Hindon Air Force Station

Air Force Station Hindan (Hindan AFS) (also Hindan) is an Indian Air Force base under the Western Air Command (WAC). It is the biggest and largest air base in Asia and 8th in the world. Its area measured 14 km rounded and 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi).

This base celebrates Air Force Day on 8 October. It is located near Loni Ghaziabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region on the outskirts of Delhi, close to the Hindan River. Starting 2006, the annual Air Force Day Parade venue was shifted from Palam Airport to Hindan.

There is one runway, aligned east-west (09-27), of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) length x 150 feet (46 m) width. This is the home of the C-17 Globemaster the backbone of Heavy Air Lift division of Indian Air Force.

The Airport is located at an elevation of 700 ft (213 m) above mean sea level. The Airport is managed and operated by Western Air Command.

The enclave is built on 7.5 acres at Sikandarpur village in Sahibabad, adjacent the airbase. The terminal has a capacity of serving 300 passengers an hour. 45.2 crores is being used to build the new civil terminal. Air traffic control will be provided by the Indian Air Force. It was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on 8 March 2019.
 

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