Jorhat Airport

Jorhat Airport
Rowriah Airport
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner/Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Jorhat, Golaghat (Assam)
Location Jorhat
Elevation AMSL 311 ft / 95 m
Coordinates 26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556
Map
JRH
Location in Assam
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,000 2,743 Concrete

Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT) also known as Rowriah Airport is located at Rowriah, 7 Kilometres (4 miles) South-West of Jorhat city, Assam, India. The civil enclave, run by the Airports Authority of India is the 4th major airport in Assam by number of flight movements and cargo tonnage, according to Airports Authority of India Traffic Data.[1][2][3]

It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city.[4]

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]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
IndiGo Kolkata [6]
Jet Airways Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai

References

  1. ↑ ""Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-II"" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ ""Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-III"" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ↑ ""Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-IV"" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Our Special Correspondent (2011-08-14). "Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  6. ↑ "IndiGo Announces New Destinations, Adds 16 New Flights. Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
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