Sarsawa Air Force Station

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Sarsawa Air Force Station
IATA: SWN ICAO: VISP
Summary
Airport type	Military , Civil
Owner/Operator	Indian Air Force (airstrip)
Serves	Saharanpur
Elevation AMSL	891 ft / 272 m
Coordinates	29°59′39″N 77°25′27″E / 29.99417°N 77.42417°E / 29.99417; 77.42417
Map
VISP Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh Show map of Uttar Pradesh VISP VISP (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 9,000 x 150 2,743 x 46 Concrete

Sarsawa Air Force Station is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Saharanpur City, Uttar Pradesh, India and is approximately 17 km (11 mi) from Yamunanagar, Haryana, India. It belongs to the Western Air Command. Though the sole user of this airbase is the Indian Air Force, it does handle civilian flights on a regular basis for VIP transport to Yamunanagar and Saharanpur^[1]

The Air force station is also headquarters for the Special Group.^[2]

According to reports, the air base is being upgraded for the joint deployment of MQ-9B drones of Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with Gorakhpur AFS.^[3]

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