Rafiqui Air Base

Shorkot, Punjab, Pakistan

Regional Airport

Timezone Asia/Karachi

Local Time —

Elevation 492 ft (150 m)

Coordinates 30.7581°N, 72.2825°E

Runways 4

OPRQ is the ICAO airport code for Rafiqui Air Base, located in Shorkot, Pakistan. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport. It operates in the Asia/Karachi timezone at an elevation of 492 ft (150 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways.

About Rafiqui Air Base

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Pakistan Air Force Base Rafiqui formerly known as PAF Base Shorkot, is a Pakistan Air Force base located within the outskirts of Shorkot city in the Jhang District of Pakistan's Punjab province and around 337 kilometres (209 mi) south of Islamabad. The airbase was named in honor of Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui, a war hero from the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war who is famous for fighting Indian Hawker Hunters and covering his flight members in an F-86 Sabre with jammed guns. It is the home of Central Air Command's 34th Tactical Attack Wing.

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Runways (4)

Designation	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted	Status
15/33	10,000 ft (3,048 m)	160 ft (49 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
15R/33L	9,621 ft (2,932 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
15/33	10,000 ft (3,048 m)	160 ft (49 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
15R/33L	9,621 ft (2,932 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Asphalt	No	Open