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Udhampur Air Force Station
Udhampur Air Force Station
	IATA: none; ICAO: VIUM;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
Elevation AMSL	2,066 ft / 630 m
Coordinates	32°54′07″N 075°09′22″E / 32.90194°N 75.15611°E
Runways
	Source: Indian AIP

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Udhampur Air Force Station (ICAO: VIUM)^[1] of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is located in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

History

It is home to No. 153 Helicopter Unit of the Indian Air Force. While assigned to the unit, Gunjan Saxena became the first female officer of the IAF to fly in the Kargil War.

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 2,066 ft/630 m above mean sea level. It has one runway with concrete surfaces: 18/36 measuring 9000 by 148 feet (2,743 x 45 m).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/eAIP/PUB/2012-04-01/html/eAIP/EC-GEN-2.4-en-GB.html ^{[dead link]}

[WAD-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/eAIP/PUB/2012-04-01/html/eAIP/EC-GEN-2.4-en-GB.html ^{[dead link]}

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-#REDIRECT [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport]]
+{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
+{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
+{{Infobox airport
+| name         = Udhampur Air Force Station
+| nativename   =
+| image        =[[File:Roundel of India.svg|40px]]
+| image-width  =
+| caption      =
+| IATA         =
+| ICAO         = VIUM <!-- Per Indian AIP -->
+| type         = Military
+| owner        =
+| operator     = [[Indian Air Force]]
+| city-served  =
+| location     = [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
+| elevation-f  = 2,066
+| elevation-m  = 630
+| coordinates  = {{coord|32|54|07|N|075|09|22|E|region:IN_type:airport}}
+| website      =
+| metric-rwy   = y
+| r1-number    = 18/36
+| r1-length-m  = 2,743
+| r1-length-f  = 9,000
+| r1-surface   = Concrete
+| r2-number    =
+| r2-length-m  =
+| r2-length-f  =
+| r2-surface   =
+| footnotes    = Source: Indian AIP<ref name="WAD">http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/eAIP/PUB/2012-04-01/html/eAIP/EC-GEN-2.4-en-GB.html {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref>
+}}
+'''Udhampur Air Force Station''' {{airport codes||VIUM}}<ref name="WAD" /> of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) is located in [[Udhampur]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].
+==History==
+It is home to [[No. 153 Helicopter Unit, IAF|No. 153 Helicopter Unit]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. While assigned to the unit, [[Gunjan Saxena]] became the first female officer of the IAF to fly in the [[Kargil War]].
+==Facilities==
+The airport is situated at an elevation of 2,066&nbsp;ft/630 m  above mean sea level. It has one runway with concrete surfaces: 18/36 measuring 9000 by 148 feet (2,743 x 45 m).
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Airports in India}}
+{{Indian Air Force}}
+[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
+[[Category:Transport in Udhampur]]
+[[Category:Udhampur]]