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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Airport of Arunachal Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox airport <br />
| name = Along Airport<br />
| nativename = आलोएनजी हवाई अड्डे<br />
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| IATA = IXV<br />
| ICAO = VEAN<br />
| type = Military<br />
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| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]<br />
| city-served = Along, Arunachal Pradesh<br />
| location = <br />
| elevation-f = 900<br />
| elevation-m = 274<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|10|31|N|094|48|07|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India<br />
| pushpin_relief = 1<br />
| pushpin_label= '''IXV'''<br />
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| metric-elev = y<br />
| metric-rwy = y<br />
| r1-number = 05/23<br />
| r1-length-f = 3675<br />
| r1-length-m = 1120<br />
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
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'''Along Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXV|VEAN}} also known as '''Aalo Airport''' is located at [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh|Along]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<br />
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The [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]] handed over the airstrip to the Ministry of Defence in June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=IAF plane with 13 lost in Arunachal, crash feared |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/iaf-plane-with-13-lost-in-arunachal-crash-feared/474077/|date=10 June 2009|access-date=21 August 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The government has proposed to operationalise a [[civil enclave]] at the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/govt-considering-setting-up-of-3-greenfield-airports-in-ne/article6312413.ece|date=13 August 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|work=[[Business Line|The Hindu Businessline]]}}</ref><br />
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The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) had sent a report to the state government and the [[Indian Air Force]] in July 2011 for the removal of obstacles around the aerodrome for safe flight operations and cited a requirement of seven acres of land for the development of the civil enclave.<ref>{{cite news|title=Greenfield Airport draft masterplan ready: Minister|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Greenfield-Airport-draft-masterplan-ready-Minister/articleshow/16297204.cms|date= 7 September 2012|access-date=21 August 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Incidents==<br />
On 7 April 1964, a [[Kalinga Airlines]] [[DC-3|Dakota]] overshot the runway and caught fire. There were no casualties, though the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=asn64>{{cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-10-DK VT-CMD Along|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640407-1|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120129065828/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/along.jsp Along Airport]<br />
* {{WAD|VEAN}}<br />
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