Walong Advanced Landing Ground

Walong Advanced Landing Ground
IATA: none ICAO: VEWL
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Walong, Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Elevation  AMSL	3,717 ft / 1,133 m
Coordinates	28°08′N97°01′E / 28.13°N 97.01°E / 28.13; 97.01
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 1,970 600 Concrete

Walong Advanced Landing Ground is an Indian Air Force airstrip located at Walong on the banks of Lohit River in Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh, India. ^[1] It is nearly 50 km north of district headquarter at Hawai, nearly 30 km south of India-China LAC (near Kaho village), and 70 km southwest of Diphu Pass near India-China-Myanmar tri-junction.

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. ^[2] 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

• Line of Actual Control (LAC)
• Borders of China
• Borders of India

Conflicts

• Sino-Indian conflict
• List of disputed territories of China
• List of disputed territories of India

Other related topics

• India-China Border Roads
• List of extreme points of India
• Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

References

1. "Walong ALG becomes operational" (PDF). Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review (6): 18–19. 2015. ProQuest   1758011008.
2. Desk, India TV News (23 October 2015). "Arunachal Pradesh Walong landing ground ready for operations". www.indiatvnews.com.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• IAF's ALG