Popular Airports in North East
Region
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1. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (Tripura’s Capital – Agartala)
Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, also
known as Agartala Airport, is an international airport situated 12 kilometres
northwest of Agartala, the capital of Tripura. It is administered by the
Airports Authority of India.
2. Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (Manipur’s
Capital – Imphal)
Imphal Airport, officially renamed
as Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, and formerly known as Tulihal
International Airport, is an international airport serving Imphal, the capital
of Manipur, India, located 7 km south from the city centre
3. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati)
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi
International Airport, is an international airport serving Guwahati, the
largest city of North-East India in Assam, India, and is also the primary
airport of North-East India. It is the 12th busiest airport in India.
4. Donyi Polo Airport (Arunachal Pradesh’s Capital - Itanagar)
Donyi Polo Airport, also known as
Hollongi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Itanagar, the capital city of
Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located at Hollongi, situated 14 km south from
the city centre, in the Papum Pare district. It is built by the Airports
Authority of India, over an area of 320 hectares.
5. Rupsi Airport (Dhubri)
Rupsi Airport is a domestic
airport serving the city of Dhubri, Assam, India. It is located at Rupsi, 17 km
north from the city centre. The airport serves as a way for people of the lower
part of Assam to travel to India's major cities and states
6. Pakyong Airport (Sikkim’s capital – Gangtok)
Pakyong Airport is a seasonal
domestic airport serving Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, India. Spread over 201
acres, the airport is located at Pakyong, about 31 km south of Gangtok. At
4,646 ft, Pakyong Airport is one of the five highest airports in India.
7. Shillong Airport (Meghalaya’s Capital –Shillong)
Shillong Airport is a domestic
airport serving Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, India. It is located at
Umroi, situated 30 km from the city centre.
8. Dibrugarh Airport
Dibrugarh Airport, is a domestic
airport serving the city of Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It is located at
Mohanbari, which is situated 15 km east from the city centre. The airport
covers an area of 386 acres. There are 2 aerobridges linked with the terminal.
9. Dimapur Airport
Dimapur Airport is a domestic
airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas. It is located
between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway
29 passes just beside the airport. It is the only airport in the state of
Nagaland.
10. Lengpui Airport (Mizoram’s Capital – Aizawl)
Lengpui Airport is a domestic
airport serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. It is located at Lengpui
in the Mamit district of the state. The airport is connected by flights to
Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, and is located at a distance of 32 km from
Aizawl.
11. Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport is a domestic
airport serving Silchar, Assam, India. It is located at Kumbhirgram, 29 km from
the city centre. It was built by the British as RAF Station Kumbhirgram in 1944
and transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force. It is also a civil enclave
airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force.
12. Lilabari Airport
Lilabari Airport, also known as
North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North
Lakhimpur in Assam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km north from the city
centre.
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13. Jorhat Airport
Jorhat Airport, 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 south-west
from Jorhat and 51 km north-east from Golaghat.
14. Tezpur Airport AAI
Tezpur Airport, 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 from the city centre. The airport covers an area of 22 acres, with the
passenger terminal.
15. Tezu Airport (TEI) (Lohit District of Arunachal
Pradesh)
Tezu Airport is a domestic airport
serving the city of Tezu and adjoining Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh,
India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India, which upgraded it to
handle ATR-72 aircraft with night-landing facility.
16. Pasighat Airport
Pasighat Airport is a domestic
airport serving Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
17. Daporijo Airfield (Arunachal Pradesh)
Daporijo Airport is located at
Daporijo in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Daporijo used to have
scheduled services in the 1980s and early 1990s from Vayudoot. The airport had
flights to Guwahati and Dibrugarh on Dornier 228 aircraft
18. Kailashahar Airport (Kailashahar in the state of
Tripura)
Kailashahar Airport is a
non-operational airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India.
The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space.
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