PAF Base Qadri
| PAF Base Qadri | |||||||||
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قادری ایئربیس | |||||||||
| Skardu, Baltistan in Pakistan | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Forward operating base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Northern Air Command | ||||||||
| Open to the public | Yes | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
PAF Base Qadri Shown within Gilgit Baltistan PAF Base Qadri PAF Base Qadri (Pakistan) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′30″N 75°31′21″E / 35.34167°N 75.52250°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1949 | ||||||||
| Built by | Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||
| In use | 1949 - present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | |||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Air Commodore Jamal Khan | ||||||||
| Garrison | Skardu | ||||||||
| Occupants | 488 Mission Control Center 909 MRR Squadron | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: KDU, ICAO: OPSD | ||||||||
| Elevation | 2,230 metres (7,316 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Pakistan Air Force Base Qadri or more simply PAF Base Qadri, (Urdu: پی اے ایف بیس قادری) is a main operating base of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command located near the city of Skardu in the Baltistan region of Pakistan. The airbase is named in honor of the late Air Commodore Abdul Hameed Qadri, a veteran of Soviet Afghan war and recipient of the Sitara-e-Basalat.