Jabalpur Airport

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{{Short description|Airport in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Jabalpur Airport
| nativename-a = Dumna Airport
| nativename-r =
| image = Jabalpur_Airport.jpg
| IATA = JLR
| ICAO = VAJB
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
| pushpin_label = '''JLR'''
| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator = Airports Authority of India
| city-served = [[Jabalpur]]
| location = Dumna
| elevation-f = 1,624
| elevation-m = 495
| coordinates = {{coord|23|11|05|N|080|03|31.5|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jabalpur.jsp}}
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 06/24
| r1-length-f = 6,522
| r1-length-m = 1,988
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2020-March 2021
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 126,647 ({{decrease}}59.5%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 2384 ({{decrease}}56.3%)
| footnotes =
}}

'''Jabalpur Airport''' {{Airport codes|JLR|VAJB}} (colloquially referred to as '''Dumna Airport'''') is an airport {{cvt|25|km}} east of the city of [[Jabalpur]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is the third busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore, and [[Raja Bhoj International Airport]] in Bhopal. The [[Airports Authority of India]] is upgrading the airport to provide better services to the air travellers of the region. The upgrades are expected to be completed by December 2021 and the new terminal building is to be commissioned by March 2022.<ref name="PIB">{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1660043|title=Jabalpur Airport upgradation|website= [[Press Information Bureau]]| date=29 September 2020| access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>

The airport serves the whole of eastern [[Madhya Pradesh]], especially the [[Mahakaushal]] region. It serves tourists who visit [[Kanha National Park]] and [[Bandhavgarh National Park]] and the marble cliffs and waterfalls on either sides of the Narmada river at nearby [[Bhedaghat]] amongst other areas and attractions. The airport is spread over an area of {{convert|960|acre}}. [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] , [[Indigo]] and [[SpiceJet]] operate scheduled flight services to and from Jabalpur. Airport Director is Smt. Kusum Das, Jt.GM(HK), AAI.

==History==
The airport was constructed during the British era airport was opened in the 1930s and used periodically by the [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Flying Corps]] before and during [[World War II]]. It was commonly known as Jubbulpore Aerodrome, and had a dirt runway until the 1960s. The new paved runway was built atop the original dirt runway, in the same alignment. Before the aerodrome at Dumna was opened, planes had been landing, even in the 1920s, within a racecourse inside the city limits of Jabalpur.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
In 2015, the State government handed over 468.43 acres of land to the AAI for expansion of the airport.<ref name="PIB"/>

== Facilities ==
=== Communication, navigation and surveillance ===
Airport have CNS/ATM facility like [[VHF]], [[Automatic terminal information service|ATIS]], [[Digital video recorder|DVR]], [[AFTN]], [[DVOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]], [[Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast|ADS-B]], RCAG. [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] and [[Automation]] is going to be installed after completion of RWY expansion. Airport have also airport system and security facilities for APSUs like [[CCTV]], [[X-ray machines]], [[Explosives trace detector|ETD]], [[Flight information display system|FIDS]], [[Public address system|PA SYSTEMS]], [[Metal detector|DFMD]], [[Metal detector|HHMD]]. The facilities are installed, operated, managed by [[Communication, navigation and surveillance|CNS]] team of [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]].

=== Runway ===
The runway is capable of serving narrow body aircraft including Airbus 320 family/Boeing 737-800 and is equipped with night landing facilities, [[DVOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]], [[Non-Directional Beacon|NDB]] and [[precision approach path indicator]]. It has a parking for one [[A-320]]/[[B-737]] or 2 [[ATR-72]] aircraft. [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] is under process after completion of RWY expansion, by CNS team and [[ADS-B]] and [[RCAG]] is going to commissioned soon.

===Terminal===
The terminal has the capacity of handling 200 passengers at the peak hours. It has 4 check-in desks apart from CCTV's and an X-ray machine for security. The airport is equipped with runway lighting, car-calling, night landing facilities, a food stall and an ATM. The [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] had provided with Tourism Information Center and medical facilities like first-aid, MIR, and doctors and nurse will be provided soon.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] | [[Bilaspur Airport|Bilaspur]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/alliance-air-to-commence-flights-betweeb-bilaspur-delhi-from-march-121022500245_1.html|title=Alliance Air to commence flights between Bilaspur-Delhi from March|work=Business Standard|accessdate=27 February 2021}}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Indore Airport|Indore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
|[[SpiceJet]]<ref name="SpiceJet flight schedule">{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=Spicejet flight schedule|work=SpiceJet|accessdate=8 March 2021}}</ref> |[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Surat Airport|Surat]]
}}

==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=JLR}}

==Expansion==
A new terminal building, spread over an area of {{cvt|115,180|sqft}}, with a capacity to handle 500 passengers during peak hours is under construction. The terminal will have three [[aerobridges]], an advanced baggage screening system and a car parking for more than 250 cars and buses. The building is to be commissioned by March 2022.<ref name="PIB"/>
The project also includes extending the runway to 2750 meters from the current 1988 meters with one end with ILS facility, a {{cvt|14|km}} long boundary wall, a {{cvt|5|km}} long approach road connecting airport to the city, a {{convert|32|m|adj=on}} high New ATC Tower cum technical block, apron, taxiway, isolation bay and a fire station at a cost of Rs. 412 crores. These upgrades are expected to be completed by December 2021.<ref name="PIB"/>
The foundation stone was laid on August 13, 2018 by [[Suresh Prabhu]], [[Jayant Sinha]], [[Rakesh Singh (politician)|Rakesh Singh]] amongst others<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/foundation-stone-laid-for-upgradation-of-jabalpur-airport201808132120090001/|title=Foundation stone laid for upgradation of Jabalpur Airport|website=www.aninews.in|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 4 December 2015, a [[Spicejet]] [[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8 Q400]] registration VT-SUC, was operating as Spicejet Flight 2458, was landing at Jabalpur when the aircraft collided with a herd of 30-40 wild [[boar]]s. 3 boars were killed and the aircraft skidded off the runway coming to a stop with the left gear collapsed, left engine damage, and other unknown damage caused by the impact. Despite the damage, no serious passenger injuries were reported<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49052366&opt=0 |title=Accident: Spicejet DH8D at Jabalpur on Dec 4th 2015, boar strike, runway excursion, left main and nose gear collapsed |publisher=Avherald.com |access-date=2017-03-29}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WAD|VAJB}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Jabalpur]]
[[Category:1930s establishments in India]]
[[Category:Airports established in the 1930s]]

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