Tezpur Airport

Airport of Assam, India

Tezpur Airport

* IATA: TEZ
* ICAO: VETZ

Summary
Airport type| Military/Public
Owner| Airports Authority of India
Operator| Indian Air Force
Serves| Tezpur
Location| Salonibari, Tezpur, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL| 240 ft / 73 m
Coordinates| 26°42′44″N 092°47′14″E﻿ / ﻿26.71222°N 92.78722°E﻿ / 26.71222; 92.78722
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TEZ

Location of Tezpur Airport in Assam

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TEZ

TEZ (India)

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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
05/23  | 9,010  | 2,746  | Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
| Passengers| 32,273 ( 702%)

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Aircraft movements| 1,554 ( 118.3%)
Cargo tonnage| —

Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Tezpur Airport (IATA: TEZ, ICAO: VETZ), also known as Salonibari Air Force Station, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station serving Tezpur, Assam, India. It is located in Salonibari, situated 8.5 km (5.3 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

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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

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Airlines| Destinations| Refs.

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Alliance Air|  Guwahati, Kolkata, Lilabari,[9] Pasighat, Shillong| [10]
SpiceJet|  Kolkata|  [11]

## Statistics

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## References

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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.
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.
11. ^ "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". Retrieved 25 June 2023.

## External links

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

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