Overview
- Air Chief Marshal A P Singh declared the Mudh-Nyoma facility operational by landing a C-130J special operations aircraft.
- The base can now host fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters with sustainment for ongoing operations.
- Nyoma sits at about 13,700 feet with a roughly 2.7–3 km runway located approximately 23–30 km from the Line of Actual Control.
- The Border Roads Organisation executed the ₹214–218 crore upgrade, with a women-officer-led team building hangars, an ATC building and hard standing.
- The defence ministry is advancing plans to revive the Chushul ALG for UAVs and helicopters, with its existing strip suitable for C-295 and C-130J operations.