Bangalore: With the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) and the Air Force Station (AFS) Yelahanka in close proximity, the skies of north Bangalore witnesses the highest air traffic in the country, and perhaps even in the region. An aircraft, be it civilian or military, can be spotted almost every minute here, and a testimony to this fact is the record number of flying hours that the AFS Yelahanka has clocked over a period of six months.
The AFS Yelahanka is home to Aero India, which is Asia’s largest air show, and the nerve centre of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) training activity has clocked about 20,000 flying hours here in the past six months. It is said to be the highest in the region.
According to an IAF officer stationed at the AFS Yelahanka, clocking 20,000 flying hours in six months is no mean achievement, considering that it is only a training base where rookie pilots are trained on the Antonov-32’s (AN-32) Dornier’s and Mi8’s.
04/10/13 Daily News & Analysis
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The AFS Yelahanka is home to Aero India, which is Asia’s largest air show, and the nerve centre of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) training activity has clocked about 20,000 flying hours here in the past six months. It is said to be the highest in the region.
According to an IAF officer stationed at the AFS Yelahanka, clocking 20,000 flying hours in six months is no mean achievement, considering that it is only a training base where rookie pilots are trained on the Antonov-32’s (AN-32) Dornier’s and Mi8’s.
04/10/13 Daily News & Analysis
