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'''Air Force Station Arjan Singh''' {{airport codes||VEPH}}, formerly '''Panagarh Airport''', is an [[airport]] serving the city of [[Panagarh]],<ref name="WAD" /> in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Now it | '''Air Force Station Arjan Singh''' {{airport codes||VEPH}}, formerly '''Panagarh Airport''', is an [[airport]] serving the city of [[Panagarh]],<ref name="WAD" /> in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Now it is an Air Force base under [[Eastern Air Command (India)| | ||
Eastern Air Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]]. | Eastern Air Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]]. | ||
==Units== | ==Units== | ||
* [[No. 87 Squadron IAF|No. 87 Squadron]] ([[Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules]]) | * [[No. 87 Squadron IAF|No. 87 Squadron]] ([[Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules]]) | ||
* [[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During [[World War II]], the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942 | During [[World War II]], the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942 to 1945 by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and as a repair and maintenance depot for [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bombers by [[Air Technical Service Command]].<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref><ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref> | ||
<ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref> | |||
The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state. | The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state. | ||
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==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
The airport is at an [[elevation]] of 73 m (240 ft) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 15/33 with an [[asphalt]] surface measuring 2743 m by 46 m (9000 ft by 150 ft).<ref name="WAD" /> The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air | The airport is at an [[elevation]] of 73 m (240 ft) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 15/33 with an [[asphalt]] surface measuring 2743 m by 46 m (9000 ft by 150 ft).<ref name="WAD" /> | ||
The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refueling tanker aircraft at Panagarh air base in West Bengal. With the deployment of these tanker aircraft in Panagarh, the striking range of fighter planes like [[Su-30]] MKIs based in Tezpur and Chabua (both in Assam) will be enhanced as these can get fuel mid-air. Panagarh is also the likely location of a proposed Army Mountain Corps headquarter. | |||
AFS Arjan Singh is another training base for Paratroopers. [[Paratrooper Training School]] in Agra have already set up their base here to train Special Forces for operations at night, even beyond the country's borders.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=Panagarh base to turn into Special Forces training hub|work=[[The Times of India]] Oct 7, 2017, 07:18 IST|location=Kolkata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/panagarh-base-to-turn-into-special-forces-training-hub/articleshow/60979263.cms|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> | AFS Arjan Singh is another training base for Paratroopers. [[Paratrooper Training School]] in Agra have already set up their base here to train Special Forces for operations at night, even beyond the country's borders.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|title=Panagarh base to turn into Special Forces training hub|work=[[The Times of India]] Oct 7, 2017, 07:18 IST|location=Kolkata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/panagarh-base-to-turn-into-special-forces-training-hub/articleshow/60979263.cms|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:59, 15 July 2022
Air Force Station Arjan Singh (ICAO: VEPH), formerly Panagarh Airport, is an airport serving the city of Panagarh,[1] in the state of West Bengal in India. Now it is an Air Force base under Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force.
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| Airport type | Military (Indian Air Force) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Air Command | ||||||||||
| Serves | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Panagarh, West Bengal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 240 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°28′28″N 087°25′39″E / 23.47444°N 87.42750°E | ||||||||||
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UnitsEdit
HistoryEdit
During World War II, the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942 to 1945 by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and as a repair and maintenance depot for B-24 Liberator heavy bombers by Air Technical Service Command.[2][3]
The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state.
In 2018 the airport was renamed after Arjan Singh.[4]
FacilitiesEdit
The airport is at an elevation of 73 m (240 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2743 m by 46 m (9000 ft by 150 ft).[1]
The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refueling tanker aircraft at Panagarh air base in West Bengal. With the deployment of these tanker aircraft in Panagarh, the striking range of fighter planes like Su-30 MKIs based in Tezpur and Chabua (both in Assam) will be enhanced as these can get fuel mid-air. Panagarh is also the likely location of a proposed Army Mountain Corps headquarter. AFS Arjan Singh is another training base for Paratroopers. Paratrooper Training School in Agra have already set up their base here to train Special Forces for operations at night, even beyond the country's borders.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for VEPH from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
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- ↑ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ↑ "Panagarh airbase renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta. "Panagarh base to turn into Special Forces training hub". The Times of India Oct 7, 2017, 07:18 IST. Kolkata. Retrieved 11 April 2021.