Helicopter Training School
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| Airport type | Military (Indian Air Force) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Training Command, Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hyderabad, India | ||||||||||
| Location | Hakimpet, Telangana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,020 ft / 616 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°19′52″N 78°18′46″E / 17.3312°N 78.3129°E | ||||||||||
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Helicopter Training School or HTS is an institution of Indian Air Force located at Hyderabad. It was established at Air Force Station Palam on 2 April 1962. It is one of the largest helicopter unit of IAF.[1]
Training
Apart from training helicopter pilots for Air Force, Helicopter Training School also trains pilots of Army, Navy, Coast Guard and other friendly countries. The Helicopter Training School located in Air Force Station Hakimpet has about 40 types of helicopters and on an average, 15 to 20 helicopters fly everyday as part of training to officers.
Participation in relief work
HTS participated in relief works during floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and air-dropped food and other essential supplies.[2][3]