The Indian Air Force (IAF) now has 39 of the 53 military airfields and nine Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) earmarked for use by civil aircraft—an effort that seeks to enhance regional connectivity and facilitate greater access to remote areas, it said Tuesday.
The Joint User Airfield Scheme would apply to military airfields in Tier II and Tier III cities such as Adampur, Agra, Allahabad, Ambala, Avantipur, Bagdogra, Bareilly, Bhatinda, Bhuj, Bidar, Bihta, Chandigarh, Darbhanga, Gwalior, Gorakhpur, Halwara, Hasimara, Hindan, Jamnagar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kalaikunda and Kanpur, Nal (Bikaner), Pune, Purnea, Sarsawa, Tezpur, Thanjavur and Silchar.
