of poor serviceability and technical issues which seemingly have not been solved so far. It was expected to replace F-7 and Mirages, but induction of J-10, which plays nearly the same role in Pakistani orbat will probably reduce the actual numbers of JF-17s in PAF service.

I am not going to dwell on it much as much of it has been common knowledge and information is freely available. Rest of this section will have basic data about aviation assets of PAF, PA and some other military organisations. A lot of orbat data is from scramble.nl, apart from a few places where it was outdated or incorrect. 

Location of remaining airfields is through searching on Google Earth and a few other sources. A link to Maps is at the end.

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UNIT	LOCATION	CALL SIGN	TYPE	PARENT	AIRCRAFT	LAT	LONG	RUNWAYS	LENGTH
19th Squadron	Bholari Airbase	Sherdils	Multirole	41 Tactical Wing	F-16A, F-16B	25°14’18.65″N	68° 2’1.82″E	2
1st Squadron	M.M. Alam Airbase, Mianwali	Rahbars	Training	37 Military Training Wing	K-8P	32°33’38.50″N	71°33’48.40″E	2	3200
18th Squadron	M.M. Alam Airbase, Mianwali	Sharp Shooters	Training^	37 Military Training Wing	F-7 and F-7P	32°33’38.50″N	71°33’48.40″E	2	3200
20th Squadron	M.M. Alam Airbase, Mianwali	Cheetahs	Training^	37 Military Training Wing	F7PG, FT-7PG	32°33’38.50″N	71°33’48.40″E	2	3200
Shooter Squadron	M.M. Alam Airbase, Mianwali	Shooter Squadron	Training		Mirage & F-7	32°33’38.50″N	71°33’48.40″E	2	3200
86th Squadron	M.M. Alam Airbase, Mianwali	Ababeel	SAR	37 Military Training Wing	Alouette 3	32°33’38.50″N	71°33’48.40″E	2	3200
4th Squadron	Masroor Airbase, Karachi	Karakoram Eagles	AWACS	32 Tactical Attack Wing	KJ-2000	24°52’33.84″N	67° 6’53.17″E	1	2400
7th Squadron	Masroor Airbase, Karachi	Bandits	Attack	32 Tactical Attack Wing	Mirage 3EA & 3DP	24°52’33.84″N	67° 6’53.17″E	1	2400
8th Squadron	Masroor Airbase, Karachi	Haiders	Attack	32 Tactical Attack Wing	Mirage 5PA2, 5PA3 & 5DD	24°52’33.84″N	67° 6’53.17″E	1	2400
22nd Squadron	Masroor Airbase, Karachi	Ghazis	Conversion	32 Tactical Attack Wing	Mirage 3DP, 5EF, 3EL, 3BE, 3BL	24°52’33.84″N	67° 6’53.17″E	1	2400
84 Squadron	Masroor Airbase, Karachi	Dolphins	Military Support	32 Tactical Attack Wing	AW139, Mi-171	24°52’33.84″N	67° 6’53.17″E	1	2400
3rd Squadron	Minhas Airbase, Kamra	Saab-2000 Erieye	AWACS	33 Tactical Air Wing	Saab-2000 Erieye	33°52’23.43″N	72°23’34.90″E	2	3300
16th Squadron	Minhas Airbase, Kamra	Black Panthers	Attack	33 Tactical Air Wing	JF-17, JF-17B Block 1	33°52’23.43″N	72°23’34.90″E	2	3300
1st UAV Flight	Minhas Airbase, Kamra			33 Tactical Air Wing	Abad, Burraq and Shahpar UAVs	33°52’23.43″N	72°23’34.90″E	2	3300
87th Squadron	Minhas Airbase, Kamra	Dragonflies	SAR	33 Tactical Wing	AW139, Mi-171	33°52’23.43″N	72°23’34.90″E	2	3300
9th Squadron	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Griffins	Multirole	38 Multirole Wing	F-16A, F-16B	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
24th Squadron	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Blinders	EW	38 Multirole Wing	Falcon-20	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
29th Squadron	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha		Training	Military Commanders School	F-16A, F-16B	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
CCS Mirage	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Skybolts	Training	Military Commanders School	Mirage 3. 5	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
CCS F-7	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Dashings	Training	Military Commanders School	F-7P	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
CCS JF-17	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Fierce Dragons	Training	Military Commanders School	JF-17	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
CCS F-16	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha		Training	Military Commanders School	F-16	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
82nd Squadron	Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha	Stallions	SAR	38 Multirole Wing	AW-139	32° 2’37.07″N	72°40’11.70″E	2	2900
6th Squadron	Nur Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi	Antelopes	Transport	35 Composite Air Transport Wing	C-130B & E, L-100.	33°37’9.11″N	73° 5’31.23″E	2	2700
10th Squadron	Nur Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi	Buffaloes	Tankers	35 Composite Air Transport Wing	IL-78MP	33°37’9.11″N	73° 5’31.23″E	2	2700
