Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Meghalaya Allocates Rs 50 Cr for Jengjal Airport Revival
Meghalaya's chief minister has promised Rs 50 crore to fix up and start using the long-abandoned Jengjal Airport.
The airport will first have small planes flying between Shillong and Tura.
The government also wants to build a big event space there.
The airport has been broken and unused for a long time, but it was officially opened in 2008.
Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma announced Rs 50 crore for Jengjal Airport development
Airport to operate 19-seater aircraft, prioritizing Shillong-Tura flights
Government aims to develop a permanent event venue in Jengjal
Airport has been unutilised and dilapidated for years
Project conceived in 1980s, inaugurated in 2008, but saw no commercial operations
- Who
- Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma
- What
- Announced Rs 50 crore for Jengjal Airport development
- When
- November 17
- Where
- Jengjal, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
- Why
- To revive and operationalize the long-unused airport
- Airport Name
- Baljek Airport
- Airport Location
- Jengjal, West Garo Hills
- Fund Allocation
- Rs 50 crore
- Planned Operations
- 19-seater aircraft
- Priority Route
- Shillong-Tura