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	\|commander1= Air Marshal [[~~Amit Dev~~]], [[AVSM]], [[~~Vishisht Seva~~ Medal\|~~VSM~~]]<ref>{{cite ~~tweet~~\|~~user~~=~~DefencePROPalam~~\|~~number~~=~~1289485201215590400~~\|~~title~~=~~Air Marshal VR Chaudhari has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Air Command.~~\|date=~~2020~~-08-01}}</ref>		\|commander1= Air Marshal [[Sreekumar Prabhakaran]], [[AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal\|VM]]<ref>{{cite press release\|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1802096\|title=AIR MARSHAL S PRABHAKARAN ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF’S WESTERN AIR COMMAND\|publisher=PIB\|date=2022-03-01}}</ref>
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	\|notable_commanders=Air Marshal MSD Wollen<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]		\|notable_commanders=Air Marshal MSD Wollen<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
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	\|No. 23 Wing IAF		\|No. 23 Wing IAF
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			\|[[No. 129 Helicopter Unit, IAF\|No. 129 Helicopter Unit]], [[No. 130 Helicopter Unit, IAF\|IAF]]
			\|[[Hindon Air Force Station]]
			\|[[Mi-17]]
			\|No. 28 Wing
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	\|[[No. 131 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]		\|[[No. 131 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]
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	\| rowspan="33"\|[[Air Marshal (India)\|Air Marshal]]		\| rowspan="34"\|[[Air Marshal (India)\|Air Marshal]]
	\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1969\|03\|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>		\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1969\|03\|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
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			\| [[Sreekumar Prabhakaran]]
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			\| Present<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/air-marshal-s-prabhakaran-to-take-over-as-new-western-air-commander20220225221918/\|title=Air Marshal S Prabhakaran to take over as new Western Air Commander\|publisher=ANI\|date=2022-02-25}}</ref>
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	\|notable_commanders=Air Marshal MSD Wollen<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]		\|notable_commanders=Air Marshal MSD Wollen<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]<br /> Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
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	\|[[MiG-21\|MiG-21 Bison]]		\|[[MiG-21\|MiG-21 Bison]]
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	\|-
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	\|[[Sirsa Air Force Station]]		\|[[Sirsa Air Force Station]]
	\|[[Sukhoi Su-30MKI\|Su-30MKI]]<ref>http://imgur.com/gallery/XjwWK</ref>		\|[[Sukhoi Su-30MKI\|Su-30MKI]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://imgur.com/gallery/XjwWK\|title=AFS Sirsa Su -30MKI for Reference}}</ref>
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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= '''Western Air Command, Indian Air Force'''
|image= WAC Crest.jpg
|image_size= 100px
|caption=
| dates =
|country= [[India]]
|branch= [[Indian Air Force]]
|type= Operational Air Command
|role= [[Air superiority fighter|Air Defence]], [[Offensive counter air attack|OCA]], [[Close Air Support|Offensive Ground Support]], Civilian Relief.
|size=
|command_structure=
|garrison=[[New Delhi]]
|garrison_label=Headquarters
|nickname=
|motto={{lang-sa|Akasha Pasmatsoma|script=Latn}}
|colors=
|colors_label=
|battles= [[Sino-Indian War|1962 Sino-Indian War]], [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971|1971 India-Pakistan War]], [[Operation Meghdoot]]
|anniversaries=

|commander1= Air Marshal [[Balabhadra Radha Krishna]], [[AVSM]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=DefencePROPalam|number=1289485201215590400|title=Air Marshal VR Chaudhari has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Air Command.|date=2020-08-01}}</ref>
|commander1_label= [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief(AOC-in-C)]]
|notable_commanders=Air Marshal MSD Wollen Air Chief Marshal [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]] Air Chief Marshal [[Arup Raha]] Air Chief Marshal [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]] Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]

|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_label=
|start_date= July 22, 1949
}}

The '''Western Air Command (WAC)''' is the regional command of [[Indian Air Force]] headquartered in [[New Delhi]]. It is the largest and most important Air Command of the IAF, comprising sixteen Air Force Bases (AFBs), and is responsible for aerial defence of [[North India]].

