Pasighat Airport Explained
| Pasighat Airport |
| Iata: | IXT |
| Icao: | VEPG |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
| City-Served: | Pasighat |
| Location: | Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Elevation-F: | 514 |
| Elevation-M: | 157 |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Pushpin Map: | India Arunachal Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label: | IXT |
| R1-Number: | 16/34 |
| R1-Length-F: | 6,760 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,060 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 8,211 (17.2%) |
| Stat-Year: | April 2023 - March 2024 |
| Footnotes: | Source: AAI[1] [2] [3] |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 412 (47%) |
| Stat3-Data: | — |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo tonnage |
Pasighat Airport is a domestic airport serving Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located beside the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about away from the town centre.
History
The airstrip was laid down during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and saw little use after the war until the Indian Air Force signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to develop the airstrip in 2009. The IAF took over the airstrip in February 2010. An Air Traffic Control Tower, apron for parking aircraft, a perimeter road and security wall was constructed. The upgraded airstrip was inaugurated by Kiren Rijiju in August 2016 and a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter of the Indian Air Force landed on the airstrip as part of the inaugural function.[4]
Current status
- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) operates a civil enclave at Pasighat. A new passenger terminal was built in 2017.[5] A helicopter service on behalf of the Arunachal Pradesh government is operated by Pawan Hans between Pasighat and various regional stations.[6]
- In April 2018, an Air India Regional ATR-42 aircraft carried out a test landing at the Pasighat ALG, in preparation for scheduled commercial services.[7] The commercial flights commenced on May 21, 2018 when Alliance Air (India)'s 42-seater ATR aircraft from Guwahati landed at the airport with Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.[8] The connectivity comes under the Government's Regional Connectivity Scheme called UDAN.[9]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Annexure III – Passenger Data. aai.aero. 22 April 2024.
- Web site: Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data. aai.aero. 22 April 2024.
- Web site: Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data. aai.aero. 22 April 2024.
- News: Sukhoi fighter aircraft makes touch down at Pasighat ALG in Arunachal Pradesh . . 19 August 2016 . 2016-09-09 . Singh . Bikash .
- Web site: Pasighat ALG operational soon - Officials inspect site . https://web.archive.org/web/20180426011947/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170824/jsp/northeast/story_168802.jsp . dead . 26 April 2018 . . 25 April 2018 . 24 August 2017.
- Web site: Arunachal Pradesh helicopter non-schedule flight service . Government of Arunachal Pradesh . 10 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073841/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/flight-timing_1.html . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
- News: Alliance Air carries out test flight to Pasighat in Arunachal. Press Trust of India. 2018-04-23. Business Standard India. 2018-04-25.
- Web site: Arunachal's first commercial flight lands at Pasighat airport. May 22, 2018. The Times of India. en. 2019-08-01.
- News: Arunachal Pradesh finally gets connected with Guwahati by a commercial flight . 21 May 2018. . 29 July 2019.
