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Tuting Advanced Landing Ground
IATA: none ICAO: VETU
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Tuting, Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates	28°59′N 94°53′E / 28.99°N 94.89°E / 28.99; 94.89
Map
VETULocation in Arunachal PradeshShow map of Arunachal PradeshVETULocation in IndiaShow map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 4,134 1,260 Asphalt

Tuting Advanced Landing Ground is an Indian Air Force airstrip located at Tuting in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India on the banks of River Siang. NH-913 Arunachal Frontier Highway will pass through Jido suburb of Tuting immediately south of the airstrip.

History

The airstrip was used during 1962 Indo-China War and was abandoned later. In 2008 plan to review the airstrip was approved and in 2016 the airstrip was reviewed with new runway and allied facilities as an Indian Airforce Advanced Landing Ground. The airstrip is used for bring in vital supplies from Assam via aircraft and helicopters.

See also

• Indo-China Border Roads
• List of Indian Air Force stations
• Sino-Indian border dispute

References

1. ^ "As LAC skirmishes increase, India to build a 1,700-km highway in Arunachal Pradesh". WION. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. "Abandoned after 1962-war, Tuting Advanced Landing Ground becomes operational".

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