12th Squadron	Nur Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi	Globe Trotters	VIP & Transport	35 Composite Air Transport Wing	F-27, Falcon 20, A301-304, G-IV	33°37’9.11″N	73° 5’31.23″E	2	2700
41st Squadron	Nur Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi		VIP & Transport	35 Composite Air Transport Wing	PA-34, Y-13, Ce-172, EMB-500	33°37’9.11″N	73° 5’31.23″E	2	2700
52nd Squadron	Nur Khan Airbase, Rawalpindi	Markhors	Transport	35 Composite Air Transport Wing	CN-235M	33°37’9.11″N	73° 5’31.23″E	2	2700
17th Squadron	Peshawar Airbase	Tigers	Interceptor	36 Tactical Wing	F-7PG & FT-7PG	33°59’40.07″N	71°30’51.28″E	1	2500
26th Squadron	Peshawar Airbase	Black Spiders	Multirole	36 Tactical Wing	JF-17 Block 1	33°59’40.07″N	71°30’51.28″E	1	2500
81st Squadron	Peshawar Airbase	Kangaroos	SAR	36 Tactical Wing	Alouette 3	33°59’40.07″N	71°30’51.28″E	1	2500
9th AAv Squadron	Peshawar Airbase		Composite AAv	Army Aviation Corps	H125, MFI-17, SA315B/316B	33°59’40.07″N	71°30’51.28″E	1	2500
Frontier Works Organisation	Peshawar Airbase			Aviation Cell	AS350B3, H125, Beech 350ER	33°59’40.07″N	71°30’51.28″E	1	2500
21st Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi	Pegasus	Transport	40th Wing	C-130E and Saab-2000.	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
7th AAv Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		Army Aviation	Army Aviation Corps	MFI-17, SA316B	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
27th ASW Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		Anti-submarine	Naval aviation	F27-200	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
28th MS Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		Anti-submarine	Naval aviation	P-3C II Orion	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
29th ASW/EW Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi	Sea Eagles	Anti-submarine & EW	Naval aviation	ATR-72, BAe125-850XP	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
111th ASW Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi	Arabian Sharks	Anti-submarine	Naval aviation	Sea King	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
222nd ASW Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi	Stingrays	Anti-submarine	Naval aviation	Z9-EC	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
333rd ASW Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		Anti-submarine	Naval aviation	SA316, SA319	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
47th UAV Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		UAV	Naval aviation	Uqab II	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
93rd PMSA Squadron	PNS Mehran, Karachi		Maritime Surveillance	Naval aviation	BN-2 Defender	24°52’35.25″N	67° 7’23.09″E	1	2400
23rd Squadron	Quetta Airbase	Talons	Interceptor	31 Tactical Wing	F-7PG & FT-7PG	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
28th Squadron	Quetta Airbase	Phoenix	Multirole	31 Tactical Wing	JF-17 Block 2	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
85th Squadron	Quetta Airbase	Saviours	SAR	31 Tactical Wing	Alouette 3	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
4th AAv Squadron	Quetta Airbase	Gallants	Army Aviation	202nd Army Aviation Group	Bell 412EP, Mi-17-1V, Mi-35M	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
10th AAv Squadron	Quetta Airbase	Balochis	Army Aviation	202nd Army Aviation Group	AS350B3,Ce208B EX,PAC/MFI-17	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
Department of State	Quetta Airbase		Transport	Department of State	Ce208, UH-1H-II	30°15’7.11″N	66°56’5.52″E	2	3800
14th Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Tail Choppers	Attack	34 Tactical Wing	JF-17	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3100
15th Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Venomous Cobras	Multirole	34 Tactical Wing	J-10C	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3100
25th Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Night Strike	Attack	34 Tactical Wing	Mirage 5EF, 3DP & 5DD	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3000
27th Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Zarrars	Multirole	34 Tactical Wing	JF-17 Block 2	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3100
