INS Hansa was commissioned on 5 September 1961 at Sulur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
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The commissioning of a Naval Air Station at Karwar will decongest INS Hansa at the nearby Dabolim Airport which is a front line Air Station that is highly congested with both operational and training flying.