Tezpur Airport

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]

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
Map
TEZ Location of Tezpur Airport in Assam Show map of Assam TEZ TEZ (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,010 2,746 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers 32,273 ( 702%) Aircraft movements 1,554 ( 118.3%) Cargo tonnage —
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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

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

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Alliance Air	Guwahati, Kolkata, Lilabari,[9] Pasighat, Shillong	[10]
SpiceJet	Kolkata	[11]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at TEZ airport. See Wikidata query.