50th Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Safshikan	Attack	34 Tactical Wing	Mirage 3DA,3EA, 5DD,5DR & 5PA	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3000
83rd Squadron	Rafiqui Airbase, Shorkot	Kites	SAR	34 Tactical Wing	Alouette 3	30°45’30.28″N	72°16’50.17″E	2	3000
2nd Squadron	Shahbaz Airbase, Jacobabad	Minhasians	Multirole	39 Tactical Air Wing	JF-17 Block 2	28°17’3.00″N	68°26’58.00″E	3	3000
5thSquadron	Shahbaz Airbase, Jacobabad	Falcons	Multirole	39 Tactical Air Wing	F-16C, F-16D. Blk 52	28°17’30.30″N	68°26’39.52″E	3	3000
11th Squadron	Shahbaz Airbase, Jacobabad	Arrows	Multirole	39 Tactical Air Wing	F-16A, F-16B	28°17’30.30″N	68°26’39.52″E	3	3000
88th Squadron	Shahbaz Airbase, Jacobabad	Rams	Military Support	39 Tactical Wing	AW139, Mi-171	28°17’30.30″N	68°26’39.52″E	3	3000
1st PFT Squadron	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	Primary Flying Training Wing	MFI-17	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
2nd PFT Squadron	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	Primary Flying Training Wing	MFI-17	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
1st BFT Squadron	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	Basic Flying Training Wing	T-37B, T-37C	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
2nd BFT Squadron	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	Basic Flying Training Wing	T-37B, T-37C	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
1 AJT Squadron	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	Advanced Jet Training Wing	K-8	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
Flying Instructors School	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	College of Flying Training	T-37B, T-37C	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
PAC College	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	College of Flying Training	SF-25	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
Aerobatics Team – Sherdils	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	College of Flying Training	K-8	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
6 Shaheen Training Corps	PAF Academy Asghar Khan, Risalpur		Training	38 Multirole Wing	Stemme S6T	34° 4’44.64″N	71°58’48.19″E	2	2500
4th AAv Squad Det	Gilgit airstrip			202nd Army Aviation Group	Bell 412EP, Mi-17-1V	35°55’4.97″N	74°19’51.54″E	1	1500
25th AAv Squad Det	Gilgit airstrip			202nd Army Aviation Group	Bell 412EP, Mi-17-1V	35°55’4.97″N	74°19’51.54″E	1	1500
8th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Saviours	Army Aviation	Army Aviation Corps	AS350B3, MFI-17, SA315B,316B	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
28th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Dragons	Army Aviation	Army Aviation Corps	IAR330SM, SA330J	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
13th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Mujahid	Army Aviation	101st Army Aviation Group	AS350B3, Ce421C, Ce550/560, UH-1H, MFI-17, Mi-17 & others	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
21st AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Jabir/Night Stalkers	Army Aviation	101st Army Aviation Group	AS550C3, Mi-17-1V/V5	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
27th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Kingbird	Army Aviation	101st Army Aviation Group	Mi-17-1V/V5	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
56th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	The Vigilant	ISR	101st Army Aviation Group	Beech 200, Beech 350/350i, Ce208B	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
25th AAv Squadron	Qasim, Rawalpindi	Sky Raiders	Army Aviation	202nd Army Aviation Group	Bell 412EP, Mi-17-1V	33°33’40.73″N	73° 1’56.85″E	1	1800
ISI	Rahwali		Transport	ISI	Mi-17V-5	32°14’17.10″N	74° 7’48.28″E	2	1600
29th AAv Squadron	Rahwali		Army Aviation	Army Aviation Corps	Mi-17	32°14’17.10″N	74° 7’48.28″E	2	1600
4th AAv Sqd Det	Rahwali		Army Aviation	202nd Army Aviation Group	Bell 412EP, Mi-17-1V	32°14’17.10″N	74° 7’48.28″E	2	1600
11th AAv Squadron	Rahwali	Rachna Eagles	Army Aviation	404th Army Aviation Group	AS350B3, PAC/MFI-17,SA315B	32°14’17.10″N	74° 7’48.28″E	2	1600
5th or 7th Army Aviation Squadron	Skardu	Fearless Five^	Army Aviation	404th Army Aviation Group	MFI-17, SA316B	35°20’8.90″N	75°32’38.43″E	1	3000
21st Army Aviation QR Squadron	Tarbela Dam		Army Aviation	101st Army Aviation Group	Mi-17-1V/V-5	33°59’7.21″N	72°36’38.22″E	1	1500

