Walong Advanced Landing Ground

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Walong Advanced Landing Ground

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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorIndian Air Force
LocationWalong, Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL3,717 ft / 1,133 m
Coordinates28°08′N 97°01′E / 28.13°N 97.01°E / 28.13; 97.01Coordinates: 28°08′N 97°01′E / 28.13°N 97.01°E / 28.13; 97.01
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Walong Advanced Landing Ground is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Walong Advanced Landing Ground
Walong Advanced Landing Ground
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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Walong ALG becomes operational - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
  2. ^ Desk, India TV News (23 October 2015). "Arunachal Pradesh Walong landing ground ready for operations". www.indiatvnews.com.

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