Jabalpur Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Jabalpur | ||||||||||
Location | Dumna, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,624 ft / 495 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°11′05″N 080°03′31.5″E / 23.18472°N 80.058750°E | ||||||||||
Website | Jabalpur Airport | ||||||||||
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Jabalpur Airport (IATA: JLR, ICAO: VAJB), also known as Dumna Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at Dumna, 25 km (16 mi) east of the city. It is the third busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore and Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal in terms of both passenger and aircraft movements. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has upgraded the airport to provide better services to the air travellers of the region.
The airport serves the whole of eastern Madhya Pradesh, especially the Mahakaushal region. The tourists visiting Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and Pench National Park can conveniently approach multiple National Parks of Madhya Pradesh keeping it as the centre point. The recently notified Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, the 7th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh also lies in close vicinity to Jabalpur and can be easily visited. Bhedaghat, Dhuandhar Falls, Amarkantak, Panchmarhi, and Khajuraho are easily accessible through Jabalpur. The airport is spread over an area of 960 acres (390 ha). Alliance Air, and IndiGo operate scheduled flight services to and from Jabalpur Airport.