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	'''INS Garuda''' {{Airport codes\|\|VOCC}}, is an Indian [[naval air station]] located in [[Kochi]], in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html \|title=Indian Navy \|access-date=2010-09-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123104741/http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html \|archive-date=23 November 2010 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Commissioned on 11 May 1953, it is the oldest operating air station of the [[Indian Navy]].		'''INS Garuda''' {{Airport codes\|\|VOCC}}, is an Indian [[naval air station]] located in [[Kochi]], in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html \|title=Indian Navy \|access-date=2010-09-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123104741/http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html \|archive-date=23 November 2010 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Commissioned on 11 May 1953, it is the oldest operating air station of the [[Indian Navy]].

	The air station is adjacent to [[INS Venduruthy]] ~~and~~ the headquarters of [[Southern Naval Command]]. INS Garuda is a major naval air training centre as well as an operational base.		The air station is adjacent to [[INS Venduruthy]], the headquarters of [[Southern Naval Command]]. INS Garuda is a major naval air training centre as well as an operational base.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The original airstrip near Kochi was built by the [[Cochin Port Trust]] to transport senior officials of the British Harbour Corps from the Madras Presidency ~~for supervising~~ the development of modern Kochi port in 1936. During [[World War II]], the rudimentary ~~air strip~~ was taken over by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) in 1941 and expanded to establish a RAF experimental station. The Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (IAFVR) No. 5 Coastal Defence Flight, flying [[Westland Wapiti]] II aircraft was based at the station in May 1941. In December 1942, IAFVR No. 5 was disbanded, and resources transferred to ''HMS Garuda'' in Peelamedu (present day Coimbatore International Airport), Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu. In 1943, the Kochi facilities were transferred to the Royal Navy (RN) which established an aircraft repair yard at the location to assemble aircraft shipped to India for the war effort. ''HMS Garuda'' was decommissioned in September 1946 at the end of the war, and the Kochi infrastructure was transferred to the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|DGCA]].		The original airstrip near Kochi was built by the [[Cochin Port Trust]] to transport senior officials of the British Harbour Corps from the Madras Presidency to supervise the development of modern Kochi port in 1936. During [[World War II]], the rudimentary airstrip was taken over by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) in 1941 and expanded to establish a RAF experimental station. The Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (IAFVR) No. 5 Coastal Defence Flight, flying [[Westland Wapiti]] II aircraft was based at the station in May 1941. In December 1942, IAFVR No. 5 was disbanded, and resources transferred to ''HMS Garuda'' in Peelamedu (present day Coimbatore International Airport), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In 1943, the Kochi facilities were transferred to the Royal Navy (RN) which established an aircraft repair yard at the location to assemble aircraft shipped to India for the war effort. ''HMS Garuda'' was decommissioned in September 1946 at the end of the war, and the Kochi infrastructure was transferred to the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|DGCA]].

