Chinyalisaur Airstrip

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Chinyalisaur Airstrip
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Uttarakhand
Serves Chinyalisaur
Location Chinyalisaur
Elevation  AMSL 909 m / 2,983 ft
Coordinates 30°34′58″N78°19′24″E / 30.58278°N 78.32333°E / 30.58278; 78.32333 Coordinates: 30°34′58″N78°19′24″E / 30.58278°N 78.32333°E / 30.58278; 78.32333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,001 3,285 concrete
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Chinyalisaur Airstrip also known as Maa Ganga Airstrip, is located in Chinyalisaur of Uttarkashi district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Chinyalisaur Town in Uttarakhand, India

Chinyalisaur is a small town and tehsil headquarters in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is a semi-urban settlement. It is named after a nearby village called Chinyali. 'Saur' is the Garhrwali word for "plain" area. Chinyalisaur is located along the pilgrimage route to Gangotri, surrounded by small mountains, on the banks of the river Bhagirathi.

Uttarkashi district District in Uttarakhand, India

Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils named after Barkot, Bhatwadi, Chinyali Saur, Dunda, Purola, Mori.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The Airstrip is situated 85 Kilometers from New Tehri at the banks of River Bhagirathi. The airstrip was initially constructed to cater to the needs of tourist and pilgrim traffic to the region, but lay unused as air charter companies did not start operations to the area. The Indian Air Force also uses the airstrip as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG). [2]

Indian Air Force Air warfare branch of Indias military

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks fourth amongst the airforces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal. After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of Dominion of India. With the government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was removed after only three years.

Advanced Landing Ground Temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe

Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day, 7 May 1945.

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References

  1. Airport Database
  2. "Indian Air Force to make airbase at Chinyalisaur". Hill Post. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2014.