Air Fields

LOCATION	USAGE	LAT	LONG	RUNWAYS	LENGTH	COMMENT
Okara Cantt	Military	30°44’36.80″N	73°21’27.43″E	1	2500
Sialkot Cantt	Military	32°30’53.59″N	74°31’44.81″E	1	600
Chilas	Unclear	35°25’35.15″N	74° 5’22.64″E	1	1300
Bachran Wala	Military	32°10’46.00″N	72°32’26.02″E	2	1600
Sialkot Airport	Civil	32°32’5.23″N	74°22’0.37″E	1	3400
Zhob airstrip	Unclear	31°21’30.69″N	69°27’40.65″E	1	1800	Near nuclear facility
Petaro	Military	25°32’32.85″N	68°19’25.04″E		NA	Near nuclear facility
Masroor Airbase	Military	24°53’55.56″N	66°56’32.35″E	1	2700
Jinnah Airport	Dual Use	24°54’14.68″N	67° 9’27.17″E	2	3000
Risalewala airport	Dual Use	31°21’51.60″N	72°59’35.55″E	2	2500
Talhar Airstrip	Military	24°50’12.17″N	68°49’41.03″E	1	300
Sargodha 2nd airstrip	Military	32° 3’21.04″N	72°56’55.73″E	1	2000
Sargodha 3rd airstrip	Military	32° 3’45.20″N	72°30’59.07″E	2	1700	Recovery
Chandhar Airstrip	Military	32° 4’30.94″N	73°47’11.98″E	2	2600	Spare
Fatehjung airstrip	Military	33°32’53.41″N	72°37’53.82″E	2	1800	Recovery
Gilgit airstrip	Dual Use	35°55’4.97″N	74°19’51.54″E	1	1500
Gilgit helipad	Military	35°55’4.47″N	74°20’40.81″E
Kharian airstrip	Military	32°48’59.81″N	73°53’35.95″E	1	650
Kohat Airstrip	Military	33°34’15.39″N	71°26’28.74″E	1	2200	Spare
Lahore airport	Dual Use	31°31’10.43″N	74°24’9.35″E	2	2500
Malir 2nd Airstrip	Not in use	24°56’52.24″N	67°10’28.15″E	1
Malir Airstrip	Military	24°58’11.52″N	67°13’46.45″E	2	1500	Near nuclear facility
Mirpur Khas Airbase	Military	25°41’21.00″N	69° 4’49.74″E	2	2800
Murid Airbase	Military	32°54’39.18″N	72°46’15.74″E	2	2700
Nawabshah Airstrip	Dual Use	26°13’9.77″N	68°23’22.99″E	1	1800
Derai	Civil	34°48’51.87″N	72°21’14.39″E	1	850
Muzaffarabad	Dual Use	34°20’21.62″N	73°30’29.11″E	1	850	Recovery
Rawalkot	Dual Use	33°50’53.45″N	73°47’52.30″E	1	1800	Recovery
Islamabad airport	Dual Use	33°32’54.07″N	72°49’24.64″E	2	3600
Akwal	Not in use	32°56’49.83″N	72°21’54.57″E	1	1200
Mandi Bahauddin	Military	32°36’1.54″N	73°30’25.49″E	1
Gujrat	Military	32°37’35.25″N	74° 4’11.30″E	1	2000	Recovery
Sialkot Helibase	Military	32°31’43.61″N	74°33’20.00″E	1	580	Recovery
Pasrur cantt	Not in use	32°14’35.64″N	74°40’39.85″E	1		SAM old
Walton Cantt	Military	31°29’36.30″N	74°20’51.30″E	1	1800	Under construction
Vehari	Military	30° 5’7.25″N	72° 9’11.58″E	1	3000	Spare
Bhawalpur	Dual Use	29°20’50.47″N	71°42’49.90″E	1	2800
Al Habieb	Unclear	28°25’49.15″N	71°14’20.41″E	1	1500	Spare
