IAF’s Russian-origin IL-76MD lands at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh at 13,629 feet, setting a record for the aircraft type near the China border. An Indian Air Force (IAF) Russian-origin Ilyushin IL-76MD transport aircraft has successfully landed at the Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh, achieving what the force described as the highest-altitude landing ever recorded by an aircraft of this type anywhere in the world.