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PAF Base Korangi Creek

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The Pakistan Air Force Base, Korangi Creek is an airbase of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) located in Korangi, Karachi in Pakistan's Sindh province. The PAF Base Korangi Creek is a state-of-the-art facility involved in the development of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Pakistan Air Force.[1]

PAF Base Korangi Creek
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerPakistan Air Force
OperatorPakistan Air Force
ServesKarachi
LocationKorangi Creek, Korangi Creek Cantonment, Karachi, Sindh
Built1923 (1923)
In useRoyal Air Force (1923-1949)
Pakistan Air Force (1949 - Present)
CommanderAir Commodore Ibrahim Asad, TI(M), SI(Mil)
Coordinates24°46′55″N 67°8′10″E / 24.78194°N 67.13611°E / 24.78194; 67.13611
Map
Interactive map of PAF Base Korangi Creek
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
90,000

History

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In 1942, the RAF leased an area of 1,007 acres (4.08 km2) from the Government of Sindh and the station premises were then properly secured with a perimeter fence. Korangi Creek also served as a logistic base for the aircraft repair depot at RAF Drigh Road through the supply depot there. Aircraft engines and spare parts that were brought to Korangi Creek by amphibious aircraft were eventually transferred to Drigh Road ( now Shara-e-Faisal) to be made use of. Much of the equipment serviced by the repair depot was channeled through Korangi to Bombay to support RAF units all over British Raj. The station headquarters was closed on 1 April 1946.[2] After the independence of Pakistan, the station continued to be commanded and manned by RAF personnel till 1949.[1] In 1963, the School of Electronics (SOE) was moved from PAF Station Malir to Korangi Creek to become the sister institution of the SOA.[3]

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