WAC's Area of Responsibility extends from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to [[Rajasthan]], also covering the states of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[New Delhi]] and [[Western Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Globalsecurity WAC" />

== History ==
WAC was raised in 1947 as the No. 1 Operational Group which controlled all the flying units of [[Indian Air Force]], including the flying training units. On July 22, 1949, the No. 1 Operational Group was re-designated as the Operational Command. In 1958, the rank of the Commanding Officer of Operational Command was upgraded from Air Commodore to Air Vice Marshal and later, to the rank of Air Marshal.

In the aftermath of the [[India-China War]] of 1962, the IAF began the process of demarcation of specific areas of responsibility, and splitting up of the flying Corps into various operational air commands. On June 10, 1963, Operational Command assumed its present name of Headquarters Western Air Command.

Due to its geographical location in the crucial North Indian region, surrounded by Pakistan to the west and China to the East, WAC has been involved in all major operations in India since independence, and has been the hub-centre of all operational activities during any operation.

The IAF Western Air Command is engaged in air logistics operations to supply troops deployed at [[Siachen Glacier]]. These operations are undertaken from the [[Siachen]] Forward Air Base, using [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]], [[HAL Dhruv]] and [[HAL Cheetah]] helicopters.

The Western Air Command has been the major operational command involved in most of the war fought by India, including the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], [[Sino-Indian War]] in 1962, the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]], [[Operation Pawan]] (1986) in Sri Lanka and [[Operation Safed Sagar]] during the 1999 [[Kargil War]].

== Organization ==
[[File:Delhi and surroundings aerial photo 08-2016 img7.jpg|thumb|[[Hindon Air Force Station|Hindon AFS]]]]
Western Air Command is headquartered at Subroto Park, [[New Delhi]]. It is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, WAC, of the rank of [[Air Marshal]]. Under the C-in-C come the Senior Air Staff Officer, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer and Senior Officer in Charge of Administration, who are of the ranks of [[Air Vice Marshal]] or [[Air Marshal]]. They handle the day-to-day activities of the Command and act as the liaison between the various Wings.

WAC also has a forward headquarters located at [[Chandigarh]] near the Army's Western Command. There is an Air Operations Group, formed in 1982, located at [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], which is principally tasked with the defence of Jammu & Kashmir and [[Ladakh]].<ref name="Globalsecurity WAC">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/wac.htm WAC] at Globalsecurity.org</ref>

[[No. 224 Squadron, Indian Air Force]] was raised in July 1983 at [[Adampur]] and operated with WAC until its disbandment in 2007.
Squadrons include:

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{{location map~|India|label='''Ambala'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=bottom|lat=30.368656|long=76.815058}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Amritsar'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=left|lat=31.707764|long=75.199236}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Awantipur'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=left|lat=33.876628|long=74.975681}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Bhatinda'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=left|lat=30.270139|long=74.755772}}
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{{Location map~|India|label='''Leh'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=right|lat=34.135731|long=77.545717}}
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{{Location map~|India|label='''Udhampur'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=right|lat=32.902239|long=75.155150}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Squadron!!Base!!Equipment!!Notes
|-
|[[No. 41 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Palam Air Force Station]]
|[[Avro 748]] & [[Do-228]]M
|No. 3 Wing
|-
|[[No. 3 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Pathankot Air Force Station]]
|[[MiG-21|MiG-21 Bison]]
|No. 7 Wing
|-
|[[No. 108 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Pathankot Air Force Station]]
|[[MiG-21|MiG-21 M]]
|No. 7 Wing
|-
|[[No. 125 Helicopter Squadron IAF]]
|[[Pathankot Air Force Station]]
|[[Boeing Apache]]
|
|-
|[[No. 5 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Ambala Air Force Station]]
|[[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar]] IS
|No. 7 Wing
|-
|[[No. 14 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Ambala Air Force Station]]
|[[SEPECAT Jaguar|Jaguar]] IS
|No. 7 Wing
|-
|[[No. 17 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Ambala Air Force Station]]
|[[Dassault Rafale]]
|No. 7 Wing
|-
|[[No. 47 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Adampur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig-29]]
|No. 8 Wing
|-
|[[No. 223 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Adampur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig-29]]
|No. 8 Wing
|-
|[[No. 220 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Halwara Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30 MKI]]
| No.9 Wing
|-
|[[No. 221 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Halwara Air Force Station]]
|[[Su-30 MKI]]
|No.9 Wing
|-
|[[No. 25 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Chandigarh Air Force Station]]
|[[Il-76]]/[[AN-32]]
|No. 12 Wing
|-
|[[No. 48 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Chandigarh Air Force Station]]
|[[AN-32]]
|No. 12 Wing
|-
|[[No. 126 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]
|[[Chandigarh Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-26]]/[[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]]
|No. 12 Wing
|-
|[[No. 114 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Leh Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Cheetah]]
|No. 23 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 130 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Leh Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-17]]
|No. 23 Wing IAF
|-
|[[No. 131 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]
|[[Hindon Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Cheetah]]
|No. 28 Wing
|-
|[[No. 181 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]
|[[Hindon Air Force Station]]
|[[Avro 748]]M
|No. 28 Wing
|-
|[[No. 117 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Sarsawa Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Dhruv]]
|No. 30 Wing
|-
|[[No. 152 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Sarsawa Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-17]]
|No. 30 Wing
|-
|[[No. 132 Helicopter Flight, IAF]]
|[[Udhampur Air Force Station]]
|[[HAL Cheetah]]
|No. 39 Wing
|-
|[[No. 153 Helicopter Unit, IAF]]
|[[Udhampur Air Force Station]]
|[[Mi-17]]
|No. 39 Wing
|-
|[[No. 21 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Sirsa Air Force Station]]
|[[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Su-30MKI]]<ref>http://imgur.com/gallery/XjwWK</ref>
|No. 45 Wing
|-
|[[No. 51 Squadron IAF]]
|[[Srinagar Air Force Station]]
|[[Mig 21|Mig 21 Bison]]
|
|}

