Along Airport Explained

Along Airport
Iata:IXV
Icao:VEAN
Type:Military
Operator:Indian Air Force
City-Served:Along, Arunachal Pradesh
Elevation-F:900
Elevation-M:274
Pushpin Map:India Arunachal Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label:IXV
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:3675
R1-Length-M:1120
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Along Airport 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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: IAF plane with 13 lost in Arunachal, crash feared . 10 June 2009. 21 August 2014. The Indian Express.
  2. News: Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE . 13 August 2014. 21 August 2014. The Hindu Businessline.
  3. News: Greenfield Airport draft masterplan ready: Minister. 7 September 2012. 21 August 2014. The Times of India.
  4. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-10-DK VT-CMD Along. Aviation-safety.net. 9 February 2012.