PAF Base Samungli
| PAF Base Samungli | |||||||||
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پی اے ایف بیس سمنگلی | |||||||||
| Quetta, Balochistan in Pakistan | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Military airbase | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Southern Air Command | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°14′35″N 66°56′37″E / 30.24306°N 66.94361°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1944 | ||||||||
| Built by | British Raj | ||||||||
| In use | 1944 - present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Air Commodore Nasir Jamal Khattak | ||||||||
| Occupants | 28 Squadron "Phoenixes" 85 Squadron "Saviours" | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: SMG, ICAO: OPQT | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1,605 metres (5,266 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Pakistan Air Force Base Samungli or more simply PAF Base Samungli (Urdu: پی اے ایف بیس سمنگلی) is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase located adjacent to Quetta International Airport, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Originally used as a forward operating location during exercises and wartime, it was converted into a main operating base during the 1970s. Samungli currently houses one PAF squadron flying the CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.