Pasighat Airport: Difference between revisions

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The airstrip was laid down during the [[Sino-Indian War of 1962]] and saw little use after the war until the Indian Air Force signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to develop the airstrip in 2009. The IAF took over the airstrip in February 2010. An Air Traffic Control Tower, apron for parking aircraft, a perimeter road and security wall was constructed. The upgraded airstrip was inaugurated by [[Kiren Rijiju]] in August 2016 and a [[Sukhoi Su-30]] fighter of the [[Indian Air Force]] landed on the airstrip as part of the inaugural function.<ref name= "ET1">{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/sukhoi-fighter-aircraft-makes-touch-down-at-pasighat-alg-in-arunachal-pradesh/articleshow/53773767.cms|title=Sukhoi fighter aircraft makes touch down at Pasighat ALG in Arunachal Pradesh | publisher = [[The Economic Times]] |access-date=2016-09-09}}</ref>

* The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) operates a civil enclave at Pasighat. A new passenger terminal was built in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170824/jsp/northeast/story_168802.jsp |title=Pasighat ALG operational soon - Officials inspect site | publisher = [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date= 25 April 2018 |date = 24 August 2017}}</ref> A helicopter service on behalf of the [[Arunachal Pradesh]] government is operated by [[Pawan Hans]] between Pasighat and various regional stations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/flight-timing_1.html | title=Arunachal Pradesh helicopter non-schedule flight service | publisher=Government of Arunachal Pradesh | access-date=10 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073841/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/flight-timing_1.html | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

* In April 2018, an [[Air India Regional]] ATR-42 aircraft carried out a test landing at the Pasighat ALG, in preparation for scheduled commercial services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/alliance-air-carries-out-test-flight-to-pasighat-in-arunachal-118042301242_1.html|title=Alliance Air carries out test flight to Pasighat in Arunachal|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-04-23|work=[[Business Standard India]]|access-date=2018-04-25}}</ref> The commercial flights commenced on May 21, 2018 when [[Alliance Air (India)]]'s 42-seater ATR aircraft from [[Guwahati Airport|Guwahati]] landed at the airport with Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]] and Deputy Chief Minister [[Chowna Mein]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/itanagar/arunachals-first-commercial-flight-lands-at-pasighat-airport/articleshow/64271968.cms|title=Arunachal's first commercial flight lands at Pasighat airport {{!}} Itanagar News - Times of India|last=May 22|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01|last3=Ist|first3=15:30}}</ref> The connectivity comes under the Government's Regional Connectivity Scheme called [[UDAN]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/arunachal-pradesh-finally-gets-connected-with-guwahati-by-a-commercial-flight/articleshow/64261669.cms|title=Arunachal Pradesh finally gets connected with Guwahati by a commercial flight |date=21 May 2018| work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

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