PAF Base Chandhar, or Chandhar Airbase, is an
Pakistan Air Force
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airbase located near
Chandhar, a town in District
Gujranwala in the province of
Punjab
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in
Pakistan
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Facilities
The airbase lies at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 05/23 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
References
Pakistan Air Force bases
Military installations in Punjab, Pakistan
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