Maa Danteswari Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jagdalpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Jagdalpur,Chhattisgarh,India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 555 m / 1,822 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°04′28″N082°02′13″E / 19.07444°N 82.03694°E /19.07444; 82.03694 | ||||||||||
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| Source:AAI[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Maa Danteswari Airport (IATA:JGB,ICAO:VEJR), also known asJagdalpur Airport, is adomestic airport serving the city ofJagdalpur in thestate ofChhattisgarh,India. TheAirports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a pre-feasibility study in July 2013 for development of the airport[1] and approved of operations of aircraft underVisual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.[5] The airport was chosen for an upgrade under the Government'sUDAN scheme and the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a terminal building was performed in January 2017.[6][7] It was upgraded to 3C category in 2019, allowing the operations ofATR-72 type of aircraft.[8] On 21 September 2020,Alliance Air started flights toHyderabad andRaipur using anATR-72 aircraft. The airport's name was changed on 21 September 2020.
The district administration has floated a proposal to set up a new airport for Jagdalpur in Ulnar village ofBastar district. This airport is expected to be set up in an area measuring 250 hectares. It would have a 1.7 km long and 30 metres wide runway. The airport would also boast of a state of the art airport terminal building. Since about 92% (229 hectares) of the land required is owned by the government, the land acquisition process is expected to be quick leading to a faster development time for the airport.[9]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Air | Bilaspur,Delhi,[10]Jabalpur[11] |
| IndiGo | Hyderabad,Raipur[12] |
