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Tezpur Airport
Tezpur Airport
	File:Tezpur Airport.png
	IATA: TEZ; ICAO: VETZ;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Indian Air Force
Serves	Tezpur, Assam
Location	Salonibari, Tezpur
Elevation AMSL	240 ft / 73 m
Coordinates	26°42′44″N 092°47′14″E / 26.71222°N 92.78722°E
Map
	TEZ Location of Tezpur Airport in Assam TEZ TEZ (India)
Runways
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passengers
Passengers	4,896 ( 81.3%)
Aircraft movement	416 ( 40.5%)
Cargo tonnage	—
	Source: AAI

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Tezpur Airport (IATA: TEZ, ICAO: VETZ), also known as Salonibari Air Force Station, is a regional airport and an Indian Air Force Station serving Tezpur, Assam, India. It is located in Salonibari, which is situated 8.5 km (5.2 mi) from the city centre.^[4]

The airport covers an area of 22 acres, with the passenger terminal. The apron can accommodate one Airbus A320 and two ATR-72 aircraft.

History

During World War II, the Royal Indian Air Force built the runway at Tezpur in 1942. It was used by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber base by the 7th Bombardment Group. After the war, it was converted into an air force base in 1959. The strategic location of the base has contributed to its importance. A variety of aircraft have operated from this location including de Havilland Vampire, Dassault Ouragan and MiG-21.^[5]

Indian Air Force's No. 2 Squadron "Winged Arrows" and No. 106 Squadron "Lynx" operate Sukhoi Su-30MKI from here.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Alliance Air	Guwahati, Lilabari,^[9] Pasighat	^[10]

References

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↑ "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ "Salonibari Airport". world-airport-codes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
↑ "India to station 'Sukhoi-30 aircraft' at Tezpur airbase". The Economic Times. 9 June 2009.
↑ "India Ordered, Modernized, Perhaps Regrets Su-30MKIs". defenseindustrydaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
↑ "IAF chief Dhanoa flies Mig-21 solo: A list of others in fighter planes". The Indian Express. 13 January 2017.
↑ "Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 jet fighter found in Assam". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 26 May 2017.
↑ "Alliance Air to commence Lilabari to Shillong and Tezpur flights from October 2022". Alliance Air. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
↑ "Alliance Air timetable". Air India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

External links

Tezpur Airport at the AAI
Airport information for TEZ at Great Circle Mapper.

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[1] "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[2] "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[3] "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[Salonibari-4] "Salonibari Airport". world-airport-codes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2007.

[5] "India to station 'Sukhoi-30 aircraft' at Tezpur airbase". The Economic Times. 9 June 2009.

[defind-6] "India Ordered, Modernized, Perhaps Regrets Su-30MKIs". defenseindustrydaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

[7] "IAF chief Dhanoa flies Mig-21 solo: A list of others in fighter planes". The Indian Express. 13 January 2017.

[8] "Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 jet fighter found in Assam". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 26 May 2017.

[9] "Alliance Air to commence Lilabari to Shillong and Tezpur flights from October 2022". Alliance Air. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[10] "Alliance Air timetable". Air India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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 ==History==
-During [[World War II]], the [[Royal Indian Air Force]] built the runway at Tezpur in 1942. It was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] as a [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bomber base by the [[7th Bombardment Group]]. After the war, it was converted into an air force base in 1959. The strategic location of the base has contributed to its importance. A variety of aircraft have operated from this location including [[de Havilland Vampire]], [[Dassault Ouragan]] and [[MiG-21]].<ref>{{cite news |title=India to station 'Sukhoi-30 aircraft' at Tezpur airbase |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/India-to-station-Sukhoi-30-aircraft-at-Tezpur-airbase/articleshow/4637158.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
+During [[World War II]], the [[Royal Indian Air Force]] built the runway at Tezpur in 1942. It was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Tenth Air Force]] as a [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bomber base by the [[7th Bombardment Group]]. After the war, it was converted into an air force base in 1959. The strategic location of the base has contributed to its importance. A variety of aircraft have operated from this location including [[de Havilland Vampire]], [[Dassault Ouragan]] and [[MiG-21]].<ref>{{cite news |title=India to station 'Sukhoi-30 aircraft' at Tezpur airbase |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/India-to-station-Sukhoi-30-aircraft-at-Tezpur-airbase/articleshow/4637158.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=9 June 2009}}</ref>
-Indian Air Force's [[No. 2 Squadron IAF|No. 2 Squadron]] "Winged Arrows" and [[No. 106 Squadron IAF|No. 106 Squadron]] "Lynx" operate [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI]] from here.<ref name=defind>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-ordering-modernizing-su-30mkis-05852/|title=India Ordered, Modernized, Perhaps Regrets Su-30MKIs|work=defenseindustrydaily.com|access-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050714/https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-ordering-modernizing-su-30mkis-05852/|archive-date=17 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IAF chief Dhanoa flies Mig-21 solo: A list of others in fighter planes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/iaf-chief-dhanoa-flies-mig-21-solo-heres-a-list-of-others-who-took-notable-flights-4472121/ |work=The Indian Express |date=13 January 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 jet fighter found in Assam |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/wreckage-of-missing-sukhoi-30-jet-fighter-found-in-assam/articleshow/58854733.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
+Indian Air Force's [[No. 2 Squadron IAF|No. 2 Squadron]] "Winged Arrows" and [[No. 106 Squadron IAF|No. 106 Squadron]] "Lynx" operate [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI]] from here.<ref name=defind>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-ordering-modernizing-su-30mkis-05852/|title=India Ordered, Modernized, Perhaps Regrets Su-30MKIs|work=defenseindustrydaily.com|access-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050714/https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-ordering-modernizing-su-30mkis-05852/|archive-date=17 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IAF chief Dhanoa flies Mig-21 solo: A list of others in fighter planes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/iaf-chief-dhanoa-flies-mig-21-solo-heres-a-list-of-others-who-took-notable-flights-4472121/ |work=The Indian Express |date=13 January 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 jet fighter found in Assam |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/wreckage-of-missing-sukhoi-30-jet-fighter-found-in-assam/articleshow/58854733.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=26 May 2017}}</ref>
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-|{{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}}| [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Lilabari Airport|Lilabari]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/allianceair/status/1583816799833174016|title=Alliance Air to commence Lilabari to Shillong and Tezpur flights from October 2022|work=Alliance Air|accessdate=27 October 2022}}</ref> [[Pasighat Airport|Pasighat]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/where-we-fly.htm|title=Alliance Air timetable|work=Air India|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
+|{{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}}| [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Lilabari Airport|Lilabari]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/allianceair/status/1583816799833174016|title=Alliance Air to commence Lilabari to Shillong and Tezpur flights from October 2022|work=Alliance Air|accessdate=27 October 2022}}</ref> [[Pasighat Airport|Pasighat]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/where-we-fly.htm|title=Alliance Air timetable|work=Air India|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>
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