Satellite and aerial maps of Chandigarh AFS with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Dehradun airport , Uttarakhand | 144.2 | 111 | VIDN |
Pathankot , Punjab | 205.1 | 328 | VIPK |
Sirsa AFS , Haryana | 211.3 | 234 | VISA |
Kedarnath Temple , Uttarakhand | 218.1 | 087 | |
Air Force Museum , Delhi | 235.5 | 172 | |
Delhi Palam , Delhi | 236.1 | 172 | VIDP |
Chandigarh AFS |
30° 40' 22.80'' N 76° 47' 13.21'' E | ||
3.5nm S of Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Chandigarh | ||
ICAO: VICG | IATA: IXC | |
Elevation: 1012 feet |
The CH-47F(I) was introduced to Indian Air Force service here in Mar 2019, after the first four airframes were shipped in via Mundra in Feb.
List of units at Chandigarh AFS |
Years | Unit | |
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2015 | 27 Squadron | 414 - H-47D Chinook, |
No. 126 Helicopter Flight | CH-47F Chinook, Mi-26 Halo, | |
Chandigarh AFS News |
CH-47F Chinook Enters Service in India
25-Mar-19 - The first four CH-47F Chinooks entered service in the Indian Air Force #ChinookFirst CH-47F Chinooks Arrived to India
11-Feb-19 - The first 4 of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook for the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived by sea at Gujarat’s Mundra Port #Chinook List of aircraft and events at Chandigarh AFS |
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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2015-may | RAF | MH-47E | ZH901 | ||||
2019-mar-25 | Bharatiya Vayu Sena | CH-47F | ZL4666 | ||||
2019-mar-25 | Home base | Bharatiya Vayu Sena | CH-47F | ZL4668 | |||
2019-mar-25 | Bharatiya Vayu Sena | CH-47F | ZL4669 | ||||
2019-mar-25 | Bharatiya Vayu Sena | CH-47F | ZL4671 | ||||
2019-mar-25 | Bharatiya Vayu Sena | CH-47F | ZL4672 | ||||
2023-aug-27 | Government of India | 429 | VT-PSG |