Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately from
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...
City,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
,
India
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and is approximately from
Yamunanagar
Yamunanagar () is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper factories. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is ...
,
Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
,
India
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. It belongs to the
Western Air Command
The Western Air Command (WAC) is the regional command of Indian Air Force headquartered in New Delhi. It is the largest and most important Air Command of the IAF, comprising sixteen Air Force Bases (AFBs), and is responsible for aerial defence of ...
. Though the sole user of this airbase is the
Indian Air Force
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, it does handle civilian flights on a regular basis for
VIP transport
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to
Yamunanagar
Yamunanagar () is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper factories. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is ...
and
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...
The Air force station is also headquarters for the
Special Group.
According to reports, the air base is being upgraded for the joint deployment of
MQ-9B
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drones of Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with
Gorakhpur AFS.
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