Kalaikunda Air Force Station

Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force Base near Kharagpur, located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. It was the home of No. 18 Squadron IAF, the Flying Bullets. The squadron flew the Indian license-built Mikoyan MiG-27ML till its decommissioning in April 2016. A squadron of Su-30 MKIs is now at the base.

The Air Base at Kalaikunda will play an extremely crucial role in the country's defences. Aircraft based here will be involved in air defence over the strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Bay of Bengal.

The tri-services command at the A&N Islands will be in charge of the squadrons of Su-30 MKIs and other advanced aircraft based at Kalaikunda for this specific purpose. Now Indian Air Force agreeing to allow civil aircraft to use the runway at its existing fighter base.

According to IAF sources, plans have moved ahead and the civilian terminal might soon start serving not only Bengal, but also Jharkhand and Orissa.

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