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. 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. The project was completed in a record 21 months time period and declared open on 23 October 2015.
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 India-China Border Roads List of extreme points of India Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
References
External links IAF's ALG