Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT) 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]

History

It was established in early 1950.

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. Air logistics are provided from Jorhat to the Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap districts of Arunachal Pradesh.[5]

Expansion

On 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

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
IndiGo Delhi, Kolkata
Seasonal: Bangalore[citation needed]		[7][8]

Statistics

PassengersYearPassengersAnnual passenger traffic

References

  1. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station". Telegraphindia.com. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Assam Cabinet approves Jorhat airport expansion". constructionbusinesstoday.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights". IndiGo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "IndiGo Announces New Destinations, Adds 16 New Flights. Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorhat_Air_Force_Station