Guwahati: Unrelenting weather conditions around the newly built Pakyong airport in Sikkim seem to be the major challenge for landing an aircraft in the eastern Himalayas.
On Wednesday afternoon, Wing Commander Amit Shukla and Squadron Leader Shubham Mishra made a second attempt to land the Dornier-228 of the Indian Air Force at the tabletop Pakyong runway but had to abort on account of bad weather.
The Pakyong airport, situated 35km south of Gangtok, is the first greenfield airport to be constructed in the North-East and the only airport in Sikkim. Pakyong Airport Director R Manjunathan told the local media that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had made a formal request to Indian Air Force to conduct the first test flight on the runway this month.
The Dornier-228 has done reconnaissance surveys for preliminary planning and will be making a third landing attempt on Thursday. With improved weather conditions, the 19-seater light aircraft is hoping to make a successful landing, thereby rolling out the runway carpet for direct flights to the landlocked state.
01/03/18 Karishma Hasnat/News18.com
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On Wednesday afternoon, Wing Commander Amit Shukla and Squadron Leader Shubham Mishra made a second attempt to land the Dornier-228 of the Indian Air Force at the tabletop Pakyong runway but had to abort on account of bad weather.
The Pakyong airport, situated 35km south of Gangtok, is the first greenfield airport to be constructed in the North-East and the only airport in Sikkim. Pakyong Airport Director R Manjunathan told the local media that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had made a formal request to Indian Air Force to conduct the first test flight on the runway this month.
The Dornier-228 has done reconnaissance surveys for preliminary planning and will be making a third landing attempt on Thursday. With improved weather conditions, the 19-seater light aircraft is hoping to make a successful landing, thereby rolling out the runway carpet for direct flights to the landlocked state.
01/03/18 Karishma Hasnat/News18.com
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