Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT), also known as Rowriah Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west from Jorhat and 51 km (32 mi) north-east from Golaghat.[4]
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jorhat, Golaghat | ||||||||||
| Location | Rowriah, Jorhat, Assam, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 311 ft / 95 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E | ||||||||||
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History
editIt was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city. Jorhat AFS is the Indian Air Force's first air base in the East. It is primarily a transport base for launching aircraft that carry out airdrops in the Naga Hills in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
It is equipped with two squadrons of An-32 transport aircraft and air logistics are provided from Jorhat to the Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap districts of Arunachal Pradesh.[5]
Expansion
editOn 8 February 2022, the Government of Assam approved the sanction of ₹ 156 crore for the acquisition of private land to facilitate the expansion of the airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| IndiGo | Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata Seasonal: Bangalore | [7][8] |
Statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
References
edit- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Our Special Correspondent (14 August 2011). "Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Assam Cabinet approves Jorhat airport expansion". constructionbusinesstoday.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights". IndiGo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "IndiGo Announces New Destinations, Adds 16 New Flights. Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.