INS Hansa

INS Hansa आईएनएस हंसा
Indian Navy's MiG-29Ks parked at INS Hansa
IATA: none – ICAO: VOGO
Summary
Airport type	Naval Air Station
Operator	Indian Navy
Location	Dabolim, Goa, India
Elevation AMSL	184 ft / 56 m
Coordinates	15°22′51″N 073°49′53″E / 15.38083°N 73.83139°E / 15.38083; 73.83139Coordinates: 15°22′51″N 073°49′53″E / 15.38083°N 73.83139°E / 15.38083; 73.83139
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 11,345 3,458 Asphalt

INS Hansa, (IATA: N/A, ICAO: VOGO) is an Indian naval air station located near Dabolim in Goa, India.^[1] The military air base has a civil enclave, that operates as Dabolim Airport.

History

INS Hansa was commissioned on 5 September 1961 at Sulur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It was initially co-located with the Sulur Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. It was then home to INAS 551 squadron, operating de Havilland Vampire aircraft, as well as training establishments for Hawker Sea Hawk and Breguet Alizé aircraft.^[2]

Units

Over 2000 naval personnel and 1000 civilians are employed at INS Hansa. It is home to 8 Indian Naval Air Squadrons (INAS).

Among the units based here are:^[3]

• INAS 300, "White Tigers", operating Mikoyan MiG-29K fighters
• INAS 303, "Black Panthers" operating Mikoyan MiG-29K fighters
• INAS 310, "Cobras", operating Dornier Do 228 aircraft in electronic warfare roles
• INAS 315, "Winged Stallions", operating the Il-38 anti-submarine warfare aircraft
• INAS 321, "Angels", operating HAL Chetak helicopters for search and rescue
• INAS 339, "Falcons", operating Kamov Ka-31 AEW helicopters
• INAS 551, "Phantoms", operating HAL HJT-16 Kiran jet trainers
• INAS 552, "Braves", operating Harrier T-60 trainers

References

1. ↑ Airport information for VAGO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
2. ↑ "Naval Air Stations". Indian Navy. Retrieved 2013-05-18. 
3. ↑ "INS Hansa Air Squadrons". Indian Navy. Retrieved 18 May 2013. 

Naval establishments of India
Western Naval Command	INS Dwarka INS Sardar Patel INS Kadamba INS Vajrakosh INHS Patanjali INS Gomantak INS Hansa INHS Jeevanti INS Angre INS Abhimanyu INS Agnibahu INHS Asvini INS Kunjai INS Shikra INS Tanaji INS Trata INS Tunir INS Vajrabahu
Southern Naval Command	INS Dweeprakshak INS Minicoy INS Androth INS Bitra** INS Garuda INHS Sanjivani INS Venduruthy INS Droncharya INS Chikla INHS Nivrani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Rajali INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma
Eastern Naval Command	INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Parundu INS Kattabomman INS Tuticorin INS Netaji Subhash INS Paradip** INS Bhubaneswar** INS Varsha**
Andaman and Nicobar Command	INS Kardip INS Jarawa INS Utkrosh INS Baaz INS Campbell Bay INS Shibpur
(**Under construction)