PAF Museum

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is essential to Pakistan's security. The PAF Museum is dedicated to honoring recent and historical warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country. PAF Museum in Karachi is an Air Force museum and park located next to the Karsaz Interchange on Shahra-e-Faisal in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The PAF Museum, close to PAF Base Faisal, opened its doors in 1997 to the general public. The PAF Museum is one of the must-see museums in Karachi, along with the Pakistan Maritime Museum in Karsaz.

The museum also houses a number of airplanes, some of which were taken prisoner by the enemy and others decommissioned. Most of these fighter aircraft are exhibited in the park's open-air museum, but a few are preserved within the hangar that houses the museum's Archives Gallery. There are about 30 aircraft on show here, and additional displays are often added to keep the museum updated. The inside galleries are also decorated with old photos and paintings that show the achievements of the Pakistan Air Force. The Archives Gallery, which is housed in a hangar on the property, is the most well-known since it houses the Viking Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's airplane. Check out the six other sub-galleries in the Archives Gallery.

Exhibits to look at in PAF Museum

- You are welcome to view the aircraft's interior and observe how the nation's founder traveled in style about 70 years ago. Here is also a display of an Indian Gnat that was forced to land at Pasroor during the conflict of 1965. 

History of Air Conflict (up to the modern times)

- Fighter jets from different countries is a wow factor

- Memorials from Shauhada of the Wars of 1965 and 1971 can be 

- Certain stories of the heroes from the Wars of 1965 and 1971 can keep you hooked on for 

- Successes of Various Air Force Squadrons are on display in the museum

- Also, check out the achievements & PAF Bases' History in the museum to know more about its purpose of establishment. - 

 - Two of the galleries are open galleries that are a part of the main exhibit hall where the Viking is prominently displayed.

- A statue of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman of the Indian Air Force and pieces of his destroyed Mig-21 plane, which was shot down not far from the Pakistan-India border, are the newest additions to the exhibition.

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    3 hours

Address of PAF Museum

Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan

Opening & Closing time of PAF Museum

  • Monday
    08:30-22:00
  • Tuesday
    08:30-22:00
  • Wednesday
    08:30-22:00
  • Thursday
    08:30-22:00
  • Friday
    08:30-22:00
  • Saturday
    Closed
  • Sunday
    08:30-22:00