Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Airport
Jaisalmer Airport
	Terminal building at Jaisalmer Airport
	IATA: JSA; ICAO: VIJR;
Summary
Airport type	Civil enclave
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″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°ECoordinates: 26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E
Map
	JSA JSA
Runways
Statistics (Apr"2017 - March 2018)
Passenger movements
Passenger movements	35896
Aircraft movements	735

Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSA, ICAO: VIJR) is located 17 kilometres southeast of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India. The airport operates as a civil enclave on an Indian 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 include Vayudoot and Kingfisher Airlines.^[1] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed^[2] until services resumed in 2017.

New civil terminal[edit]

The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the Rs. 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.^[3] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres^[3] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking three Airbus A321 aircraft.^[4]

Terminal entrance

Check-in counters

Waiting hall area

Terminal building view from Apron

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Airlines	Destinations
SpiceJet	Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai
TruJet	Ahmedabad^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
↑ Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
↑ "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "TruJet Schedule" (PDF). www.trujet.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

Airport information for VIJR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

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[1] "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[2] Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[DB-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[4] "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[5] "TruJet Schedule" (PDF). www.trujet.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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