Jorhat Airport
Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT) also known as Rowriah Airport is located at Rowriah, 7 Kilometres South-West of Jorhat city, Assam, India. The civil enclave, run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the 2nd major airport in Assam, by number of passengers carried and cargo tonnage, according to the latest AAI traffic data (February 2019)[1][2]
Jorhat Airport  Rowriah Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil Enclave | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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  JRH Location in Assam  JRH JRH (India) | |||||||||||
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It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city.[3]
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.[4]
References
- https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex3_1.pdf
- https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex4_1.pdf
- Our Special Correspondent (14 August 2011). "Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "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.
External links
- Jorhat Airport at the AAI
- Airport information for VEJT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.