Jalgaon Airport
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IATA: none – ICAO: VAJL[1]
 Jalgaon Airport
Jalgaon Airport (Maharashtra)
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Jalgaon | ||
| Location | Jalgaon, Maharashtra | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 840 ft / 256 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°57′43″N 075°37′36″E / 20.96194°N 75.62667°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 5,574 | 1,700 | Asphalt |
Jalgaon Airport (ICAO: VAJL) is a public airport located off State Highway 186, 6 Kilometres South-East of the town of Jalgaon, in the Nashik Division of Maharashtra, India.
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History [edit]
Jalgaon airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.[2] The Jalgaon Municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007.[3] The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009.[4] The then President of India, Pratibha Patil laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010.[5] The AAI completed the first phase of work worth Rupees 61 crores in Feb 2012[6]including an apron and a taxiway. and the revamped airport was inaugurated on 23th March, 2012 by President Pratibha Patil[3]
Structure [edit]
Jalgaon airport is spread over 630 Acres and has one runway oriented 09/27, 1,700 metres in length. Its new apron measuring 68 metres by 67 metres provides parking space for 2 ATR aircraft at a time. The runway has basic approach and runway edge lighting. Navigational and landing aids at this airport includes a DVOR /DME and a PAPI (Runway 27 only). The 700 square metre terminal building can accommodate 50 passengers.
Proposed Passenger Services [edit]
Pune based Silver Jublee Aviation have announced non-scheduled flights to Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur and Surat from 16th January 2013 using a 19 seater aircraft.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2012_14.pdf AAI Aerodrome data
- ^ "Airstrips in Maharashtra". Maharashtra Public Works Department. Retrieved 03 February 2012.
- ^ a b "President inaugurates Jalgaon airport". Newstrackindia.com. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "MADC - Projects". Maharashtra Airport Development Company.
- ^ "President lays foundation stone for Jalgaon airport". Zeenews.com. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Jalgaon Airport works". Indian Express. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