Sheikh Zayed	Unclear	28°17’50.88″N	70°29’21.26″E	1	3000
Kadanwari	Unclear	27°12’9.97″N	69° 8’57.68″E	1	2300
Chor	Not in use	25°31’27.67″N	69°46’13.65″E	1	500
Khorewah	Unclear	24°47’13.60″N	68°33’26.60″E	1	1400
Ormara	Unclear	25°16’32.76″N	64°35’9.05″E	1	2500
Pasni	Unclear	25°17’24.23″N	63°20’37.19″E	2	2900
Gwadar	Unclear	25°13’57.23″N	62°19’41.50″E	1	1900
Jiwani	Not in use	25° 4’3.62″N	61°48’20.62″E	1
Turbat	Dual Use	25°59’3.76″N	63° 1’52.75″E	2	2500
Robray	Not in use	26°15’5.09″N	63° 7’47.48″E	2
Panjgur	Civil	26°57’12.83″N	64° 8’0.34″E	1	1400
Shamsi	Military	27°50’43.00″N	65° 9’31.10″E	1	2500
Khuzdar	Dual Use	27°47’42.43″N	66°38’17.72″E	1	1700	Near nuclear facility
Kharan helipad	Military	28°35’44.44″N	65°25’12.58″E	1	2000
Dalbandin	Dual Use	28°52’30.80″N	64°24’12.33″E	2	2500
Pishin	Military	30°33’23.56″N	66°59’25.39″E	1	800
Nokkundi	Military	28°49’5.66″N	62°43’52.51″E	1	1200
Juzzak	Not in use	29° 2’27.95″N	61°38’50.35″E	1	2300
Dringarh	Military	29°55’11.15″N	66°44’53.47″E	1	1500	SAM site
Sibi	Unclear	29°34’32.00″N	67°50’33.67″E	1	1700
Sui	Civil	28°38’42.65″N	69°10’34.84″E	1	1800
Kandhkot	Unclear	28°16’22.39″N	69°16’27.85″E	1	1100
Kashmore	Unclear	28°28’17.38″N	69°35’58.49″E	1	1100
Rajanpur	Military	29°15’58.85″N	70°11’14.35″E	2	2900
RY Khan	Dual Use	28°23’28.69″N	70°16’53.12″E	1	2700
Sehwan	Civil	26°28’26.36″N	67°42’56.18″E	1	1900
Sehwan 2	Civil	26°12’11.61″N	67°30’14.48″E	1	1600
Mohanjodaro	Civil	27°20’3.50″N	68° 8’22.96″E	1	2000
Sukkur	Dual Use	27°43’35.50″N	68°47’15.76″E	2	2500
DG Khan	Civil	29°57’39.70″N	70°29’8.19″E	1	1900
Ouzkani	Not in use	30°14’59.74″N	70°13’56.24″E	1	800
Belab	Civil	30°20’29.00″N	70°33’27.18″E	1	1400
B Khan	Civil	31°54’37.78″N	70°53’39.05″E	1	1400
Chashma	Dual Use	32°25’26.33″N	71°27’26.64″E	1	1000
Miran Shah	Military	33° 0’56.41″N	70° 3’47.29″E	1	2000
Thal	Unclear	33°23’11.14″N	70°35’19.20″E	1	1200
Parchinar	Civil	33°54’18.46″N	70° 4’13.68″E	1	1100
Wana	Military	32°18’17.58″N	69°34’29.49″E	1	1500
Razmak	Military	32°42’3.62″N	69°49’48.70″E	1	1100
Kot Addu	Civil	30°29’38.88″N	70°58’15.90″E	1	1000
Thal firing range	Military	31°26’7.65″N	72° 1’20.91″E	2	2900	Practice range
Mangla	Military	33° 3’5.20″N	73°38’10.95″E	1	1300
Chitral	Dual Use	35°53’4.35″N	71°47’56.56″E	1	1700
Pano Aqil	Military	27°48’51.63″N	69° 9’55.64″E	1	1800
Hyderabad	Dual Use	25°19’4.99″N	68°21’58.14″E	1	2000
Gurha Salim	Not in use	32°52’40.47″N	73°36’22.03″E	1	800
Korangi Creek		24°46’53.89″N	67° 8’8.50″E

