Nyoma airbase landing

IAF's IL-76MD completes landing in highest-altitude ever touchdown by the plane

The IAF's IL-76 MD transport aircraft of Russian origin successfully landed at the Nyoma air base in Ladakh, located at a height of 13,700 feet.

IAF’s IL-76 heavy-lift plane makes record 13,600-foot touchdown at Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh

The Defence Ministry has been focusing on enhancing infrastructure at almost all airfields along the LAC including the Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) as per operational requirements

IAF Gajraj makes world-record landing at 13,629ft in Ladakh