Back Miānwāli Airfield CEB پایگاه نیروی هوایی پاکستان در میانوالی Persian ミワンワリー飛行場 Japanese Lapangan Terbang Mianwali AB Malay Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво Покистон дар меёнвол Tajik پی اے ایف بیس ایم ایم عالم Urdu
PAF Base MM Alam | |||||||||
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| Mianwali District, Punjab Near Mianwali in  Pakistan | |||||||||
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  PAF Base MM Alam Location of MM Alam airbase in Pakistan  PAF Base MM Alam PAF Base MM Alam (Pakistan)  PAF Base MM Alam PAF Base MM Alam (Asia) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°33′47″N 71°34′15″E / 32.56306°N 71.57083°E | ||||||||
| Type | Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator |  Pakistan Armed Forces | ||||||||
| Controlled by |  Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||
| Built for |  Royal Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Built by |  British Raj (foundation) | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | 1965 Indo-Pakistani war 1971 Indo-Pakistani war Operation Sentinel Operation Swift Retort | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | 37 Combat Training Wing | ||||||||
| Occupants | 1 FCU "Rahbars" 20 OCU "Cheetahs" Shooter Squadron 63 CUAS Squadron "Harriers" 86 SAR Squadron "Swallows" | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: MWD, ICAO: OPMI | ||||||||
| Elevation | 210 metres (689 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Reference(s): [1][2] | |||||||||
Pakistan Air Force Base, M.M. Alam (IATA: MWD, ICAO: OPMI) is a Pakistan Air Force airbase located at Mianwali, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The base is named after Pakistani fighter pilot Muhammad Mahmood Alam. Until the change of its name in 2014, it was known as PAF Base Mianwali.[3][4][5]
- ^ Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
- ^ "OPMI - M M Alam AB". ACU KWIK.
- ^ "PAF Base M. M. Alam (old name before 2014 - PAF Mianwali)". GlobalSecurity.org website. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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