For the first time, an AN-32 (Antonov-32) class of aircraft of the IAF has carried out a successful landing at Sikkim’s Pakyong, one of the highest airfields in the country.
The successful landing has assumed great importance due to its strategic location of 60 km from the India-China border and it is located 4,500 ft. above sea level.
A Dronier aircraft of the IAF had landed at this airport last year.