| PAF Base Masroor | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: OPMR | |||
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| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| Location | Karachi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 35 ft / 11 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 8,622 | 2,628 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 9,022 | 2,750 | Concrete |
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PAF Masroor
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PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase of Pakistan Air Force.[1] It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, Sindh. It was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.
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It is named in the honour of former Base Commander, Air Commodore Masroor Hussain who died after his airplane crashed in June 1967[2] following a collision with a bird[3] and he carried the burning & falling aircraft away from the populated ground area.
It was established by Britain (British-Indian Air Force) during World War II in 1940-1941.[4]
Masroor base has the distinction of not only being the largest base, area wise, in Pakistan but also in Asia. Before Karachi Airport, this airport had been used for domestic flights and also by the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted upon the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA)Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.
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