Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJaisalmer
LocationJaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL251 m / 751 ft
Coordinates26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E / 26.88028; 70.85500
Map
JSA is located in Rajasthan
JSA
JSA
Location of airport in Rajasthan
JSA is located in India
JSA
JSA
JSA (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers135,529 (Increase 36.3%)
Aircraft movements1,446 (Increase 13.9%)
Cargo tonnage
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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.

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.

  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.