Jorhat Airport – JRH

Jorhat Airport, also commonly known as the Rowriah Airport, is an airport that serves the city of Jorhat, India, which is considered to be one of the most important cities in the state of Assam. Found 4 miles south of the city center, the airport is a civil enclave, which means it is located within a military base yet used for civilian aviation. It is served by the IndiGo airline with flights to Kolkata and Guwahati in India. The Jorhat Airport is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India, which works under the government’s Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Found at an elevation of 311 feet above mean sea level, Jorhat Airport has a concrete runway that measures 9,000 feet in length. The airport was founded in the 1950s. Based on the number of passengers and cargo weight, Jorhat Airport is the fourth major airport in Assam as of February 2019.

What to Do & Area Attractions

The JRH-Jorhat Airport is situated close to several hotels that are good options for a stay in the city, such as The Manor – A Boutique Hotel and the Hotel Jora Palace.

There are a number of other airports in other cities in India, but these alternate options are quite far away. The closest domestic airports are Dimapur Airport in Dimapur, India and Dibrugarh Airport in Dibrugarh, India. The nearest international airport is the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, India, which can be accessed by flying from the Jorhat Airport.