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{{Infobox airport | {{Infobox airport | ||
| name = Udhampur Air Force Station | | name = Udhampur Air Force Station | ||
| nativename = | | nativename = | ||
| image =[[File:Roundel of India.svg|40px]] | | image = [[File:Roundel of India.svg|40px]] | ||
| image-width = | | image-width = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| IATA = | | IATA = | ||
| ICAO = VIUM <!-- Per Indian AIP --> | | ICAO = VIUM <!-- Per Indian AIP --> | ||
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India | |||
| pushpin_label = Udhampur Air Force Station | |||
| type = Military | | type = Military | ||
| owner = | | owner = | ||
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]] | | operator = [[Indian Air Force]] | ||
| city-served = | | city-served = [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| location = [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | | location = [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| elevation-f = 2,066 | | elevation-f = 2,066 | ||
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| 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> | | 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> | ||
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= | '''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]]. The location is also the headquarters of [[Indian Army]]'s [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]. | ||
==Facilities== | ==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). | 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). | ||
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]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}. | |||
==Civil aviation enclave== | |||
A civil aviation enclave is being developed on this Airforce Stations in two phases, phase-1 entailing civil flight operations from existing AFS facilities on 2,200 square metres land for new civil aviation terminal which will handle 150 passengers and [[ATR 72]] or [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Q400]] smaller aircraft, and phase-2 will entail a new civil aviation enclave outside the AFS by acquiring 27.6 acres land for new terminal building, apron and taxiway capable of handling [[Airbus A321]] type larger aircraft. [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]] had compled the site feasibility study in 2o25.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/udhampur-airport-project-to-be-implemented-in-2-phases-jitendra-singh/ Udhampur airport project to be implemented in 2 phases: Jitendra Singh], The Tribune, 4 Aug 2025.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of airports in India]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Airports in India}} | {{Airports in India}} | ||
{{Indian Air Force}} | {{Indian Air Force}} | ||
{{Airports in India}} | |||
{{India-airport-stub}} | |||
[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force bases]] | ||
[[Category:Airports in Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
[[Category:Transport in Udhampur]] | [[Category:Transport in Udhampur]] | ||
[[Category:Udhampur]] | [[Category:Udhampur]] | ||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Indian AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Udhampur Air Force Station (ICAO: VIUM)[1] of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is located in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The location is also the headquarters of Indian Army's Northern Command.
Facilities[edit | edit source]
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).
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[citation needed].
Civil aviation enclave[edit | edit source]
A civil aviation enclave is being developed on this Airforce Stations in two phases, phase-1 entailing civil flight operations from existing AFS facilities on 2,200 square metres land for new civil aviation terminal which will handle 150 passengers and ATR 72 or Q400 smaller aircraft, and phase-2 will entail a new civil aviation enclave outside the AFS by acquiring 27.6 acres land for new terminal building, apron and taxiway capable of handling Airbus A321 type larger aircraft. AAI had compled the site feasibility study in 2o25.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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