Kalaikunda Air Force Station
Kalaikunda Air Force Station | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Air Command Andaman and Nicobar Command | ||||||||||
| Serves | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Kharagpur, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 200 ft / 61 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′21.90″N 087°12′52.37″E / 22.3394167°N 87.2145472°E | ||||||||||
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Kalaikunda Air Force Station (ICAO: VEDX) is an Indian Air Force Base in Kharagpur, located in the West Midnapur 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.