<p>Tezpur: 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.</p>.<p>Tezpur Airport Director G Shiva Kumar said passenger flights will be suspended from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.</p>.<p>"This is due to the resurfacing works of the runway along with other projects to improve the facilities at the terminal," he said.</p>.'Not political but matter of life and death for me': Himanta says Muslim population rose to 40% in Assam.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Kumar said that during this time, the authority is considering providing helicopter services from Tezpur to Guwahati, but it is yet to be finalised.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>The airport is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river and is 12 km from Tezpur town, the capital of Sonitpur district.</p>.<p>Established at Salonibari in 1942, the airport terminal can accommodate a total of 400 passengers at a time. </p>
<p>Tezpur: 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.</p>.<p>Tezpur Airport Director G Shiva Kumar said passenger flights will be suspended from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.</p>.<p>"This is due to the resurfacing works of the runway along with other projects to improve the facilities at the terminal," he said.</p>.'Not political but matter of life and death for me': Himanta says Muslim population rose to 40% in Assam.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Kumar said that during this time, the authority is considering providing helicopter services from Tezpur to Guwahati, but it is yet to be finalised.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>The airport is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river and is 12 km from Tezpur town, the capital of Sonitpur district.</p>.<p>Established at Salonibari in 1942, the airport terminal can accommodate a total of 400 passengers at a time. </p>