Jaipur International Airport जयपुर अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा
IATA: JAI – ICAO: VIJP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Jaipur
Location		Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL		1,263 ft / 385 m
Coordinates		26°49′27″N 075°48′44″E / 26.82417°N 75.81222°E / 26.82417; 75.81222
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	9,177	2,797	Concrete/Asphalt
15/33	5,223	1,592	Asphalt

Jaipur International Airport (IATA: JAI, ICAO: VIJP) is in the southern suburb of Sanganer, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Jaipur International Airport is the only international airport in the state of Rajasthan. It was granted the status of international airport on 29 December 2005. The civil apron can accommodate four A320 aircraft and the New Terminal building can handle up to 500 passengers at a time. There are plans to extend the runway to 12,000 ft (3,658 m) and expand the terminal building to accommodate 1,000 passengers per hour.

Structure

Terminal building

New Jaipur Airport Terminal Sign

The new domestic terminal building at Jaipur Airport was inaugurated on 1 July 2009. The new terminal has an area of 22,950 sqm, is made of glass and steel structure having modern passenger friendly facilities such as central heating system, central air conditioning, inline x-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the departure conveyor system, inclined arrival baggage claim carousals, escalators, public address system, Flight information display system (FIDS), CCTV for surveillance, Airport check-in counters with Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), car parking, etc. The International Terminal Building has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers and annual handling capacity of 4 lakhs.

The entrance gate, made of sandstone and Dholpur stones along with Rajasthani paintings on the walls, give tourists a glimpse of the Rajasthani culture. Two fountains on both sides of the terminal, dotted with palm trees, ensure that normal temperature is maintained within the airport premises. The transparent side walls of the building have adjustable shades that control the passage of sunlight into the airport premises, thereby cutting down heavily on electricity bills.

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Jaipur Airport Aerial View

Salient Features of New Jaipur Airport Terminal

Jaipur Airport At Night

There are two terminals:

• Terminal 1, for domestic flights
• Terminal 2, for international flights

Aircraft Movements for last five years

Passenger Traffic for last five years

Cargo

The cargo terminal is adjacent to the old passenger terminal building, and has an area of approximately 700 sqm. Cargo Terminal Facility Adjacent to Main Old Terminal 1 Building.Cargo facility is being provided by Rajasthan Small Scale Industries co.Ltd., a public sector undertaking of Govt. of Rajasthan. Cargo

Cargo operators

Air India Cargo

Accidents and incidents

• On 9 August 1971, Vickers Viscount VT-DIX of Indian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway. The aircraft was landed with a tailwind on a wet runway.

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