Jaipur Airport
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| Jaipur Airport Sanganer Airport |
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| IATA: JAI – ICAO: VIJP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Location | Jaipur, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,263 ft / 385 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 9,177 | 2,797 | Concrete/Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 5,223 | 1,592 | Asphalt |
Jaipur Airport or Sanganer Airport (IATA: JAI, ICAO: VIJP) is situated near the town of Sanganer, at a distance of 13 km (8.1 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan in India.
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[edit] Airport
Jaipur airport is the only international airport in the state of Rajasthan. Jaipur airport was granted the status of international airport on December 29, 2005. The airport is located at Sanganer near Jaipur. With the runway length of 9,177 feet (2,797 m) feet and the civil apron capable of accommodating four A320 aircraft at a time, the terminal building can cater to 500 passengers at a time. Plans are afoot to extend the runway length to 12,000 ft (3,658 m) and expand the terminal building to accommodate 1,000 passengers per hour.
Presently, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Deccan, Jet Lite, GoAir, and Air India operate from Jaipur. The international status given to Jaipur Airport is expected to boost up tourism in Rajasthan.
[edit] Facilities
The following passenger facilities are available at the airport:
- Post Office
- Prepaid Taxi
- Communication Center
- Infant Room
- Handicraft Emporium
- Duty Free Shop
- Book Stall
- Foreign Exchange Counter
- Tea / Coffee Counter
- Tourist Information Center
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic
- Deccan (Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Udaipur, Jodhpur)
- GoAir (Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi)
- Indian Airlines (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata)
- IndiGo Airlines (Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru)
- Jet Airways (Udaipur, Delhi, Mumbai)
- Jet Lite (Chandigarh, Mumbai)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Surat, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa, Indore)
- SpiceJet (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru)
[edit] International
- Air Arabia (Sharjah)
- Best Air (Dhaka)
- Indian Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur)
- Oman Air (Muscat)
[edit] External links
- Airports Authority of India (official site)
- Airport information for VIJP at World Aero Data
- Accident history for JAI at Aviation Safety Network
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