Jaisalmer Airport

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Jaisalmer Airport
IATA: JSA - ICAO: VIJR
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Indian Airforce
Serves [[Jaisalmer (India)]]
Elevation AMSL 751 ft (251 m)
Coordinates 26°52′49″N, 70°51′18″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,000 2,742 CONC
04L/22R 9,000 2,742 CONC

Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSAICAO: VIJR) is located at Jaisalmer in the Rajashthan province of India.

Jaisalmer Airport is primarily a Indian Air Force Base. There are not commercial and Charter flights that operate from this airport. ICAO code for Jaisalmer Airport is VIJR and IATA code description is JSA. The Airport is has a single runway of 9000 feet length and 150 feet width and is Concretised.

There have been some attempts to operate commercial flights from Jaisalmer Airport, but border tensions with Pakistan prove problematic. Carriers that have flown to/from the airport include Air India and Kingfisher Airlines.