Indian Air Force strategic base in West Bengal.
Location
Panagarh, India
Panagarh Air Force Station (ICAO: VEPH) is a military airbase operated by the Indian Air Force, located near Panagarh in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It serves primarily as a strategic and logistics hub for the IAF's Eastern Command operations.
The base has historically been used for transport and airlift missions and has seen activity during various national emergencies and military exercises. It is not open to civilian commercial air traffic.
Panagarh has gained renewed strategic importance in recent years, with infrastructure upgrades aimed at enhancing rapid deployment capabilities in the eastern sector, given its proximity to sensitive border regions.
Getting to & from
The airbase is accessible by road from Panagarh town, which lies along National Highway 2 (now NH 19) connecting Kolkata and Delhi.
Notable facts
- ›Operated exclusively by the Indian Air Force under Eastern Air Command.
- ›Located approximately 130 km northwest of Kolkata in West Bengal.
- ›Used for strategic airlift and logistics operations.
- ›Has no IATA code as it does not serve civilian commercial traffic.
- ›Infrastructure at the base has been upgraded as part of India's eastern sector military modernization efforts.
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