Tambaram Air Force Station

Tambaram Air Force Station
IATA: none ICAO: VOTX
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Tambaram
Elevation AMSL	90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E / 12.90694°N 80.12111°E / 12.90694; 80.12111Coordinates: 12°54′25″N 80°07′16″E / 12.90694°N 80.12111°E / 12.90694; 80.12111
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 4,965 1,513 Asphalt 12/30 5,965 1,818 Asphalt

It started life as RAF Station Tambaram, in the Madras Presidency, in the south east of British India. After the British left, it became Tambaram Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force airfield in Tambaram, a suburb of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This Air Force station is primarily involved in training of pilots.

The station has a squadron of 15 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainers by 2015 at the Flying Instructors School. The PC-7 will join a fleet that comprises Kiran Mk I and Mk II trainer aircraft, and HAL Cheetah and HAL Chetak helicopters. An An-32 transport squadron is stationed here. Apart from training, helicopters from the Indian Navy have also been operated from this airfield.

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