Hakimpet Air Force Station

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Hakimpet Air Force Station Secunderabad Cantonment
  • AMSL
2,020 ft / 616 m
Coordinates17°33′11″N 78°31′13″E / 17.552941°N 78.520222°E / 17.552941; 78.520222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,384 2,250 Concrete / asphalt

Hakimpet Air Force Station (Hakimpet AFS) is an

Secunderabad Railway Junction in the state of Telangana. It houses the Fighter Training Wing, the Helicopter Training School, No. 43 Equipment Depot and ancillary units.[1]
There is one runway, aligned east–west (09-27), of 7,384 feet (2,251 m) length x 150 feet (46 m) width.

History

Hakimpet AFS was used during the Second World War as a transit airfield by the Royal Air Force. The

Operation Polo. Hakimpet AFS fell into disuse.[2] The Conversion and Training Unit (CTU) was established in 1951 to provide Fighter Conversion Training to newly commissioned pilots in the IAF. CTU was renamed as the Jet Training Wing (JTW) in 1958 after the phase out of prop aircraft. In June 1964 it was merged with No. 2 JTW (based in Bidar) and was renamed as Fighter Training Wing. Hakimpet AFS was elevated to 'Air Force Station' status in December 1984. The Station Museum was established in 2001.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hakimpet AFS, Air Force Station Hakimpet".
  2. ^ Iskras in the IAF Service Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bharat Rakshak
  3. ^ Hakimpet AFS Museum Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bharat Rakshak
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