Car Nicobar Air Force Station
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Coordinates | 09°09′09″N 092°49′11″E / 9.15250°N 92.81972°E | ||||||||||
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Car Nicobar Air Force Station (IATA: CBD, ICAO: VOCX) is located in IAF Camp village, on Car Nicobar Island in the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
History
The 37 Wing Air Force Station at Car Nicobar has an area of 204 hectares (504 acres). The 914-metre (3,000 ft)
The airstrip was brought into operation by the IAF by raising Staging Post[clarification needed] in the year 1956, with its role as a refuelling station for all aircraft flying across the Bay of Bengal. The Helicopter Flight was later inducted on 1 April 1985. The Base was upgraded to Forward Base Support Units (FBSU) on 23 August 1986 and subsequently as a Wing on 15 September 1993.[4] The air station was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, when 116 IAF officers and men, and wives and children, died. Little remained of the air base, which was established as India's southernmost defence post. IAF personnel worked night and day: the runway was repaired, navigational aids and the basic infrastructure were put back in place. On 14 April, just three-and-a-half months later, the Car Nicobar Air Station resumed operations.[5]
Structure
The airport resides at an
Commercial services
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration operates biweekly flights every Monday and Friday between
References
- ^ a b [1] from ARINC (ARINC Data Effective 2021-12-02 0901Z)
- Bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the originalon 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Andaman & Nicobar Command Saga of Synergy". Sainik Samachar Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "The Air Element". Purple Beret.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "IAF Air Base rises from tsunami wreckage". Rediff News. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Air Force Started Flights Between Inter Islands". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
Carnicobar (Iaf)
Code: VOCX*
IATA Code: CBD
Lat,Lon: 9.1525,92.8196
State: India
Elevation: 5
City: Iaf Camp
FIR: VOMF
Schedule: No