Maa Danteswari Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Chhattisgarh[1]
OperatorGovernment of Chhattisgarh
ServesJagdalpur
LocationJagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India
Elevation AMSL555 m / 1,822 ft
Coordinates19°04′28″N 082°02′13″E / 19.07444°N 82.03694°E / 19.07444; 82.03694
Map
JGB is located in Chhattisgarh
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JGB
Location of airport in Chhattisgarh and India
JGB is located in India
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JGB
JGB (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,707 5,600 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 - March 2023)
Passengers64,984 (Increase 39.7%)
Aircraft movements1,634 (Increase 15.1%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

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.

Development

The district administration has floated a proposal to set up a new airport for Jagdalpur in Ulnar village of Bastar district. This airport is expected to be set up in an area measuring 250 hectares. It would have a 1.7 km long and 30 metres wide runway. The airport would also boast of a state of the art airport terminal building. Since about 92% (229 hectares) of the land required is owned by the government, the land acquisition process is expected to be quick leading to a faster development time for the airport.[9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Hyderabad, Raipur, Bilaspur[10]
IndiGo Delhi, Raipur[11]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JGB airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pre-feasibility Study for Jagdalpur Airport Conducted". Press Information Bureau. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Centre lays firm conditions prior to airport development in C'garh". The Pioneer. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "CM performs bhoomi pujan for terminal of Jagdalpur airport". The Pioneer. January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jagdalpur airport to be developed for ATR type aircraft ops". The Pioneer. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Safety assessment done at Jagdalpur Airport for 3C licence". The Pioneer. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ↑ News Network, Partika (6 June 2021). "Ulnar to have the new Jagdalpur airport, district administration has already identified 250 hectares for the airport". Patrika. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "After successful trial, now aviation services to restart in Jagdalpur soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Air courier service for paramilitary, IB, NDRF resumes for 4 routes".


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