Hindon Air Force Station

Air Force Station Hindan
Aerial view of Hindon Air Base
IATA: none ICAO: VIDX
Summary
Airport type	Military (Indian Air Force)
Operator	Western Air Command
Serves	Delhi
Location	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Elevation AMSL	700 ft / 213.4 m
Coordinates	28°42′28″N 77°21′32″E / 28.707703°N 77.358911°E / 28.707703; 77.358911
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 9,000 2,743 Concrete / Asphalt

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

Originally the base was home to a squadron each of MiG-23s and MiG-27s, both single-engine fighters. After the 1965 war, No. 7 Squadron IAF moved to Hindan along with Hawker Hunters, and stayed here till 1969, when it moved to Bagdogra in West Bengal, subsequently during the East Pakistan Operations 1971 it flew in on 6 December 1971. Prior to the No. 3 Squadron moved here in July 1971 and was operating Mystère IVAs at the time. After the war it moved back to Hindon, until it shifted base to Pathankot in 1975.