Jaisalmer Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| 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″N70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E /26.88028; 70.85500 | ||||||||||
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| Source:AAI[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
Jaisalmer Airport (IATA:JSA,ICAO:VIJR) is adomestic airport servingJaisalmer,Rajasthan,India. It is located 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the city centre.[4] The airport operates as acivil enclave on anIndian Air Force base.
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 includeVayudoot andKingfisher Airlines.[5] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed[6] until services resumed under theUDAN scheme in 2017.
TheAirports Authority of India has constructed a new passenger terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the ₹ 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.[7] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres,[7] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking threeAirbus A321 aircraft.[8]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India | Delhi[9] |
| Alliance Air | Seasonal:Delhi[10] |
| IndiGo[11] | Ahmedabad,Delhi,Jaipur,Mumbai Seasonal:Bengaluru[12] |
| SpiceJet | Delhi[13] |
"Airport information for VIJR".World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.