List of airports in Arunachal Pradesh

The Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh currently has two operational airports and one proposed airport at the state capital Itanagar. The state also has a number of military airbases and airstrips that are used by the Indian Air Force. The state of Arunachal Pradesh received its first flight in the year 2018 when Alliance Air's first flight landed at Pasighat Airport from Guwahati.[1] The second airport to get operationalised was Tezu Airport.[2]

The proposed Itanagar Airport at Itanagar will be inaugurated in October 2022 for commercial operations.[3] There are plans to develop an airport at Tawang to increase tourism and increase security.[4] Upgradation of existing airstrips under the Government of India's UDAN scheme is also proposed to increase tourism in Arunachal Pradesh and develop the state.[5][6]

List

The list includes the airports in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.[7]

List of airports in Arunachal Pradesh
Sl. no. Location Airport name ICAO IATA Operator Category Role
1 Aalo Along Airport VEAN IXV Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
2 Daporijo Daporijo Airport VEDZ DEP Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
3 Itanagar Itanagar Airport VEHO HGI Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial
4 Mechuka Mechuka ALG VEMK none Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
5 Pasighat Pasighat Airport VEPG IXT Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial/Defence
6 Tawang Tawang AFS none none Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
7 Tezu Tezu Airport VETJ TEI Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial
8 Tuting Tuting ALG VETU none Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
9 Vijaynagar Vijaynagar ALG none none Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
10 Walong Walong ALG VEWL none Indian Air Force Military airport Defence
11 Ziro Zero Airport VEZO ZER Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial/Defence

References

  1. ^ "Arunachal in aviation map with the landing of first commercial aircraft in Pasighat". Arunachal Times. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Arunachal Pradesh's remote Tezu on aviation map as first Dornier plane lands". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Inauguration of Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh deferred to October". Business Standard. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Tawang to get a new airport and a walk-through market soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Jyotiraditya Scindia assured 3 more airports in Arunachal Pradesh: CM Pema Khandu". Economic Times. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Alliance Air to connect Assam's Dibrugarh with five Arunachal towns". Economic Times. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ "List of Airports in India:" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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