Tezpur Airport Closure: 1.5 Years for Maintenance
By Rediff Money Desk, Tezpur Jul 17, 2024 14:15
Tezpur Airport in Assam will be closed for 1.5 years from October 2024 for runway resurfacing and terminal upgrades. Passenger flights will be suspended, but helicopter services are being considered.
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Tezpur, Jul 17 (PTI) Fight services will be shut at the Tezpur airport in Assam in October for one-and-half years for maintenance works, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Tezpur Airport Director G Shiva Kumar said passenger flights will be suspended from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
"This is due to the resurfacing works of the runway along with other projects to improve the facilities at the terminal," he said.
The Tezpur Airport is adjacent to the Tezpur Base of the Indian Air Force, and the runway is used for both commercial and fighter aircraft.
The Tezpur Air Force Base had earlier informed the Tezpur Salonibari Passenger Airport Authority about the maintenance work, for which passenger aircraft services will be temporarily halted.
Kumar said that during this time, the authority is considering providing helicopter services from Tezpur to Guwahati, but it is yet to be finalised.
At present, a 90-seater SpiceJet flight fly directly from Tezpur to Kolkata daily. In addition, two airlines operate daily flights to Kolkata via Guwahati, Pasighat and Tezpur.
The airport is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river and is 12 km from Tezpur town, the capital of Sonitpur district.
Established at Salonibari in 1942, the airport terminal can accommodate a total of 400 passengers at a time.
Tezpur Airport Director G Shiva Kumar said passenger flights will be suspended from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
"This is due to the resurfacing works of the runway along with other projects to improve the facilities at the terminal," he said.
The Tezpur Airport is adjacent to the Tezpur Base of the Indian Air Force, and the runway is used for both commercial and fighter aircraft.
The Tezpur Air Force Base had earlier informed the Tezpur Salonibari Passenger Airport Authority about the maintenance work, for which passenger aircraft services will be temporarily halted.
Kumar said that during this time, the authority is considering providing helicopter services from Tezpur to Guwahati, but it is yet to be finalised.
At present, a 90-seater SpiceJet flight fly directly from Tezpur to Kolkata daily. In addition, two airlines operate daily flights to Kolkata via Guwahati, Pasighat and Tezpur.
The airport is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river and is 12 km from Tezpur town, the capital of Sonitpur district.
Established at Salonibari in 1942, the airport terminal can accommodate a total of 400 passengers at a time.
Source: PTI
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