Suratgarh Air Force Station
of the
Indian Air Force (IAF) is located in
Suratgarh
Suratgarh is a city and a municipality, just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharaja Surat Singh (1765 - 1828). Hindi, Bagri and Rajasthani are the widely spoken languag ...
Of The
Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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The air force station mainly operates the
MiG 21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nickna ...
Bison.
Facilities
The airport is situated at an elevation of 554 feet (169 m) above mean sea level. It has four runway with concrete surfaces: 05/23 measuring 8,990 by 148 feet (2,740 x 45 m).
References
{{Airports in India
Indian Air Force bases
Airports in Rajasthan
Airports with year of establishment missing
Sri Ganganagar district