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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]]. The [[civil enclave]], run by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) is the 2nd major airport in Assam after Guwahati’s [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]] 
'''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]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengaluru airport now connects 61 domestic destinations, mostly non-metro cities|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-airport-now-connects-61-domestic-destinations-mostly-non-metro-cities-7194549/lite/|website=www.indianexpress.com |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[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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==External links==
==External links==
* [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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Jorhat Airport


Rowriah Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil Enclave
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJorhat, Golaghat (Assam)
LocationJorhat
Elevation AMSL311 ft / 95 m
Coordinates26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E / 26.73167°N 94.17556°E / 26.73167; 94.17556
Map
JRH is located in Assam
JRH
JRH
Location in Assam
JRH is located in India
JRH
JRH
JRH (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,000 2,743 Concrete

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

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
IndiGo Guwahati, Kolkata[3][4]

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Challenging Sorties". Vayu-sena.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. "Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights". IndiGo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "IndiGo Announces New Destinations, Adds 16 New Flights. Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

External links