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Jaipur Airport
Sanganer Airport
जयपुर हवाई अड्डा
Jaipur Airport .JPG
IATA: JAIICAO: VIJP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Jaipur
Location Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL 1,263 ft / 385 m
Coordinates 26°49′27″N 075°48′44″E / 26.82417°N 75.81222°E / 26.82417; 75.81222
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: JAIICAO: 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

Jaipur 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

Jaipur Airport Aerial Shot - Google Earth
Jaipur Airport Building
Jaipur Airport View at Outside

The New International Terminal Building at the Jaipur Airport has an area of 22950 sqm (approx), 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 International building has following salient features :

Passenger handling capacity International : 500.

•Check-in counters : 16

•X ray scanners (for baggage) : 03 There is 3-Tier X-ray system which can even detect traces of Psychoactive drugs.

Immigration Counters : 20

•Custom Counters : 06 Nos

•Security check booths : 09

Conveyor belt – arrival : 02 Modern conveyor belts that allow passengers to lift their baggage without bending would definitely be a sigh of relief for many, especially the elderly.

Escalators : 5 Place at entry and exit points to transport the outbound and inbound passengers to their next destination. After security check passengers can use escalators to reach second floor.


Food Court : There is a semi-open air restaurant on the second floor along with a half a dozen snack bars and tea-vending machines.

Aerobridges : 2


The entrance gate, made of sandstone and Dholpuri 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.

The new terminal has three VIP Airport lounges for these special guests. Two lounges at departure and one at arrival on the second floor

New Apron can cater for Parking of 10 Aircrafts for parking 3 Category ‘E’, 3 Category ‘D’ and 4 Category ‘C’ type of aircrafts.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic

Jaipur Airport Apron
IndiGO Aircraft at Jaipur Airport
Parking at Jaipur Airport
Jaipur Airport Old Terminal
Airlines Destinations
Air-India Express Delhi
Air India Regional Delhi, Kolkata, Udaipur
GoAir Bangalore, Indore, Mumbai
Indian Airlines Delhi, Mumbai
IndiGo Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai
Jet Airways Delhi, Mumbai, Udaipur
Kingfisher Airlines Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai, Srinagar, Udaipur
SpiceJet Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai

[edit] International

Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
Air-India Express Dubai
Indian Airlines Dubai
Oman Air Muscat


[edit] Air Cargo

[edit] Terminal

Terminal is adjacent to Main Old Terminal Building and has an area of 723.97 Sq.Mtrs .

[edit] Facility

Cargo facility is being provided by Rajasthan Small Scale Industries co.Ltd., a public sector undertaking of Govt. of Rajasthan.


[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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710809-0. Retrieved 5 September 2009.