Ladakh Airfield

The Nyoma village is located close to the south Bank of Pangong Tso at an altitude of about 13,700 feet.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world's highest fighter airfield in the Nyoma region of Ladakh, an official statement said on Sunday.

The Border Roads Organisation will construct an airfield at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore at the strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh.

India will upgrade an airfield in eastern Ladakh, just 50 km from the Line of Actual Control, to operate fighter jets, news agency ANI reported.

Amid reports of China building new military infrastructure on its side, India is soon going to begin the construction work for upgrading its Nyoma advanced landing ground for fighter aircraft operations less than 50 km from Line of Actual Control.

At a time when an American military officer termed Chinese military infrastructure development along the border with India as "alarming", it has emerged that the Chinese Air Force has deployed over two dozen frontline aircraft.

To evaluate its own 'Rapid Airlift Capability' and to enhance crew currency in the role, the Western Air Command of the IAF on Tuesday in a single wave airlifted a record 463 tonnes of load from its airbase at Chandigarh to airfields and drop zones in Ladakh, a statement said.

The Nyoma village is located close to the south Bank of Pangong Tso at an altitude of about 13,700 feet.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world's highest fighter airfield in the Nyoma region of Ladakh, an official statement said on Sunday.

The Border Roads Organisation will construct an airfield at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore at the strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh.

India will upgrade an airfield in eastern Ladakh, just 50 km from the Line of Actual Control, to operate fighter jets, news agency ANI reported.

Amid reports of China building new military infrastructure on its side, India is soon going to begin the construction work for upgrading its Nyoma advanced landing ground for fighter aircraft operations less than 50 km from Line of Actual Control.

At a time when an American military officer termed Chinese military infrastructure development along the border with India as "alarming", it has emerged that the Chinese Air Force has deployed over two dozen frontline aircraft.

To evaluate its own 'Rapid Airlift Capability' and to enhance crew currency in the role, the Western Air Command of the IAF on Tuesday in a single wave airlifted a record 463 tonnes of load from its airbase at Chandigarh to airfields and drop zones in Ladakh, a statement said.