Pakistan Air Force Base, Shahbaz (IATA: JAG, ICAO: OPJA) is located at Jacobabad, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a military base operated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as well as a civilian airport.
Shahbaz Air Force Base, Jacobabad | |||||||||||||||
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 Logo of PAF Base Shahbaz | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military / Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | PAF | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force (PAF) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Occupants | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 185 ft / 56 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°17′4″N 68°27′1″E / 28.28444°N 68.45028°E | ||||||||||||||
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Lockheed Martin contract personnel are present here as the PAF takes ownership of 18 new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft and works to bring these aircraft up to operational capability.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Airport information for OPJA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for JAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "South Asia | US defends Pakistan F-16 jet deal". BBC News. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ "Pak gets three upgraded F-16 jets - Rediff.com India News". News.rediff.com. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
External links
edit- United States embassy press release on the base
- Shahbaz Air Base, Jacobabad, Pakistan at GlobalSecurity.org
- Accident history for JAG at Aviation Safety Network
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