Chinyalisaur Airport, also known as Maa Ganga Airport and Dharasu Airport or Bharkot Airport, is located in Chinyalisaur of Uttarkashi district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The airport is situated 35 kilometres away from Uttarkashi and 85 kilometers from New Tehri on the banks of the Bhagirathi River.

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Chinyalisaur Airport
IATA: none ICAO: VI82
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Uttarakhand
Serves	Chinyalisaur, Uttarkashi
Location	Chinyalisaur, Uttarakhand, India
Elevation AMSL	909 m / 2,983 ft
Coordinates	30°34′58″N 78°19′24″E
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 1,001 3,285 concrete
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The airport was initially constructed to cater to the needs of tourist and pilgrim traffic to the region, but lay unused as air charter companies did not start operations to the area.

The Indian Air Force also uses the airport as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG).^[2]

Military bases

• List of ALGs
• List of Indian Air Force stations
• India-China military deployment on LAC

Borders

• Line of Actual Control (LAC)
• Borders of China
• Borders of India

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• India-China Border Roads
• List of extreme points of India
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