Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSA, ICAO: VIJR) is a domestic airport serving Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. It is located 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the city centre.^[4] The airport operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Air Force base.

Jaisalmer Airport
IATA: JSA ICAO: VIJR
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
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
Map
JSA Location of airport in Rajasthan Show map of Rajasthan JSA JSA (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers 135,529 ( 36.3%) Aircraft movements 1,446 ( 13.9%) Cargo tonnage —
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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.^[5] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed^[6] until services resumed under the UDAN scheme in 2017.

New civil terminal

The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new passenger terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the ₹ 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.^[7] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres,^[7] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking three Airbus A321 aircraft.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Seasonal: Delhi[9]
IndiGo[10]	Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai
SpiceJet	Delhi[11]

Gallery

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  Terminal entrance
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  Check-in counters
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  Waiting hall area
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  Terminal building view from Apron

References

1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
4. Google maps, journey from the railway station to the airport
5. "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
6. Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
8. "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
9. "Alliance Air now connects Delhi-Jaisalmer and back effective 2nd December 2022". Alliance Air. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
10. Sengupta, Joy (21 August 2023). "IndiGo announces connectivity to Jaisalmer". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
11. "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.

"Airport information for VIJR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.