Tawang Air Force Station

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Tawang Air Force Station
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Airport typeMilitary
Operator Indian Air Force
Location Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Elevation  AMSL 8,756 ft / 2,669 m
Coordinates 27°35′19″N91°52′40″E / 27.58861°N 91.87778°E / 27.58861; 91.87778
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Tawang Air Force Station

Tawang Air Force station in Arunachal Pradesh in India has a functional heliport and fixed-wing "Advanced Landing Ground" (AGL) capable of handling Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. [1] [2] The Indian Air Force (IAF) has since 2016 upgraded 8 ALG in Arunachal Pradesh and made those operation by 2018, all of which has been offered for the operation of civil helicopter and flights for tourism and the UDAN scheme. [3]

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History

Tawang AFS was established by the Government of India due to the border security needs of the country from the northeastern side, where different states, especially Arunachal Pradesh, share their borders with China. With its status as a heliport, this airport also plays a pivotal role in maintaining the system for security training and monitoring. Radar was installed here in 2010-11.

The Indian Army started to upgrade the Tawang AFS with a runway for the fixed wing aircraft capable of allowing the landing of large and heavy transport aircraft including newly acquired C-130J Super Hercules. [1]

Northeast connectivity

Nearby civil airports

Nearby airports Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Guwahati and Salonibari Airport at Tezpur are located at a distance of 450 and 325 kilometers, respectively. [4]

As of November 2018, helicopter air connectivity under the UDAN Scheme was operational from the AGLs and heliports at Pasighat, Aalo, Itanagar, Tuting, Walong, Yingkiong, and Ziro. [5]

Annual connectivity summit

The "North East Connectivity Summit" is held annually for the development of rail, road, air and tourist connectivity of the Northeast India. [5]

See also

Tawang related
Military bases
Borders
Conflicts
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References

  1. 1 2 IAF to have 7 operational Advanced Landing Grounds in Arunachal Pradesh in a month, Economic Times, 12 July 2018.
  2. Arunachal’s Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground dedicated to nation, East Mojo, 18 Sept 2019.
  3. ALG open for civil flights, UNI India, 19 Nov2018.
  4. "Tawang AFS, Air Force Station Tawang". www.indiamapped.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 North East Connectivity Summit begins in Arunachal Pradesh, Nenow.in, Nov 2018.