	===Post-independence===		===Post-independence===
	The Indian Navy acquired the first [[Short Sealand]] aircraft on 13 January 1953. The aviation facilities at Kochi were transferred to the Indian Navy and temporarily placed under the command of naval base, ''INS Venduruthy'', on 1 January 1953 to prepare for operating the aircraft. The first Sealand aircraft arrived in Kochi from the UK on 4 February 1953.		The Indian Navy acquired the first [[Short Sealand]] aircraft on 13 January 1953. The aviation facilities at Kochi were transferred to the Indian Navy and temporarily placed under the command of naval base, ''INS Venduruthy'', on 1 January 1953 to prepare for operating the aircraft. The first Sealand aircraft arrived in Kochi from the UK on 4 February 1953.The facilities were commissioned as a fully operational naval air station under the command of the Indian Naval Air Arm on 11 May 1953 and renamed ''INS Garuda''.<ref name="samachar-garuda">{{cite web\|url=http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/dec1-01/html/ch8.htm\|title=INS Garuda: A Cradle of Naval Aviation\|publisher=Sainik Samachar, Ministry of Defence\|date=2001-12-01\|access-date=2011-08-15}}</ref> Commodore G Douglas, was its first Commanding Officer. Since then, ''INS Garuda'' has remained a strategic operating station for the navy, with several training schools, intelligence centres, maintenance and repair facilities and experimental stations based here. A separate [[civil enclave]] for domestic travellers was allowed to operate at ''INS Garuda'', which remained operational until July 1999, when the [[Cochin International Airport]] was commissioned. The 747 Squadron of the Indian Coast Guard was activated on 22 Apr 2002 within the premises of Naval Base Kochi. The Squadron operates two [[Dornier 228]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html \|title=INDIAN COAST GUARD - Aviation \|access-date=2011-11-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031163445/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html \|archive-date=31 October 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	~~The facilities were commissioned as a fully operational naval air station under the command of the Indian Naval Air Arm on 11 May 1953 and renamed '~~'~~INS Garuda~~''.<~~ref name=samachar-garuda~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http~~:/~~/mod~~.~~nic~~.~~in/Samachar/dec1-~~01~~/html/ch8~~.~~htm\|title=INS Garuda: A Cradle of Naval Aviation\|publisher=Sainik Samachar, Ministry of Defence\|date=2001-~~12-01~~\|access-date=2011-08-~~15~~}}</ref>~~ Commodore ~~G Douglas~~, ~~was its first Commanding Officer~~.		'''<u>Commanding Officer's List of INS Garuda:-</u>''' 1. Commander Douglas George DFC (11 May 53 to 01 Oct 55) 2. Commander Singh Y N (01 OCT 55 to 20 Dec 57) 3. Commander Tyabji N S (20 Dec 57 to 04 Apr 60) 4. Commander Sanjana K K (04 APR 60 TO 07 OCT 61) 5. Commander Kuruvila E C (07 Oct 61 to 28 Feb 63) 6. Commander Mathur P N (19 Mar 63 to 10 Sep 64) 7. Commander Telles P I (10 Sep 64 to 15 Jun 66) 8. Commander Roy M K (08 Aug 66 to 07 Jan 69) 9. Captain Gopinath K (04 Feb 69 to 11 jul 71) 10. Commodore Gopinath K ( 12 Jul 71 to 31 May 72) 11. Captain C L Sachdeva (31 May 72 to 25 Nov 72) 12. Captain B R Acharya ( 08 Jan 73 to 30 Jun 76) 13. Commodore B R Acharya ( 01 76 to 23 Apr 77)14. Captain U C Tripathi ( 24 May 77 to 09 Mar 79) 15. Captain V R Ravindranath NM,VSM (30 Apr 79 to 30 Jun 81) 16. Commodore V R Ravindranath NM,VSM (01 Jul 81 to 28 Feb 82) 17. commodore H Johnson vsm (20 Mar 82 to 21 Dec 82) 18. Commodore M P Wadhawan NM,VSM (22 Dec 82 to 10 Aug 84) 19. Captain M Bhada (10 Aug 84 to 31 Jul 85) 20. Captain A S Rawat NM (31 Jul 85 to 31 Dec 85) 21. Commodore A S Rawat NM (01 Jan 86 to 08 Jun 87) 22. Commodore S Ramsagar VRC NM (08 Jun 87 to 11 Jan 88) 23. Captain S Mehta (27 Apr 88 to 14 Nov 89) 24. Captain V K Soni NM (15 Nov 89 to 31 Dec 90) 25. Commodore V K Soni NM (01 Jan 91 to 19 Jul 91) 26. CS C Dewan YSM (20 Jul 91 to 17 Jan 93) 27. Captain K M Thomas NM ( 18 Jan 93 to 30 Dec 93) 28. Commodore K M Thomas NM (01 Jan 94 to 27 May 96 ) 29. Commodore R S Vasan (27 May 96 to 30 Jul 98) 30. Commodore P Sengupta (30 Jul 98 to 30 May 2001) 31. Commander Sudhir pillai NM (17 Sep 01 to 17 Oct 02) 32. Captain [[Naresh Mohan]] Kalia (18 Oct 02 to 27 Oct 04) 33. Captain Balvinder Singh Parhar (28 Oct 04 to 20 Apr 06) 34. Captain Amit Bhandari (21 Apr 06 to 06 May 08) 35. Captain Vijesh Kumar Garg (06 May 08 to 09 Mar 10) 36. Commodore Vijesh Kumar Garg ( 10 Apr 10 to 18 Apr 11) 37. Captain Himanshu S Sapre (19 Apr 11 to 12 Sep 13) 38. Captain M M S Shergill (01 Aug 15 to 18 May 16) 39. Commodore R R Ayyar ( 19 May 16 to 22 Jan 19) 40. Commodore V B Bellary ( 23 Jan 19 to 14 Dec 22) 41. Captain K Sri Vasta ( 15 Dec 22 to 31 Dec 22) 42. Commodore K Sri Vasta (01 Jan 23 to 14 May 24) 43. Captain Rajan Kapoor (15 May 24 to 30 Jun 24) 44. Commodore Rajan Kapoor (01 Jul 24 to till date)