=== Air Bases ===
{{see also|List of Indian Air Force Bases}}

WAC has been assigned 10 [[List of Indian Air Force Bases|permanent Air Force Stations]] (AFS)and 6 Forward Base Support Units (FBSUs), including the strategic Forward Air Base at [[Siachen]]. Along with these, WAC also has over 200 operational bases, [[Advance Landing Ground]]s (ALGs), and Operational centres placed under its command.

The Air Force Stations/Wings under WAC control are:<ref name=defenceindia>{{cite web|title=IAF Commands|url=http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/iaf_commands.html|publisher=Defenceindia.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413060444/http://defenceindia.com/defenceind/iaf_commands.html|archivedate=13 April 2009}}</ref>

==== Forward Base Support Units (FBSU) ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
! style="text-align:left;" | Base
! style="text-align:left;" | [[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Runway]]
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Elevation]]
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Geographical coordinates|Coordinates]]
! style="text-align:left;" | [[States and territories of India|State/Territory]]
|-
| [[Amritsar Air Force Station|Amritsar AFS]]
| VIAR
| 16/34
| 755 ft / 230 m
| {{coord|31|42|27.95|N|74|47|57.25|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Amritsar AFS}}
| Punjab
|-
| [[Bathinda Air Force Station|Bathinda AFS]]
| VIBT
| 13/31
| 700 ft /213 m
| {{coord|30|16|12.50|N|74|45|20.78|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Bhatinda AFS}}
| Punjab
|-
| [[Sarsawa Air Force Station|Sarsawa AFS]]
| VISP
| 09/27
| 891 ft / 272 m
| {{coord|29|59|39.53|N|77|25|27.25|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Sarsawa AFS}}
| Uttar Pradesh
|-
| [[Siachen Glacier Air Force Station|Siachen Glacier AFS]]
|
|
| 22,000 ft / 6,706 m
| {{coord|35.5|N|77.0|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Siachen Glacier AFS}}
| [[Ladakh]]
|-
| [[Sirsa Air Force Station|Sirsa AFS]]
| VISA
| 05/23
| 650 ft / 198 m
| {{coord|29|33|38.09|N|75|00|21.87|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Sirsa AFS}}
| [[Haryana]]
|-
| [[Udhampur Air Force Station|Udhampur AFS]]
| VIUX
| 18/36
| 1,950 ft / 594 m
| {{coord|32|54|08.06|N|75|09|18.54|E|region:IN_type:airport|name=Udhampur AFS}}
| Jammu & Kashmir
|}

