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'''Jorhat Airport''' {{Airport codes|JRH|VEJT}} also known as '''Rowriah Airport''' is located at Rowriah, 7 Kilometres South-West of [[Jorhat]] city, [[Assam]], [[India]]. | '''Jorhat Airport''' {{Airport codes|JRH|VEJT}} also known as '''Rowriah Airport''' is located at Rowriah, 7 Kilometres South-West of [[Jorhat]] city, [[Assam]], [[India]].It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city.<ref>{{cite web|author=Our Special Correspondent |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110814/jsp/orissa/story_14375595.jsp |title=Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2011-08-14 |access-date=2014-06-20}}</ref> | ||
It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city.<ref>{{cite web|author=Our Special Correspondent |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110814/jsp/orissa/story_14375595.jsp |title=Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2011-08-14 |access-date=2014-06-20}}</ref> | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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|[[IndiGo]] | | |[[IndiGo]] |[[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]|<ref name="Indigo1">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html|title=Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights |website=IndiGo |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/indigo-announces-new-destinations-adds-16-new-flights-check-prices-routes-schedule-dates-here-1866443 |title=IndiGo Announces New Destinations, Adds 16 New Flights. Details Here |work=NDTV.com |access-date=2018-06-13}}</ref> | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170902040928/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jorhat_airpo_gi.jsp Jorhat Airport at the AAI] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170902040928/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jorhat_airpo_gi.jsp Jorhat Airport at the AAI] | ||
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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 / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E | ||||||||||
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Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT) also known as Rowriah Airport is located at Rowriah, 7 Kilometres South-West of Jorhat city, Assam, India.It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city.[1]
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.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| IndiGo | Guwahati, Kolkata | [3][4] |
References
- ↑ Our Special Correspondent (14 August 2011). "Leopard fear grips Jorhat IAF station". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ "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.