Jorhat Airport

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]

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
Map
JRH is located in Assam
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Location in Assam
JRH is located in India
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JRH (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Statistics (April 2022 - March 2023)
Passengers

Aircraft movements

Cargo tonnage		151,617 (Increase 49.5%)

1,253 (Increase 72.1%)

242 (Increase 5.3%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History

It 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

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 Guwahati, Kolkata
Seasonal: Bangalore		[7][8]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at JRH airport. See Wikidata query.

References
  1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. "Assam Cabinet approves Jorhat airport expansion". constructionbusinesstoday.com. 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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