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Domestic airport serving Jorhat, Assam, India

Jorhat Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJorhat, Golaghat
LocationRowriah, Jorhat, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL311 ft (95 m)
Coordinates26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556
WebsiteJorhat Airport
Map
JRH is located in Assam
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Location in Assam
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JRH is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers

Aircraft movements

Cargo tonnage
130,754 (Decrease 22.4%)

1,131 (Decrease 33.6%)

139 (Decrease 30.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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

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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

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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

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

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PassengersYearPassengersAnnual passenger traffic

References

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  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.
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