==List of Commanders==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | Left office
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Operational Group'''
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[Mehar Singh (pilot)|Mehar Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|22}}<ref name="BR No.1 Op Grp">{{cite web |title=No 1 Operational Group (WAC), Indian Air Force - Database |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/1%20Op%20Group%20(Delhi) |website=Bharat Rakshak |language=en-gb}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1948|09|27}}
|-
| [[Aspy Engineer]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1948|09|27}}<ref name="BR No.1 Op Grp"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1949|07|21}}
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Air Officer Commanding Operational Command'''
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[Aspy Engineer]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1949|07|22}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd">{{cite web |title=Operational Command, Indian Air Force - Database |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/Operational%20Command |website=Bharat Rakshak |language=en-gb}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1950|12|11}}
|-
| [[Arjan Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1950|12|12}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd" />
| {{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|11}}
|-
| Atma Ram Nanda
| {{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|12}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd" />
| {{dts|format=dmy|1955|12|07}}
|-
| [[Arjan Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1955|12|08}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd" />
| {{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|30}}
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Operational Command'''
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice Marshal]]
| [[Arjan Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|01}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd" />
| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|11|17}}
|-
| [[Erlic Pinto|Erlic Wilmot Pinto]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|11|17}}<ref name="BR Op Cmd" />
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|06|09}}
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command'''
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice Marshal]]
| [[Erlic Pinto|Erlic Wilmot Pinto]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|01|10}}<ref name="wac-brf">{{cite news|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/WAC|title=Western Air Command - BRF |access-date=15 May 2021|website=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|11|22}}
|-
| [[Pratap Chandra Lal]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|11|24}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|09|30}}
|-
| [[Ramaswamy Rajaram]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|10|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|03|4}}
|-
| rowspan='2'| [[Shivdev Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1966|03|5}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1968|02|29}}
|-
| rowspan="32"|[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1969|03|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1969|07|31}}
|-
| [[Minoo Merwan Engineer]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1969|08|6}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1973|03|31}}
|-
| [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1973|04|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1976|01|31}}
|-
| [[Edul Jahangir Dhatigara]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1976|02|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|3}}
|-
| [[Dilbagh Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1978|10|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1980|12|31}}
|-
| [[Lakshman Madhav Katre]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1981|01|5}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1983|02|28}}
|-
| [[Malcolm Wollen|Malcolm Shirley Dundas Wollen]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1983|03|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1981|09|30}}
|-
| [[Denis La Fontaine|Denis Anthony Lafontaine]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1981|11|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1985|07|2}}
|-
| [[Man Mohan Singh (air marshal)|Man Mohan Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1985|07|22}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|07|31}}
|-
| [[Prithi Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|08|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|04|30}}
|-
| [[Swaroop Krishna Kaul]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|05|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|07|31}}
|-
| [[Pratap Rao (air marshal)|Pratap Rao]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|09|3}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|07|5}}
|-
| [[Satish Kumar Sareen]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|07|6}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1995|07|31}}
|-
| [[Anil Yashwant Tipnis]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1995|08|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|03|31}}
|-
| [[Vinod Patney]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1997|04|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|31}}
|-
| [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999|01|11}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2001|07|1}}
|-
| [[Vinod Bhatia|Vinod Kumar Bhatia]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2001|08|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|04|28}}
|-
| [[Adi Rustomji Ghandhi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|04|29}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|11|16}}
|-
| [[Shashindra Pal Tyagi]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|11|16}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|12|31}}
|-
| [[Avdesh Kumar Singh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|01|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|01|31}}
|-
| [[Padamjit Singh Ahluwalia]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|02|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|12|31}}
|-
| [[Pranab Kumar Barbora]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008|01|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|05|31}}
|-
| [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|01|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|12|31}}
|-
| [[Dinesh Chandra Kumaria]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|01|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|05|31}}
|-
| [[Arup Raha]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|06|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|06|30}}
|-
| [[Suneet Shripad Soman]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|07|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|08|31}}
|-
| [[Shirish Baban Deo]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|12|31}}
|-
| [[Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|01|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|02|28}}
|-
| [[Raghunath Nambiar]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|03|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|10|31}}
|-
| [[Balakrishnan Suresh]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|11|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020|07|31}}
|-
| [[Vivek Ram Chaudhari]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020|08|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|06|30}}
|-
| [[Balabhadra Radha Krishna ]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|07|1}}<ref name="wac-brf"/>
| Present
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=27&page_type=command&comm_id=2 Western Air Command] at [http://indianairforce.nic.in IAF Official Website].
*Bharat Rakshak, [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Commands.html IAF Command Structure]

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