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{{short description|Airport in Jodhpur, India}} | {{short description|Airport in Jodhpur, India}} | ||
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'''Jodhpur Airport''' {{airport codes|JDH|VIJO}} is a [[civil enclave]] airport in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. It is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) and shares its airside with the Jodhpur | '''Jodhpur Airport''' {{airport codes|JDH|VIJO}} is a [[civil enclave]] airport in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. It is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) and shares its airside with the Jodhpur Airforce Station of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). | ||
The Government of Rajasthan signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the Indian Air Force for the expansion of the civil enclave in March 2017, wherein 37 acres of IAF land would be transferred to AAI.<ref>{{cite news |title=MoU inked to expand Jodhpur airport |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jodhpur/mou-inked-to-expand-jodhpur-airport/articleshow/57845153.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date= 9 March 2018 |date=27 March 2017 }}</ref> In May 2021 it was transferred by IAF to AAI through JoDA, and the construction of a new terminal building started.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/city/jaipur/iaf-barters-land-for-expansion-of-jodhpur-airport/amp_articleshow/82781863.cms</ref> It is the [[List of the busiest airports in India|44th busiest]] airport in India, handling more than half a million passengers in the year 2018 - 2019. | The Government of Rajasthan signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the Indian Air Force for the expansion of the civil enclave in March 2017, wherein 37 acres of IAF land would be transferred to AAI.<ref>{{cite news |title=MoU inked to expand Jodhpur airport |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jodhpur/mou-inked-to-expand-jodhpur-airport/articleshow/57845153.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date= 9 March 2018 |date=27 March 2017 }}</ref> In May 2021 it was transferred by IAF to AAI through JoDA, and the construction of a new terminal building started.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/jaipur/iaf-barters-land-for-expansion-of-jodhpur-airport/amp_articleshow/82781863.cms|title=IAF barters land for expansion of Jodhpur airport | Jaipur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It is the [[List of the busiest airports in India|44th busiest]] airport in India, handling more than half a million passengers in the year 2018 - 2019. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Jodhpur Flying Club was set up by Maharaja [[Umaid Singh]] in the 1920s at a small airfield near his Chittar Palace ([[Umaid Bhavan Palace]]) in Jodhpur. Through the next three decades, the airfield grew in stature, being used as an [[List of former Royal Air Force stations#Rest of the World|airfield for the Royal Air Force (RAF)]] during World War II.<ref>{{citation |title=The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club|url=http://www.cgpublishing.com/Books/jodhpur.html|publisher= CGPublishing |access-date=30 November | The Jodhpur Flying Club was set up by Maharaja [[Umaid Singh]] in the 1920s at a small airfield near his Chittar Palace ([[Umaid Bhavan Palace]]) in Jodhpur. Through the next three decades, the airfield grew in stature, being used as an [[List of former Royal Air Force stations#Rest of the World|airfield for the Royal Air Force (RAF)]] during World War II.<ref>{{citation |title=The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club|url=http://www.cgpublishing.com/Books/jodhpur.html|publisher= CGPublishing |access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref> The airfield was upgraded in 1950 after the formation of the [[Royal Indian Air Force]] (which later became the Indian Air Force).<ref>{{cite news |title=South Asia's Most Powerful Air Base at Jodhpur |url=http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=new&id=734 |publisher=Defence News |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407125655/http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=new&id=734 |archive-date=7 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jodhpur was home to the IAF's Air Force Flying College until the 1965 war.<ref>{{cite web |title=Side Show in the South-Western Sector |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter8.html |publisher=Bharat Rakshak.com |access-date=30 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117222535/http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter8.html |archive-date=17 November 2011 }}</ref> | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
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Jodhpur's runway is oriented 05/23, is 2743 metres long and 45 metres wide. The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities and an [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS) as well as navigational facilities like [[VHF omnidirectional range#DVOR|DVOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] and an [[Non-Directional Beacon|NDB]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AAI website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607022240/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Jodhpur's runway is oriented 05/23, is 2743 metres long and 45 metres wide. The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities and an [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS) as well as navigational facilities like [[VHF omnidirectional range#DVOR|DVOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] and an [[Non-Directional Beacon|NDB]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AAI website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607022240/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==Jodhpur Air Force | ==Jodhpur Air Force Station== | ||
Squadrons of [[HAL Dhruv]], [[Mikoyan MiG-27]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI]] aircraft are | Squadrons of [[HAL Dhruv]], [[Mikoyan MiG-27]], [[Mil Mi-17]] and [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI]] aircraft are based here. It was active during the [[Kargil War]] of 1999. There is also a battalion of the [[Garud Commando Force]] here. | ||
On 3 October 2022, [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] inducted [[HAL Prachand]] into [[No. 143 Helicopter Unit, IAF|143 Helicopter Unit]] at Jodhpur Air Force Station.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2022-10-03 |title=IAF inducts indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-inducts-indigenously-built-light-combat-helicopter/article65965662.ece |access-date=2022-10-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Made-in-India attack helicopters inducted; special moment: PM Modi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajnath-singh-light-combat-helicopters-indian-air-force-8186713/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In Pics: Air force inducts India-made light combat helicopter Prachand in Jodhpur |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/photos/india/in-pics-air-force-inducts-india-made-light-combat-helicopter-prachand-in-jodhpur-9276091.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=From LCH Prachand to INS Vikrant, how 'Make in India' defence is transforming the nation |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/from-lch-prachand-to-ins-vikrant-how-make-in-india-defence-is-transforming-the-nation-11384241.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> | |||
[[File:HAL light combat helicopter .jpg|left|thumb|HAL Prachand In Jodhpur AFS ]] | |||
== Airlines and destinations == | == Airlines and destinations == | ||
[[file:Check in area and Baggage screening at Jodhpur Airport.jpg|thumb|Inside Jodhpur Airport ticketing and baggage screening area.]] | [[file:Check in area and Baggage screening at Jodhpur Airport.jpg|thumb|Inside Jodhpur Airport ticketing and baggage screening area.]] | ||
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