PNS Mehran

PNS Mehran Naval Air Station Mehran (NAS Mehran)
IATA: NVCOM ICAO: OPSF
Summary
Airport type	Military – Naval Air Station
Operator	Pakistan Navy
Location	Gulshan-e-Mehran Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Built	1970
In use	26 September 1975
Commander	Capt. Faheem Abbasi, PN
Occupants	Pakistan Naval Air Arm
Elevation AMSL	29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	24°52′22″N 67°06′35″E / 24.87278°N 67.10972°E / 24.87278; 67.10972
Website	www.paknavy.gov.pk/mehran
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KHI Location within Pakistan

The PNS Mehran is the naval station and the premier air–to-air/air–to–ground training naval air station located in the joint vicinity of the Faisal Air Force Base (Faisal AFB) in Karachi, Sindh, in Pakistan. Established in 1975 with the cooperation of the Pakistan Air Force, the PNS Mehran serves in the capacity as the headquarter of the Naval Aviation Branch of the Pakistan Navy, and grown to its present inventory of 41 multi role aircraft. The latest addition in the Air Arm is the ATR-72.

From its inception, being a cost-effective solution, Naval Air Arm has depended upon Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Army to meet the training requirement of air and ground crew. In April 1988, the Naval Aviation Training School (NATS) was established to impart conversion training to aircrew of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm. The school is also geared to train surface fleet officers and men to meet the various requirements of ship borne flight operations. Lately the school has also started to conduct Air Navigators Course, that had previously been conducted in Transport Conversion School of PAF.