Back পাকিস্তান বিমানবাহিনী একাডেমী Bengali/Bangla آکادمی نیروی هوایی پاکستان Persian Lapangan Terbang Risalpur Malay پاکستان ایئر فورس اکیڈمی PNB Окодимӣ нерӯе ҳаво Покистон Tajik پاکستان فضائیہ اکادمی Urdu
پاکستان فضائیہ اکیڈمی اصغر خان | |
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Former name | RPAF Flying Training School (1947-48) RPAF College (1948-56) PAF College (1956-67) PAF Academy (1967-2017)[1] |
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| Motto | Urdu: فقط ذوقِ پرواز ہے زندگى |
Motto in English | Life is only the taste of flight |
| Type | Military service academy |
| Established | 15 September 1947 |
| Founder | Asghar Khan |
| AOC | AVM Shahryar Khan GD(P) SI(M) TI(M) |
Administrative staff | 400 |
| Undergraduates | 1000 (approx.) |
| Postgraduates | 100 (approx.) |
| Location | , , |
| Nickname | Home of Eagles |
| Mascot | Eagle |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Risalpur, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1910 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,050 ft / 320 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′52″N 071°58′21″E / 34.08111°N 71.97250°E | ||||||||||||||
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The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (PAFAA)[a] is an accredited four-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates of the Pakistan Armed Forces, primarily the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).[3]
Eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakistan are sent to the academy for flying training. Located in the town of Risalpur in the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,[4][5] Its role is the training of General Duty Pilots (GDP), Aeronautical and Avionics Engineers and the initial training of other Ground Branch cadets. Cadets join the academy following a recommendation by the Inter Services Selection Board (Pakistan) and the AHQ (PAF) Special Selection Board for Short Service Commission candidates. Graduates of the four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as Flying Officers.
The airfield was created in 1910 for the Royal Flying Corps and was later used by the Royal Air Force. It officially became the airfield of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) on 15 August 1947. The RPAF Flying Training School was established on 15 September 1947 with Asghar Khan as the first Commandant. On 13 April 1948, Quaid-e-Azam visited and elevated the school's status, renaming it to the RPAF College.[6] Following the enforcement of the Constitution of Pakistan of 1956, the 'Royal' prefix was dropped. Field Marshal Ayub Khan upgraded the college to the status of an academy on 21 January 1967. In a ceremony held on Pakistan Day 2017, the academy was renamed to Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan, in honor of its first commandant.[1]
- ^ a b "PAF's academy named after Asghar Khan". 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Risalpur - Airport information for OPRS". World Aero Data website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Shaheen Foundation, "The Story of Pakistan Air Force(1988–1998)".
- ^ M. Salahuddin Khan (2010). Sikander. Karakoram Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-578-05288-5.
- ^ "HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AIR FORCE". Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Asghar Khan (2005). We've learnt nothing from history: Pakistan: politics and military power. p. 4.
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