INS Garuda

Kochi , Kerala

india India






Satellite and aerial maps of INS Garuda with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
INS Dronacharya , Kerala 3.9290
Kochi Intl , Kerala 26.9031VOCI
Amrita , Tamil Nadu 126.6032
Sulur AFS , Tamil Nadu 153.5039VOSX
Thiruvananthapuram Intl , Kerala 177.6156VOTV
Mysore , Karnataka 257.5009VOMY



  INS Garuda


1941 to present

9° 56' 46.08'' N     76° 16' 19.28'' E
Willingdon Island, 6nm SE of Kochi, Kochi, Kerala
ICAO: VOCC IATA:
Elevation: 8 feet


Opened in 1941 to support RAF movements in the area with a Coastal Defence Flight. It was later used by the Royal Navy but was released in 1946 and after WWII became known as INS Venduruthy II.
It was recommissioned by the Indian Navy as INS Garuda on 11 May 1953. The base has grown considerably since then and is now home to a variety of Indian Navy operational units, training schools and a maintenance facility. INS Garuda, despite its south westerly location is part of Eastern Naval Command. It is also the base for a Coast Guard air squadron.



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  List of units at INS Garuda




Years Unit
2013-    INAS 322Dhruv,
1980/00INAS 333 Ka-28 Helix-D, ka-25,
??/95INAS 330Sea King,
INAS 336MH-60R Seahawk, Sea King,




List of aircraft and events at INS Garuda


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
2022-jul-28 Bharatiya Nau Sena MH-60R IN754
2022-jul-28 Bharatiya Nau Sena MH-60R IN755



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