Air Force Station Arjan Singh

Air Force Station Arjan Singh (ICAO: VEPH), formerly known as Panagarh Airport, is an airport serving Panagarh, in the state of West Bengal in India. Now it is an Air Force base under Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force.

The Airport resides at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,743 by 46 metres (8,999 ft × 151 ft).

The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refuelling 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 Chhabua (both in Assam) will be enhanced as these can get fuel mid-air.

Panagarh Airport is also the likely location of a proposed Army Mountain Corps headquarter.

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.

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