PAF Base Bholari
| PAF Base Bholari | |||||||||
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پی اے ایف بیس بھولاری | |||||||||
| Bholari, Jamshoro District, Sindh in Pakistan | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Force base | ||||||||
| Code | PK-0070 | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Southern Air Command | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E / 25.24306°N 68.03639°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 & 2015 | ||||||||
| Built for | British India Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Built by | British Raj (foundation) Bholari Development Board (later upgradation) | ||||||||
| Architect | Project Bholari | ||||||||
| In use | 1942-1945 2015-Present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | Operation Swift Retort 2025 India-Pakistan conflict | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | 41 Tactical Wing | ||||||||
| Occupants | 18 OCU "Sharp Shooters" 19 OCU "Sherdils" 53 AEW&C Squadron "Hawks" | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: none, ICAO: none | ||||||||
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PAF Base Bholari is a Main operating base (MOB) of the Pakistan Air Force located at Bholari north-east of Karachi in Sindh and is home to the 41st Wing. Inaugurated in late 2017, the installation is PAF's newest airbase which is controlled by the Southern Air Command and supports operations of the armed forces in the southern regions with an additional task to safeguard the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.