Tambaram Air Force Station
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| Tambaram Air Force Station தாம்பரம் விமானப்படை நிலையம்  |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tambaram | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 90 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||
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The Tambaram Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base in Tambaram, a suburb of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This air force station is primarily involved in training of pilots.
The stations will have a squadron of 15 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainers by 2015 at the Flying Instructors School. The PC-7 will join a fleet that comprises Kiran Mk I and Mk II trainer aircraft, and HAL Cheetah and HAL Chetak helicopters. An An-32 transport squadron is stationed here. Apart from training, helicopters from the Indian Navy have also been operated from this airbase.
