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1973: Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashed while on approach to Palam Airport, killing 48 of the 65 passengers and crew on board. [252] [253] On 29 August 1978, Air India Flight 123, a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EBO), flying from Delhi to Frankfurt carrying 377 passengers and crew, aborted take-off at 150 knots due to No. 3 engine failure ...
The number of active duty Air Force Bases within the United States rose from 115 in 1947 to peak at 162 in 1956 before declining to 69 in 2003 and 59 in 2020. This change reflects a Cold War expansion, retirement of much of the strategic bomber force, and the post–Cold War draw-down.
The airport was primarily built to handle flights operating under the government's regional connectivity scheme, hence reducing the burden of regional flights from Delhi's main airport. In 2019, there were two airlines operating regional flights from the airport, but on 23 January 2023, both of them stopped services, resulting in the closure of ...
The Indian Air Force permitted the Civil Aviation ministry to use the air base for civil operations in August 2017. [23] Since the government has an agreement with the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the operators of Delhi airport, prohibiting operations of another airport within a radius of 150 kilometres from Delhi airport, the ...
US Air Force base: Site information; Owner: Department of Defense: Operator: US Air Force: Website: www.elmendorf.af.mil: Site history; Built: 1940 () (as Elmendorf Field) In use: 1940 – 2010 2010 – present (as Joint Base) Fate: Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: Airfield information; Identifiers
It first appeared as the Shemya Air Force Base in the United States Census from 1960 to 1980. As Shemya in 1960 (an unincorporated military base) and as Shemya (Air Force) Station in 1970. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). It was dissolved as a CDP in 1990 and did not report separately again until 2020 as Eareckson Station CDP.
Eielson Air Force Base (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field and redesignated Eielson
The Central Industrial Security Force is the "national civil aviation security force" responsible for providing security coverage to 65 commercial airports including the most recent additions to the list Srinagar Airport, Jammu Airport and Surat Airport. [8] [9] It has also taken over the security of Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Ladakh. [9]