PAF Base Chaklala
Encyclopedia
PAF Base Chaklala is an active Pakistan Air Force
airbase located in Chaklala Rawalpindi
, Punjab
province, Pakistan
. It also forms part of Islamabad International Airport.
as R.A.F. Chaklala and, during World War 2, parachute training operations were conducted there.
Once transferred to the then Royal Pakistan Air Force (now Pakistan Air Force)
the base came into use as a transport hub, with the PAF's fleet of various transport aircraft operating from it.
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
airbase located in Chaklala Rawalpindi
Chaklala Rawalpindi
Chaklala is a major populated area of the city of Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°36'0N 73°6'0E with an altitude of 487 metres...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It also forms part of Islamabad International Airport.
History
The base was originally operated by the Royal Air ForceRoyal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
as R.A.F. Chaklala and, during World War 2, parachute training operations were conducted there.
Once transferred to the then Royal Pakistan Air Force (now Pakistan Air Force)
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
the base came into use as a transport hub, with the PAF's fleet of various transport aircraft operating from it.