It is the forefront command of the PAF which handles operational activities near the Indian borders in Pakistan's Punjab province.

[1][2][3][4] CAC is commanded by a senior PAF officer known as the "Air Officer Commanding" or "AOC", who is of Air Vice Marshal rank.

While initially headquartered in the building of Combat Commander's School at PAF Base Sargodha, it was shifted to a new location at the base of the Kirana Hills Site where it stayed for 20 years.

In 2007, the command was transferred to its current location at PAF Base Lahore where it received a new office at the old terminal of the Lahore Airport by November 2018.

It also commands the largest Dassault Mirage fleet in the world.