Jorhat Airport

Jorhat Airport (IATA: JRH, ICAO: VEJT), 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 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west from Jorhat and 51 km (32 mi) north-east from Golaghat.^[4]

Jorhat Airport
IATA: JRH ICAO: VEJT
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner/Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Jorhat, Golaghat
Location	Rowriah, Jorhat, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL	311 ft / 95 m
Coordinates	26°43′54″N 094°10′32″E
Website	Jorhat Airport
Map
JRH Location in Assam Show map of Assam JRH JRH (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo tonnage 130,754 ( 22.4%) 1,131 ( 33.6%) 139 ( 30.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
IndiGo	Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata Seasonal: Bangalore	[7][8]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JRH airport. See Wikidata query.