SAM Sites

Surprisingly, I’ve been able to find only one confirmed SAM site in the entire Pakistan. At first, I mistook many such constructions near 7-8 airfields as SAM sites, but later realised that nearly all of them are for parking and perhaps servicing aircraft. One spot even had buildings and another aircraft bunkers on it

So that leaves us with only two sites, Dringarh near Afghanistan border and another near Islamabad. The one in Dringarh could very well be another spot for parking aircraft, but I haven’t been able to find anything yet.

Coordinates: 29°55’11.15″N 66°44’53.47″E

So this leaves only one confirmed SAM site, that too with ancient HQ-2 (Chinese copy of Soviet S-75 Divina). WIth induction of HQ-9, I had expected a few more permanent sites, but have been unable to find any so far. 

Coordinates: 33°32’40.80″N  73°16’4.44″E

PAF Combat Squadron Badges

1 Fighter Conversion Unit	2 Squadron
5 Squadron	6 Squadron
7 Squadron	8 Squadron
9 Squadron	11 Squadron
12 Squadron	14 Squadron
15 Squadron	16 Squadron
17 Squadron	18 Squadron
19 Squadron	20 Squadron
23 Squadron	25 Squadron
26 Squadron

PAF Air Base Badges

Pakistan Air Force Base Badin	Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala
Pakistan Air Force Base Kalabagh	Pakistan Air Force Base Kohat
Pakistan Air Force Base Kohat	Pakistan Air Force Base Korangi Creek
Pakistan Air Force Base Lahore	Pakistan Air Force Base Lower Topa
Pakistan Air Force Base Malir	Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor
Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor	Pakistan Air Force Base Mianwali
Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar	Pakistan Air Force Base Qadri
Pakistan Air Force Base Rafiqui	Pakistan Air Force Base Sakeser
Pakistan Air Force Base Samungli	Pakistan Air Force Base Sargodha
Pakistan Air Force Base Sharea Faisal

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