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.LocationAirport nameICAOIATAOperatorCategoryRole
1AaloAlong AirportVEANIXVIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
2DaporijoDaporijo AirportVEDZDEPIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
3ItanagarItanagar AirportVEHOHGIAirports Authority of IndiaDomestic airportCommercial
4MechukaMechuka ALGVEMKnoneIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
5PasighatPasighat AirportVEPGIXTAirports Authority of IndiaDomestic airportCommercial/Defence
6TawangTawang AFSnonenoneIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
7TezuTezu AirportVETJTEIAirports Authority of IndiaDomestic airportCommercial
8TutingTuting ALGVETUnoneIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
9VijaynagarVijaynagar ALGnonenoneIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
10WalongWalong ALGVEWLnoneIndian Air ForceMilitary airportDefence
11ZiroZero AirportVEZOZERAirports Authority of IndiaDomestic airportCommercial/Defence

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