PAF Base Masroor
| PAF Base Masroor | |||||||||
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| Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Military airbase | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Southern Air Command | ||||||||
| Other site facilities | Tactical Air Support School | ||||||||
| Website | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°53′37″N 66°56′20″E / 24.89361°N 66.93889°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1940 - present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Air Commodore Omair Najmi | ||||||||
| Occupants | No. 2 Squadron PAF No. 8 Squadron PAF No. 84 Squadron PAF | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: MSR, ICAO: OPMR | ||||||||
| Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor or more simply PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province.
The base was originally known as RIAF Base Mauripur (1940-47), RPAF Station Mauripur (1947-56), and after 23 March 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.
PAF Base Faisal and PAF Base Bholari are the other Pakistan Air Force bases in Karachi.