Along Airport
Along Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Along, Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 274 m / 900 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°10′31″N 094°48′07″E / 28.17528°N 94.80194°E | ||||||||||
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  IXV  IXV | |||||||||||
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Along Airport (IATA: IXV, ICAO: VEAN) also known as Aalo Airport is located at Along in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
The Government of Arunachal Pradesh handed over the airstrip to the Ministry of Defence in June 2009.[1] The government has proposed to operationalise a civil enclave at the airport.[2]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) had sent a report to the state government and the Indian Air Force in July 2011 for the removal of obstacles around the aerodrome for safe flight operations and cited a requirement of seven acres of land for the development of the civil enclave.[3]
Incidents
[edit]On 7 April 1964, a Kalinga Airlines Dakota overshot the runway and caught fire. There were no casualties, though the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "IAF plane with 13 lost in Arunachal, crash feared". The Indian Express. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE". The Hindu Businessline. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Greenfield Airport draft masterplan ready: Minister". The Times of India. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-10-DK VT-CMD Along". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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