Air Force Station Salua

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Air Force Station Salua
Summary
Airport typeAir Force Station
OwnerIndian Air Force
LocationKharagpur, West Bengal
Coordinates22°16′22″N 87°17′22″E / 22.27278°N 87.28944°E / 22.27278; 87.28944
Map
Salua AFS is located in West Bengal
Salua AFS
Salua AFS
Location of the airport in West Bengal
Salua AFS is located in India
Salua AFS
Salua AFS
Salua AFS (India)

Air Force Station Salua is an Indian Air Force Station located in Kharagpur, located in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal.[1] It lies on the State Highway 5 at a distance of 7 km from IIT Kharagpur.

History

It is a

58th Bomb Wing). The airstrip fell out of use after World War II but it is currently has a RADAR station.[3] The nearest Airstrip is at Air Force Station Kalaikunda
.

Current status

Currently it is used as a

radar station
by the Indian Air Force.

References

  1. ^ "Indian Air Force :: Air Force Stations". Bharat-rakshak.com. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Document Detail for IRISNUM=00075837". Airforcehistoryindex.org. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ Arindam Bhowmik, Midnapore. "Salua Airfield .:: World War II and now ::". Midnapore.in. Retrieved 30 December 2013.