Sarsawa Air Force Station - Revision history

Ledx: updated intro for consistency and updated info per sources

2025-08-16T12:31:27Z

updated intro for consistency and updated info per sources

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	The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>		The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>

			According to reports, the air base is being upgraded for the joint deployment of [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper\|MQ-9B]] drones of Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with [[Gorakhpur Airport#Air Force Station Gorakhpur\|Gorakhpur AFS]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2024-05-05 \|title=Indian Army, IAF to jointly deploy Predator drones in Gorakhpur, Sarsawa air bases \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-iaf-to-jointly-deploy-predator-drones-in-gorakhpur-sarsawa-air-bases20240505175825/ \|work=[[Asian News International\|ANI]]}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Indian Air Force bases\|S]]		[[Category:Indian Air Force bases\|S]]
			[[Category:Military airbases established in 1964]]


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Bot at 21:09, 3 September 2022

2022-09-03T21:09:08Z

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	{{Short description\|Airforce base in India}}		{{Short description\|Airforce base in India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2018}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2018}}
	{{distinguish\|Sarsawa Airport}}		{{distinguish\|Sarsawa Airport}}
	{{more citations needed\|date=January ~~2022~~}}		{{more citations needed\|date=January 2010}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station		\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station
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	[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]		[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]

	The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>

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Bot at 21:09, 3 September 2022

2022-09-03T21:09:08Z

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	{{distinguish\|Sarsawa Airport}}		{{distinguish\|Sarsawa Airport}}
	{{more citations needed\|date=January ~~2010~~}}		{{more citations needed\|date=January 2022}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station		\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station
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	\| city-served = [[Saharanpur]]		\| city-served = [[Saharanpur]]
	\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India		\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
			\| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh
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	[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]		[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]

	The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October ~~2016~~}}</ref>		The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2022}}</ref>

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->Paine Ellsworth: /* top */ hatnote to TOP per WP:HN

2021-08-03T14:46:33Z

top: hatnote to TOP per WP:HN

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			{{distinguish\|Sarsawa Airport}}
	{{more citations needed\|date=January 2010}}		{{more citations needed\|date=January 2010}}

	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station ~~and Saharanpur Airport (Saharanpur)~~		\| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station
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	\| type = Military , Civil		\| type = Military , Civil
	\| owner-oper = [[Indian Air Force]] (airstrip)		\| owner-oper = [[Indian Air Force]] (airstrip)
	~~and [[Airports Authority of India]] (under construction air terminal)~~
	\| owner =		\| owner =
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	[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]		[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]

	The Air force station is also the ~~headquarters of~~ [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>		The Air force station is also headquarters for the [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Indian Air Force bases\|S]]		[[Category:Indian Air Force bases\|S]]
	~~[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Transport in Saharanpur]]~~
	~~[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]~~


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>BrownHairedGirl: Template:Indian Air Force bases is wholly redundant to Template:Indian Air Force

2021-05-02T21:44:58Z

Template:Indian Air Force bases is wholly redundant to Template:Indian Air Force

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	[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]		[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg\|left\|thumb\|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]

	The Air force station is also the headquarters of [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]]. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>		The Air force station is also the headquarters of [[Special Group (India)\|Special Group]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Close encounters of the covert kind\|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html\|publisher=The Week\|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>

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>BrownHairedGirl: added Category:Airports with year of establishment missing using HotCat

2021-04-04T21:47:56Z

added Category:Airports with year of establishment missing using HotCat

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2010}}

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| name = Sarsawa Air Force Station and Saharanpur Airport (Saharanpur)
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| nativename-a =
| image = [[File:Roundel of India.svg|60px]]
| image-width = 250
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| caption2 = [[File:IMG 20140314 094609|frameless|right]]
| IATA =
| ICAO = VISP
| FAA =
| LID =
| type = Military , Civil
| owner-oper = [[Indian Air Force]] (airstrip)
and [[Airports Authority of India]] (under construction air terminal)
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Saharanpur]]
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| hub =
| built = 
| used = 
| commander = 
| occupants = 
| elevation-f = 891
| elevation-m = 272
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| coordinates = {{coord|29|59|39|N|77|25|27|E|region:IN_type:airport|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 9000 x 150
| r1-length-m = 2743 x 46
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'''Sarsawa Air Force Station''' is located approximately {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Saharanpur]] City, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] and is approximately {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Yamunanagar]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]. It belongs to the [[Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|Western Air Command]]. Though the sole user of this airbase is the [[Indian Air Force]], it does handle civilian flights on a regular basis for [[VIP transport]] to [[Yamunanagar]] and [[Saharanpur]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airports-worldwide.com/india/sarsawa_india.php|title=Sarsawa Airport|website=www.airports-worldwide.com|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
[[File:Fifteen children and six adults rescued from village near Yamunanagar on June 16, 2013. Indian Air Force launched a massive relief operation ‘Rahat’ at AF Stn Sarsawa.jpg|left|thumb|A [[HAL Dhruv]] during Operation Rahat]]

The Air force station is also the headquarters of [[Special Group (India)|Special Group]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Close encounters of the covert kind|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/covert-operations.html|publisher=The Week|access-date= 9 October 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian_Air_Force_bases}}

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[[Category:Indian Air Force bases|S]]
[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Saharanpur]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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