PAF Base Minhas

Minhas Air Force Base, Kamra
Minhas Air Force Base, Kamra
	Logo of PAF Base Minhas
	IATA: ATG; ICAO: OPMS;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Government of Pakistan
Operator	Pakistan Air Force
Location	Attock
Commander	Air Commodore Agha Mehr Gul
Occupants	Pakistan Air Force; No. 3 Squadron "Angels"; No. 15 Squadron "Cobras"; No. 16 Squadron "Black Panthers"; No. 87 Squadron "Dragonflies";
Elevation AMSL	1,023 ft / 312 m
Coordinates	33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E
Runways

Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas (IATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS) is a PAF Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.^[1] Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".

2012 terrorist attack

On 16 August 2012, nine Tehrik-e-Taliban militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2 am. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died.^[2] The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well.^[3]^[1] The militants also destroyed one Saab 2000 Erieye plane^[4] and damaged one^[5] or two others.^[6]