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	''' Jalgaon Airport''' {{Airport codes\|JLG\|VAJL~~}}{{Citation needed\|date=August 2020\|reason=JLG appears on booking engines but not on databases.~~}} is a [[~~regional~~ airport]] located off National Highway 753F ~~6 kilometres~~ South-East of the ~~town~~ of [[Jalgaon]], in ~~the [[Nashik Division]] of~~ [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It has flights to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]] and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]] operated by [[TruJet]].		''' Jalgaon Airport''' {{Airport codes\|JLG\|VAJL}} is a [[domestic airport]] located off National Highway 753F South-East of the city of [[Jalgaon]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It has flights to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]] and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]] operated by [[TruJet]].

	==History==		==History==
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	==Airlines and Destinations==		==Airlines and Destinations==
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	\|[[TruJet]]\|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]		\|[[TruJet]]\|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=TruJet Schedule\|url=https://d37ze9qx56fv1m.cloudfront.net/docs/Flight_Schedule_PDF_New.pdf\|website=www.trujet.com\|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Jalgaon Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = Jalgaon Airport Terminal .jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = JLG
| ICAO = VAJL<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151223072030/http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2012_14.pdf] AAI Aerodrome data</ref>
| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Jalgaon]]
| location = Jalgaon, Maharashtra
| metric-elev =
| elevation-f = 840
| elevation-m = 256
| coordinates = {{coord|20|57|43|N|075|37|36|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jalgaon.jsp/ Jalgaon Airport]
| pushpin_map= India Maharashtra #India
| pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
| pushpin_label= '''JLG'''
| pushpin_mapsize=250
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 5,574
| r1-length-m = 1,700
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header =
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}}
[[File:Truejet Plane on Jalgaon Airport..jpg|thumb|250px|TruJet ATR at Jalgaon Airport]]
''' Jalgaon Airport''' {{Airport codes|JLG|VAJL}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2020|reason=JLG appears on booking engines but not on databases.}} is a [[regional airport]] located off National Highway 753F 6 kilometres South-East of the town of [[Jalgaon]], in the [[Nashik Division]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It has flights to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]] operated by [[TruJet]].

==History==
Jalgaon airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airstrips in Maharashtra |url=http://www.mahapwd.com/statistics/airstrips.htm |publisher= Maharashtra Public Works Department |access-date=3 February 2012 }}</ref> The Jalgaon Municipal council took over its operations from April 1997 and handed it over to the [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] in April 2007.<ref name="JAL1">{{cite news |title=President inaugurates Jalgaon airport |url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/03/23/356--President-inaugurates-Jalgaon-airport-.html |publisher=Newstrackindia.com |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407110942/http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/03/23/356--President-inaugurates-Jalgaon-airport-.html |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=MADC - Projects |url=http://www.madcindia.org/projects.html |publisher=[[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226054653/http://www.madcindia.org/projects.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref>
The then President of India, [[Pratibha Patil]] laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=President lays foundation stone for Jalgaon airport |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/president-lays-foundation-stone-for-jalgaon-airport_633580.html |publisher=Zeenews.com |date=13 June 2010 |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616004201/http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/president-lays-foundation-stone-for-jalgaon-airport_633580.html |archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> The AAI completed the first phase of work worth Rupees 61 crores in Feb 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Jalgaon Airport works |url=http://ejalgaon.com/today/newstoday.html |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 February 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210022927/http://ejalgaon.com/today/newstoday.html |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> including an apron and a taxiway. The revamped airport was inaugurated on 23 March 2012 by President [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref name= "JAL1"/>

In 2016, the Government of Maharashra signed up for the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation's]] regional connectivity scheme (RCS) called [[UDAN]] that would fast-track the development of ten regional airports in the state including Jalgaon.<ref name ="ET2">{{cite news |title=Maharashtra first to sign up for regional connectivity scheme | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/maharashtra-first-to-sign-up-for-regional-connectivity-scheme/articleshow/53829095.cms |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date=24 August 2016 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref>
Under UDAN, [[Air Deccan]] won the contract to start flights from Jalgaon to Mumbai. The airline flew the first ever scheduled commercial flight into Jalgaon airport on 23 December 2017.<ref name ="LM1">{{cite news |title=Air Deccan makes first flight from Mumbai to Jalgaon |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eO3hZYOuPo5KQxmW58BgdP/Air-Deccan-makes-first-flight-from-Mumbai-to-Jalgaon.html |publisher= [[LiveMint]] |date=23 December 2017 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref>
However the airline stopped the flights within months, citing technical issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/air-deccan-stops-four-flight-ops-in-maharashtra-cities/articleshow/66352778.cms|title=Air Deccan stops four flight operations in Maharashtra cities|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
The Government cancelled the contract and the route was allotted to TruJet.<ref name ="ET1">{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: 5 routes under UDAN scheme to restart from February 13| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/maharashtra-5-routes-under-udan-scheme-to-restart-from-february-13/articleshow/67582736.cms |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref>
TruJet started operating from Jalgaon from 1 September 2019.<ref name ="TOI2">{{cite news |title=Jalgaon gets air link to Mumbai and Ahmedabad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/jalgaon-gets-air-link-to-mumbai-and-ahmedabad/articleshow/70940033.cms?from=mdr |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=2 September 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref>

==Structure==
Jalgaon airport is spread over 630 acres and has one runway oriented 09/27, 1,700 metres in length. Its new [[Airport ramp|apron]] measuring 68 metres by 67 metres provides parking space for 2 ATR aircraft at a time. The runway has basic approach and runway edge lighting. Navigational and landing aids at this airport includes a [[DVOR#DVOR|DVOR]] /[[Distance measuring equipment|DME]] and a [[Precision approach path indicator|PAPI]] (Runway 27 only). The 700 square metre terminal building can accommodate 50 passengers.

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

==Airlines and Destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[TruJet]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Jalgaon]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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