Pakistan Navy Station Makran, (

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: PNS Makran formerly known as Coastal Naval Air Station, Pasni, is a

naval air station A Naval Air Station (NAS) is a military air base, and consists of a permanent land-based operations locations for the military aviation division of the relevant branch of a navy (Naval aviation). These bases are typically populated by squadron ...

and a military airport located in the

Coastal A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

city of

Pasni Pasni may refer to: * Pasni (celebration) - a Nepalese name for Annaprashana, a child weaning ceremony in Hinduism. * Pasni (city) - a coastal settlement in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. ** Pasni Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

. It is one of Pakistan Navy's four active Naval Air Arm airbases in Balochistan, Pakistan

History

is a coastal town of

which is located about 210km west of

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

. More than 50% inhabitants are traditionally fishermen while others are local villagers. Construction at the site began in 1986, with the temporary runway completed in 1988. In 2003, the base was connected with National Highway Number 10, a highway that connects Karachi, Sindh to

Gwadar Gwadar (, ) is a Port, port city on the southwestern coast of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, opposite Oman and has a populati ...

, Balochistan. Previously known as Coastal Naval Air Station (CNAS), the Navy's Naval Observer School was first moved there, with the Naval Search and Rescue Squadron soon following. The construction was undertaken by the Corps of Engineers,

Military Engineering Service Military Engineer Services (, "MES") is an inter-service organization of the Ministry of Defence responsible primarily for engineering and construction services for the Pakistan Armed Forces, including the Army, Navy, Airforce and the Ministry ...

and the Naval Engineering Branch as its contractors. On 23 October 1988, Chief of Naval Staff, later

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC), (); is an administrative body of senior high-ranking uniformed military leaders of the unified Pakistan Armed Forces who advises the civilian government of Pakistan, National Security Council, Defen ...

, Admiral

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visited the naval air station. The same day, it was commissioned in the Naval services of

Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

as PNS Makran. The facility was later upgraded from 2001 to 2003 when the base was connected to

Makran Coastal Highway The N-10 or National Highway 10 (Urdu: ) is a 653 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast from Karachi in Sindh province to Gwadar in Balochistan province. It passes the towns of Ormara and Pasni ...

. In June 2010,

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and

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from

PNS Mehran The Pakistan Navy Station Mehran, commonly known as the PNS Mehran, is a naval air station that is the headquarters of the Pakistan Navy's air arm located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1975, the naval base shares its jurisdicti ...

were deployed to PNS Makran on Operation Madad relief operation following the

2010 Pakistan floods The floods in Pakistan began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab (Pakistani province), Punjab and, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan regions of Pakistan, which affected the Indus Riv ...

Current operations

PNS Makran is one of the main naval air stations to support the naval air operations in

as well as to perform reconnaissance operations. It currently operates various aircraft deployed from

to support relief and humanitarian operations in the area as needed.

References

External links

PNS Makran
- Official Site

- Old Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Pns Makran

Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...

Military installations in Balochistan, Pakistan Pasni

History

Current operations

See also

References

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