Jagdalpur Airport
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Jagdalpur Airport (IATA: JGB, ICAO: VEJR), also known as Maa Danteswari Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Jagdalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a pre-feasibility study in July 2013 for development of the airport[1] and approved of operations of aircraft under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.[5] The airport was chosen for an upgrade under the Government's UDAN scheme and the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a terminal building was performed in January 2017.[6][7] It was upgraded to 3C category in 2019, allowing the operations of ATR-72 type of aircraft.[8] On 21 September 2020, Alliance Air started flights to Hyderabad and Raipur using an ATR-72 aircraft. The airport's name was changed on 21 September 2020.
Maa Danteswari Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh[1] | ||||||||||
Operator | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||
Serves | Jagdalpur | ||||||||||
Location | Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 555 m / 1,822 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°04′28″N 082°02′13″E | ||||||||||
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