Jorhat Airport , also known as Rowriah Airport is a
domestic airport serving
Jorhat,
Assam,
India. It is located at Rowriah, which is situated 7 kilometres south-west from the city centre.
History
It was established in early 1950s and commonly known as Rowriah Airport because it is located at Rowriah area of the city. Jorhat AFS is the
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...
'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.
Expansion
On 8 February 2022,
Govt of Assam cabinet has approved the sanction of Rs 156 crore for the acquisition of private land to facilitate the expansion of Jorhat Airport.
Statistics
Airlines and destinations
References
External links
Jorhat Airport at the AAI
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Indian Air Force
Transport in Jorhat
Airports in Assam
Airports established in the 1950s
1950s establishments in Assam
Airports with year of establishment missing