PAF Base Shahbaz

Jacobabad Air Base
Jacobabad Air Base
	IATA: JAG; ICAO: OPJA;
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Owner	PAF
Operator	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)
Serves	Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupants	Pakistan Air Force; No. 5 Squadron; No. 11 Squadron;
Elevation AMSL	185 ft / 56 m
Runways
	Source: DAFIF[1][2]

PAF Base Shahbaz (IATA: JAG, ICAO: OPJA) is located at Jacobabad, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a military base operated by the Pakistan Air Force as well as a civilian airport.

Lockheed-Martin contract personnel are present here as the PAF takes ownership of 18 new F-16's and works to bring these aircraft up to operational capability.[3][4]

References

Airport information for OPJA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
Airport information for JAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
"South Asia | US defends Pakistan F-16 jet deal". BBC News. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
"Pak gets three upgraded F-16 jets - Rediff.com India News". News.rediff.com. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

External links

United States embassy press release on the base
Shahbaz Air Base, Jacobabad, Pakistan at GlobalSecurity.org
Accident history for JAG at Aviation Safety Network

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[WAD-1] Airport information for OPJA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.

[GCM-2] Airport information for JAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[3] "South Asia | US defends Pakistan F-16 jet deal". BBC News. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.

[4] "Pak gets three upgraded F-16 jets - Rediff.com India News". News.rediff.com. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-20.