Walong Advanced Landing Ground
Walong Advanced Landing Ground is an Indian Air Force airstrip located at Walong in Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1][2]
IAF's Emergency landing strip  Walong Advanced Landing Ground | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Walong, Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,717 ft / 1,133 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°07′47.0″N 97°01′11.0″E | ||||||||||
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History
The airstrip was in operation during 1962 Indo-China War and was later abandoned. In 2013 plan was initiated for the revival of the airstrip.[3] The project was completed in a record 21 months time period and declared open on 23 October, 2015.[1]
See also
- Military bases
- List of ALGs
- List of Indian Air Force stations
- India-China military deployment on LAC
- List of disputed India-China areas
- Borders
- Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL)
- India–Pakistan International Border (IB)
- Line of Control (LoC)
- Line of Actual Control (LAC)
- Sir Creek (SC)
- Borders of China
- Borders of India
- Conflicts
- Kashmir conflict
- Siachen conflict
- Sino-Indian conflict
- List of disputed territories of China
- List of disputed territories of India
- List of disputed territories of Pakistan
- Northern Areas
- Trans-Karakoram Tract
- Operations
- Operation Meghdoot, by India
- Operation Rajiv, by India
- Operation Safed Sagar, by India
- Other related topics
- India-China Border Roads
- List of extreme points of India
- Sino-Pakistan Agreement for transfer of Trans-Karakoram Tract to China
- Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
- Indian Astronomical Observatory
References
- "Walong ALG becomes operational - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
- Desk, India TV News (23 October 2015). "Arunachal Pradesh Walong landing ground ready for operations". www.indiatvnews.com.
External links
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