On 13 September 1975, the senior fleet commander released commissioning orders of the PNS Mehran with the project delegated to Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers and the Military Engineering Services (MES) build the base and its support facilities.

[1] The Pakistan Naval Air Arm is roughly modeled on the British Fleet Air Arm with British Sea King from the Royal Navy joining the service with the Pakistan Navy.

[1] Since 1990, the PNS Mehran scope has been expanded and was the first aviation base that had attained the night operational aerial capabilities.

[1] The PNS Mehran was also the site of the targeted terrorist incident when it was attacked by the TTP, which the navy suffered collateral loss of its expensive assets.

[1] The school is mandated to train surface fleet officers and the enlisted personnel to meet the various requirements of shipborne flight operations, specifically the rotary-wing aircraft.