Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJaisalmer
LocationJaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL251 m / 751 ft
Coordinates26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E / 26.88028; 70.85500
Map
JSA is located in Rajasthan
JSA
JSA
Location of airport in Rajasthan
JSA is located in India
JSA
JSA
JSA (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers135,529 (Increase 36.3%)
Aircraft movements1,446 (Increase 13.9%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSA, ICAO: VIJR) is a domestic airport serving Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. It is located 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the city centre.[4] The airport operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Air Force base.

The airport has a single runway of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in length and 150 feet (46 m) in width. Carriers that have previously flown to/from the airport include Vayudoot and Kingfisher Airlines.[5] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed[6] until services resumed under the UDAN scheme in 2017.

New civil terminal

The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new passenger terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the ₹ 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.[7] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres,[7] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking three Airbus A321 aircraft.[8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Seasonal: Delhi[9]
IndiGo[10] Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai
SpiceJet Seasonal: Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai[11]

Gallery

  • Terminal entrance
    Terminal entrance
  • Check-in counters
    Check-in counters
  • Waiting hall area
    Waiting hall area
  • Terminal building view from Apron
    Terminal building view from Apron


References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ Google maps, journey from the railway station to the airport
  5. ^ "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ^ Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Alliance Air now connects Delhi-Jaisalmer and back effective 2nd December 2022". Alliance Air. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ Sengupta, Joy (21 August 2023). "IndiGo announces connectivity to Jaisalmer". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.

"Airport information for VIJR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.

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