IAF’s IL-76 Aircraft Makes World’s Highest-Altitude Landing At Ladakh’s Nyoma Airbase
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has achieved a major aviation history after its Russian-origin IL-76MD heavy-lift transport aircraft successfully landed at the highest-altitude Nyoma air base in eastern Ladakh on November 7, 2026. Situated at an altitude of approximately 13,000–13,629 feet, the landing marks the touchdown ever achieved by this aircraft anywhere in the world….