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Jorhat Airport

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Jorhat Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJorhat
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
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 2025 – March 2026)
Passengers1,57,754 (Increase 20.6%)
Aircraft movements1,510 (Increase 33.5%)
Cargo tonnage121.3 (Decrease 12.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT) is a domestic airport serving the city of Jorhat, Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west from Jorhat city and serves civil aviation alongside military operations.[4]

History

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It was established in early 1950 for civilian use. Jorhat Airport serves as a key air link for Upper Assam alongside its military role. 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]		[7][8]

Statistics

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PassengersYearPassengersAnnual passenger traffic

References

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  1. ↑ Annexure III: Airport-wise Passenger Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Annexure II: Airport-wise Aircraft Movement Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Annexure IV: Airport-wise Freight Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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