TJ-UT45
Gissar Air Base
VFR
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Name
Gissar Air Base
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ICAO
TJ-UT45
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:57 am (TJT)
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Municipality
Dushanbe
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Coordinates
38° 30′ 44″ N 68° 40′ 21″ E
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Elevation
2’379 ft (725 m MSL)
About Gissar Air Base
Ayni Air Force Base, also known as Gissar Air Base, is a military air base in Tajikistan, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the capital Dushanbe. The base is jointly operated by the Indian Air Force and the Tajik Air Force. It is India's second overseas air base after Farkhor Air Base. Since 2014 India has deployed Su-30MKI in limited numbers at this base. The base was extensively used by Indian Air Force as a standby base for its aircraft to evacuate Indian Nationals from Kabul Airport amidst the Afghan Crisis.