Jammu Airport

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Jammu Airport
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force[1]
OperatorAirports Authority of India and Indian Air Force
LocationJammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL314 m / 1,029 ft
Coordinates32°41′21″N 074°50′15″E / 32.68917°N 74.83750°E / 32.68917; 74.83750Coordinates: 32°41′21″N 074°50′15″E / 32.68917°N 74.83750°E / 32.68917; 74.83750
Map
IXJ is located in Jammu and Kashmir
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IXJ
IXJ is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,042 6,699 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2020 - March 2021)
Passenger movements850,909 (Decrease41.5%)
Aircraft movements8,200 (Decrease41.8%)
Cargo tonnage936 (Decrease32.4%)
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave,[5] (IATA: IXJ, ICAO: VIJU) is a domestic airport serving Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated 14 km (8.7 miles) from the international border between India and Pakistan.

Infrastructure[edit]

The 6,500-square-metre (70,000 sq ft) terminal can only handle domestic flights. It has five gates and fourteen check-in desks.[6] A store selling traditional packaged food items, a shoes shop, a restaurant, and a souvenir store and information desk for pilgrims travelling to the Vaishno Devi temple are among the amenities available in the terminal.[7]

The asphalt[8] runway, 18/36, has dimensions 2,042 by 45 metres (6,699 ft × 148 ft).[6] It can handle CAT I instrument landing system approaches. The apron has space to park three Airbus A320 aircraft.[6]

Statistics[edit]

See source Wikidata query and sources.


Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air IndiaDelhi, Leh, Srinagar[9]
Go First[10] Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar[11]
IndiGo Amritsar (begins 11 December 2021),[12] Delhi, Leh (begins 31 October 2021),[12] Lucknow, Mumbai, Srinagar[13]
SpiceJet Ahmedabad,[14] Amritsar,[14] Delhi, Gwalior,[14] Mumbai, Srinagar [14]
Vistara Delhi, Srinagar [15]

Access[edit]

The airport is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city of Jammu, along Ranbir Singh Pura Road.[5][16] There is a car park with 80 spaces. Bus, taxi and car rental services provide transportation to the city.[7]

Incidents and accidents[edit]

  • On 9 January 2017, Air India 821, an Air India Airbus A320-200 on a scheduled flight from Delhi, overran runway 36 at Jammu on landing. The aircraft touched down at a distance of 2,400 feet from the runway threshold. Four of the eight main landing gear tires burst during the rollout and the aircraft came to a stop on soft ground 8 metres from the edge of the runway. Smoke was observed in the rear cabin and an evacuation ensued. The investigation revealed the serious incident was caused by the late touchdown and reduced deceleration rate due to improper application of the brakes. None of the 143 occupants were injured.[17]
  • June 27 2021: Twin blasts at IAF station in Jammu airport[18]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Evaluation of Patna And Jammu Airport" (Press release). Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jammu: General information". Airports Authority of India. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Jammu: Technical information". Airports Authority of India. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jammu: Passenger information". Airports Authority of India. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jammu -- VIJU". DAFIF. October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Air India Timetable". Air India. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First".
  11. ↑ "GoAir flight schedule". GoAir. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "IndiGo new flights information". IndiGo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "IndiGo flight schedules". goindigo.in.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.
  15. ↑ "Vistara Flight Shedule". www.airvistara.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ↑ Lovell-Hoare, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max (2014). Kashmir: Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Zanskar. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-84162-396-2.
  17. ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Incident: India A320 at Jammu on Jun 9th 2017, overran runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Jammu Air Force station blasts live updates: Twin blasts at IAF station in Jammu airport a terror attack, J&K DGP says". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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