PAF Base Mushaf

PAF Base Mushaf
PAF Base Mushaf
	Logo of PAF Base Mushaf
	IATA: MSF; ICAO: OPSR;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)
Operator	Pakistan Air Force
Location	Sargodha-40180, Punjab, Pakistan
Commander	Air Commodore Noori
Occupants	Pakistan Air Force; No. 9 Squadron "Griffins"; No. 23 Squadron CCS F-7PG "Talons"; No. 24 Squadron "Blinders"; No. 29 Squadron CCS F-16 "Aggressors"; CCS Mirage "Sky Bolts"; CCS JF-17 "Fierce Dragons"; No. 82 Squadron "Stallions";
Elevation AMSL	614 ft / 187 m
Coordinates	32°02′55″N 72°39′55″E
Runways

PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Base Sargodha), IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPSR), is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase situated at Sargodha in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" or "MOB" by the PAF.

It was known as PAF Base Sargodha until 2003, when it was renamed in honour of the former Base Commander and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, whose aircraft crashed on a routine flight near Kohat in February 2003.

The PAF's Central Air Command (CAC), the Combat Commanders' School (CCS), and the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (PAF ACE) are based at PAF Base Mushaf, PAF Base Mushaf is the most elite and widely operational base in Pakistan, consisting of the highest equipped aircraft and squadrons and the best trained pilots and commanders.

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