Jorhat Airport

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Jorhat Airport (Template:Comma separated entries), also known as Rowriah Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated Template:Cvt south-west from Jorhat and Template:Cvt north-east from Golaghat.[1]

History

It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located in the Rowriah area of the city.

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.[2]

Expansion

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.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

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