Indian Air Force C-130J to attempt landing and take-off from 1km long airstrip today

Today at 13:30 local time, a Indian Air Force C-130J will attempt to land at Juhu Aerodrome (ICAO: VAJJ) in Mumbai.

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C-130 J” by Hemant.rawat1234Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.


Although landing on short runways will not pose any challenge to the crew from Hindon airbase, they will have to plan the landing on runway 08 with precision as any delays might affect flight operations from the nearby Mumbai international airport.

After landing the aircraft, the crew will turn around and depart on runway 26, spending only 10 minutes on the ground.

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