	~~Since then~~, ~~''INS Garuda'' has remained a strategic operating station for the navy, with several training schools, intelligence centres, maintenance and repair facilities and experimental stations based here~~. A ~~separate [[civil enclave]] for domestic travellers was allowed~~ to ~~operate at ''INS Garuda'', which remained operational until July 1999, when the [[Cochin International Airport]] was commissioned~~. ~~The 747 Squadron of the Indian Coast Guard was activated on~~ 22 Apr ~~2002 within the premises of Naval Base Kochi~~. ~~The Squadron operates two~~ [[~~Dornier 228~~]] ~~aircraft~~.~~<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiancoastguard~~.~~nic~~.~~in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation~~.~~html \|title=INDIAN COAST GUARD - Aviation \|access-date=2011-~~11-01 ~~\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web~~.~~archive~~.~~org/web/20111031163445/http://indiancoastguard~~.~~nic~~.~~in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation~~.~~html \|archive-~~date~~=31 October 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>~~

	==Units==		==Units==
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	Indian Naval Air Squadrons based at ''INS Garuda'' as of 2011 include:		Indian Naval Air Squadrons based at ''INS Garuda'' as of 2011 include:
	* [[INAS 550]], a [[reconnaissance]] squadron operating [[Dornier 228]] aircraft		* [[INAS 550]], a [[reconnaissance]] and [[Training aircraft\|training]] squadron operating [[Dornier 228]] aircraft
	* [[INAS 336]], an [[anti-submarine warfare]] and advanced training squadron, operating [[Westland Sea King]] Mk 42B helicopters		* [[INAS 336]], an [[anti-submarine warfare]] and advanced training squadron, operating [[Westland Sea King]] Mk 42B helicopters
	* [[INAS 321]], a [[search and rescue]] and logistics squadron, operating [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters		* [[INAS 321]], a [[search and rescue]] and logistics squadron, operating [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters
			* [[INAS 322]], a [[search and rescue]] and logistics squadron, operating [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters
			* [[INAS 334]], an [[anti-submarine warfare]] squadron operating [[MH-60R Seahawk\|Sikorsky MH-60R SeaHawk]] helicopters
	* [[INAS 342]], operating [[IAI Heron]] and [[IAI Searcher]] Mk. II UAVs		* [[INAS 342]], operating [[IAI Heron]] and [[IAI Searcher]] Mk. II UAVs

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	* ''School for Naval Oceanography and Meteorology'' (SNOM)		* ''School for Naval Oceanography and Meteorology'' (SNOM)

	''INS Garuda'' also has facilities for imparting training in airborne anti-submarine operations affiliated with the ''Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) School'' on INS Venduruthy. The school's facilities include a Thales Underwater Systems LOFAR ([[Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR)\|Low Frequency Analysis & Recording]]) training simulator.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Stations/69-INS-Garuda.html\|title = INS Garuda - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy}}</ref>		''INS Garuda'' also has facilities for imparting training in airborne anti-submarine operations affiliated with the ''Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) School'' on INS Venduruthy. The school's facilities include a Thales Underwater Systems LOFAR ([[Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR)\|Low Frequency Analysis & Recording]]) training simulator.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Stations/69-INS-Garuda.html\|title=INS Garuda - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy\|access-date=14 September 2010\|archive-date=18 July 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718032328/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Stations/69-INS-Garuda.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
			{{Reflist}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Transport in Kochi]]		[[Category:Transport in Kochi]]
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'''INS Garuda''' {{Airport codes||VOCC}}, is an Indian [[naval air station]] located in [[Kochi]], in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html |title=Indian Navy |access-date=2010-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123104741/http://indiannavy.nic.in/INS_Garuda.html |archive-date=23 November 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Commissioned on 11 May 1953, it is the oldest operating air station of the [[Indian Navy]].

The air station is adjacent to [[INS Venduruthy]] and the headquarters of [[Southern Naval Command]]. INS Garuda is a major naval air training centre as well as an operational base.

