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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 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Sarsawa Air Force Station | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military , Civil | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Indian Air Force (airstrip) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Saharanpur | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 891 ft / 272 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°59′39″N 77°25′27″E / 29.99417°N 77.42417°E | ||||||||||
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Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Saharanpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India and is approximately 17 km (11 mi) from Yamunanagar, Haryana, India. It belongs to the 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[1]

The Air force station is also headquarters for the Special Group.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sarsawa Airport". www.airports-worldwide.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ "Close encounters of the covert kind". The Week. Retrieved 9 October 2016.