Jaipur Airport
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| Jaipur Airport Sanganer Airport जयपुर हवाई अड्डा |
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| IATA: JAI – ICAO: VIJP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Jaipur | ||
| Location | Sanganer, Rajasthan, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,263 ft / 385 m | ||
| Coordinates | 26°49′27″N 075°48′44″E / 26.82417°N 75.81222°E | ||
| 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 near the town of Sanganer, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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[edit] Airport
Sanganer Airport is the only international airport in the state of Rajasthan. It was granted the status of international airport on 29 December 2005. The civil apron can accommodate four A320 aircraft and the terminal building can handle up to 500 passengers at a time. There are plans to extend the runway to 12,000 ft (3,658 m) and expand the terminal building to accommodate 1,000 passengers per hour.
[edit] Structure
The new International Terminal Building at Jaipur Airport has an area of 22,950 sqm, is made of glass and steel structure having modern passenger friendly facilities such as central heating system, central air conditioning, inline x-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the departure conveyor system, inclined arrival baggage claim carousals, escalators, public address system, Flight information display system (FIDS), CCTV for surveillance, Airport check-in counters with Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), car parking, etc. The International Terminal Building has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers and annual handling capacity of 4 lakhs.
The entrance gate, made of sandstone and Dholpur stones along with Rajasthani paintings on the walls, give tourists a glimpse of the Rajasthani culture. Two fountains on both sides of the terminal, dotted with palm trees, ensure that normal temperature is maintained within the airport premises. The transparent side walls of the building have adjustable shades that control the passage of sunlight into the airport premises, thereby cutting down heavily on electricity bills.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Air-India Express | Delhi, Dubai |
| Air India Regional | Delhi, Udaipur |
| GoAir | Bangalore, Indore, Mumbai |
| Indian Airlines | Delhi, Dubai, Mumbai |
| IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| Jet Airways | Delhi, Mumbai, Udaipur |
| Kingfisher Airlines | Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai, Srinagar, Udaipur |
| Oman Air | Muscat |
| SpiceJet | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai |
[edit] Cargo
The cargo terminal is adjacent to the old passenger terminal building, and has an area of approximately 700 sqm.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 9 August 1971, Vickers Viscount VT-DIX of Indian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway. The aircraft was landed with a tailwind on a wet runway.[1]
[edit] External links
- Jaipur Airport at Airports Authority of India (official site)
- Airport information for VIJP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for JAI at Aviation Safety Network
[edit] References
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710809-0. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