== History ==
The original airstrip near Kochi was built by the [[Cochin Port Trust]] to transport senior officials of the British Harbour Corps from the Madras Presidency for supervising the development of modern Kochi port in 1936. During [[World War II]], the rudimentary air strip was taken over by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) in 1941 and expanded to establish a RAF experimental station. The Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (IAFVR) No. 5 Coastal Defence Flight, flying [[Westland Wapiti]] II aircraft was based at the station in May 1941. In December 1942, IAFVR No. 5 was disbanded, and resources transferred to ''HMS Garuda'' in Peelamedu (present day Coimbatore International Airport), Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu. In 1943, the Kochi facilities were transferred to the Royal Navy (RN) which established an aircraft repair yard at the location to assemble aircraft shipped to India for the war effort. ''HMS Garuda'' was decommissioned in September 1946 at the end of the war, and the Kochi infrastructure was transferred to the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|DGCA]].

===Post-independence===
The Indian Navy acquired the first [[Short Sealand]] aircraft on 13 January 1953. The aviation facilities at Kochi were transferred to the Indian Navy and temporarily placed under the command of naval base, ''INS Venduruthy'', on 1 January 1953 to prepare for operating the aircraft. The first Sealand aircraft arrived in Kochi from the UK on 4 February 1953.

The facilities were commissioned as a fully operational naval air station under the command of the Indian Naval Air Arm on 11 May 1953 and renamed ''INS Garuda''.<ref name=samachar-garuda>{{cite web|url=http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/dec1-01/html/ch8.htm|title=INS Garuda: A Cradle of Naval Aviation|publisher=Sainik Samachar, Ministry of Defence|date=2001-12-01|access-date=2011-08-15}}</ref> Commodore G Douglas, was its first Commanding Officer.

Since then, ''INS Garuda'' has remained a strategic operating station for the navy, with several training schools, intelligence centres, maintenance and repair facilities and experimental stations based here. A separate [[civil enclave]] for domestic travellers was allowed to operate at ''INS Garuda'', which remained operational until July 1999, when the [[Cochin International Airport]] was commissioned. The 747 Squadron of the Indian Coast Guard was activated on 22 Apr 2002 within the premises of Naval Base Kochi. The Squadron operates two [[Dornier 228]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html |title=INDIAN COAST GUARD - Aviation |access-date=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031163445/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html |archive-date=31 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Units==
''INS Garuda'' has 2 intersecting runways, allowing almost all operational aircraft to land and take off.<ref name=wad-vocc>{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VOCC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VOCC|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for VOCC|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006.</ref>

Indian Naval Air Squadrons based at ''INS Garuda'' as of 2011 include:
* [[INAS 550]], a [[reconnaissance]] squadron operating [[Dornier 228]] aircraft
* [[INAS 336]], an [[anti-submarine warfare]] and advanced training squadron, operating [[Westland Sea King]] Mk 42B helicopters
* [[INAS 321]], a [[search and rescue]] and logistics squadron, operating [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters
* [[INAS 342]], operating [[IAI Heron]] and [[IAI Searcher]] Mk. II UAVs

''INS Garuda'' also has a number of naval aviation training schools:

* ''Observer School'' trains pilots and technical personnel in maritime reconnaissance, patrol, evacuation and search and rescue (SAR) missions
* ''School for Naval Airmen'' (SFNA) and the ''Naval Institute of Aviation Technology (NIAT)'' impart theoretical training to naval aviation personnel and those associated with flying operations
* ''Aeronautical Training Institute'' (ATI) conducts training for officers and sailors in aircraft maintenance
* ''School for Naval Oceanography and Meteorology'' (SNOM)

''INS Garuda'' also has facilities for imparting training in airborne anti-submarine operations affiliated with the ''Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) School'' on INS Venduruthy. The school's facilities include a Thales Underwater Systems LOFAR ([[Low Frequency Analyzer and Recorder (LOFAR)|Low Frequency Analysis & Recording]]) training simulator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Stations/69-INS-Garuda.html|title = INS Garuda - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy}}</ref>

==See also==
; Indian Navy
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

; Integrated commands and units
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]]
* [[Defence Cyber Agency]]
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]]
* [[Integrated Space Cell]]
* [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Indian Nuclear Command Authority]]
* [[Indian Armed Forces]]
* [[Special Forces of India]]

; Other lists
* [[Strategic Forces Command]]
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]]
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of countries with overseas military bases#India|India's overseas military bases]]

==References==

<references />

==External links==
{{Commons category|INS Garuda}}

{{Kochi (India) topics}}
{{Airports in India}}
{{Indian Navy}}

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[[Category:Airports in Kerala]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kochi]]
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