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'''Lucknow Air Force Station''', also known as '''Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station''', is located at [[Bakshi Ka Talab]] on the outskirts of [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It comes under the [[Central Air Command, Indian Air Force|Central Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiaairport.com/states/uttar_pradesh/lucknow_air_force_station.htm|title=Lucknow Air Force Station - IndiaAirport.com|work=Indiaairport.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924124953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-12/lucknow/27320876_1_air-force-station-air-marshal-tyagi-air-officer-commanding-in-chief|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-12/lucknow/27320876_1_air-force-station-air-marshal-tyagi-air-officer-commanding-in-chief|title=Air Marshal Tyagi visits Bakshi Ka Talab station|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 August 2002|archive-date=24 September 2012|access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref> The [[No. 35 Squadron IAF]] (Rapiers), an [[electronic warfare]] and [[air superiority]] unit, was based out of the station till March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/units/35+Sqn|title=No 35 squadron|work=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> <br />
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The airstrip was established during the [[Second World War]], and was expanded later. It is used for air traffic control and emergency landings.{{cn|date=October 2025}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.internationalaircharter.com/airports/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/bakshi-ka-talab-air-force-station/ap26544/ Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station Information]<br />
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