VOYK Yelahanka Air Force Station MVFR

  • Name
    Yelahanka Air Force Station
  • ICAO / GPS
    VOYK / VOYK
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    8:22 pm (IST)
  • Municipality
    Yelahanka
  • Coordinates
    13° 8′ 7″ N 77° 36′ 21″ E
  • Elevation
    3’045 ft (928 m MSL)

About Yelahanka Air Force Station

The Yelahanka Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force airfield in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The main role of this airfield is to train pilots to fly transport planes. This station also conducts type-conversion of navigators on the Antonov An-32.

The station undertakes logistics support tasks allotted by Air HQs and HQ TC. Every two odd years, Aero India, a biennial air show takes place at Yelahanka air force station. Since 2013, Mi-8, An-32 and Dornier planes are positioned at AFS Yelahanka. It had formerly hosted HAL Tejas aircraft squadron, before it was moved to Sulur Airforce Station. It is 22 km from Bengaluru city railway station.

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