Jaisalmer Airport
Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSA, ICAO: VIJR) is located 17 kilometres southeast of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India. The airport operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Air Force base.
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 Terminal building at Jaisalmer Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil enclave | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jaisalmer | ||||||||||
| Location | Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 251 m / 751 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°ECoordinates: 26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E | ||||||||||
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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.[1] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed[2] until services resumed in 2017.
New civil terminalEdit
The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the Rs. 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.[3] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres[3] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking three Airbus A321 aircraft.[4]
Airlines and destinationsEdit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SpiceJet | Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai |
| TruJet | Ahmedabad[5] |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "TruJet Schedule" (PDF). www.trujet.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
Airport information for VIJR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.