PM Modi makes historic landing at NE's first emergency landing facility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a historic landing at the first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) of the northeast aboard the C-130J aircraft in Assam's Dibrugarh district. Modi took off from the Chabua airfield after his arrival, and landed at the ELF in Moran on a stretch of National Highway-37. The Rs 100-crore ELF, a 4.2-km reinforced stretch on the Moran Bypass, which was inaugurated by the PM, will act as a strategic and multi-functional runway for IAF fighter jets and transport aircraft, strengthening defence, logistics and disaster response, officials said.
Later, PM Modi witnessed an aerial show featuring IAF’s fighter jets and transport helicopters, which are engaged for emergency situations and responses, at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in Assam’s Dibrugarh district. In the over 20-minute aerial display, the IAF pilots displayed precision take-off and landing at the ELF on Moran Bypass. A Sukhoi-30 MKI was the first jet to take-off, followed by a Rafale aircraft. IAF’s ‘workhorse’ An-32 helicopter, designed for ferrying both cargo and passengers, performed a ‘touch and go’. A three-aircraft set each of Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale then roared over the Moran sky in quick succession.

The ELF is also a testament to talent of our engineers and workers who are working 24*7 to transform Assam’s infra. Our roads which were once barely motorable are today capable
of hosting aircraft movements. This transformation is the power of your one vote #PMModiInAssam pic.twitter.com/lNuguxtYSM

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 14, 2026

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said earlier that it will be the first such “elaborate” exercise at an ELF, with around 16 aircraft participating.