Thoise

Etymology

THOISE is a real name and not an acronym for Transit Halt Of Indian Soldiers Enroute (to Siachen). The information about Thoise being an acronym is incorrect. Thoise air strip was constructed in 1960 and the first landing took place on September 26, 1960 - Siachen operations started a quarter century later on April 13, 1984 - so there is no link to troops going to Siachen in its name. It is most probably the name of a village there. Thoise is about an hour and 20 minutes flight from Delhi. Air India has limited flight operations from "Thoise" to Delhi (Flight AI 3832). Jet Airways operated flights to THOISE until the decision was made to curtail operations due to financial non-viability towards the end of January 2019. With less than 12 qualified commercial pilots the world over, this is an extremely tricky airfield to operate into. Special background clearance and multiple stringent skill tests must be passed by the pilots in order to be able to operate to Thoise. The last checkpost is at Hundar, at a bridge where photography is not permitted. Indian Oil Corporation Limited is building an oil depot to serve the Indian Army. The construction project is in progress and is monitored from Chandigarh.