[4] It is located at Kumbhirgram, on the foothills of the Barail Range, 29 km (18 mi) from the city centre.

It was built by the British as RAF Station Kumbhirgram in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF).

It has four check-in counters along with four boarding gate to handle nearly 300 passengers at a given time, with 150 each at the arrival and the departure section.

There are two conveyor belts available in the arrival building to support multiple aircraft at a time.

Indian Oil handles the aviation fuel service department of Silchar Airport.