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<div>{{Short description|Airport in Gujarat, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox airport<br />
| name = Jamnagar Airport<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption = <br />
| IATA = JGA<br />
| ICAO = VAJM<br />
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India<br />
| pushpin_label = '''JGA'''<br />
| type = Military/Public<br />
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]<br />
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]] <br />
| owner-oper = <br />
| city-served = [[Jamnagar]], [[Dwarka]], [[Porbandar]], [[Jamkhambhaliya]]<br />
| location = [[Jamnagar]]<br />
| elevation-f = 69<br />
| elevation-m = 21<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22|27|56|N|070|00|45|E|type:airport}}<br />
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time]]<br />
| utc = +5:30<br />
| website = <br />
| metric-rwy = <br />
| r1-number = 06/24<br />
| r1-length-f = 8,242<br />
| r1-length-m = 2,512<br />
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]<br />
| r2-number = 12/30<br />
| r2-length-f = 8,236<br />
| r2-length-m = 2,510<br />
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
|stat-year= Apr '15 – Mar '16<br />
|stat1-header= Passenger Movements<br />
|stat1-data= 84,403 ({{increase}} 10.2%)<br />
|stat2-header= Aircraft Movements<br />
|stat2-data= 760 ({{increase}} 0.8%) (includes only scheduled flights)<br />
|stat3-header= Cargo Handled<br />
|stat3-data= 315.7 tonnes ({{increase}} 86.4%)<br />
| footnotes = Source:<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/City-fifth-on-Gujarats-aviation-map/articleshow/51337469.cms | title=City fifth on Gujarat's aviation map | date=10 March 2016 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Melvyn Reggie | last=Thomas | access-date=9 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2016.jsp |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510004125/http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2016.jsp |archive-date=10 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}<br />
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The '''Jamnagar Airport''', officially known as '''Civil Enclave Jamnagar''',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jamnagar.jsp | title=Jamnagar: General information | work=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=21 September 2016 | access-date=20 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315115716/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jamnagar.jsp | archive-date=15 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> {{airport codes|JGA|VAJM}} is an airport in [[Jamnagar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is owned by the [[Indian Air Force]] and also permits both commercial as well as private flights. It is the only airport in [[Gujarat]] which has two runways.<br />
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According to a survey conducted by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, traffic at Jamnagar airport grew at 15% between 2003 and 2008. Compared to other airports in [[Gujarat]], Jamnagar airport has low market share but high growth. The domestic passenger demand would increase by 6% between 2016 and 2020.<br />
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During the [[Operation Raahat|evacuation of Indian nationals from]] [[Yemen]] in April 2015, a C-17 Globemaster of the Indian Air Force was sent to [[Djibouti]] from the Jamnagar Airport.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150408/jsp/nation/story_13384.jsp#.VcXumYG3RAg</ref><br />
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==Terminal==<br />
Jamnagar Airport has a single terminal spread over 35 acres. It has a capacity to handle 150 passengers at a given time. It has a small lounge including a cafeteria before the check-in counter. There is a conveyor belt in the arrivals area for the luggage. The parking apron adjoining the terminal measures 295&nbsp;ft x 295&nbsp;ft and can handle two [[Airbus A320]]s simultaneously.<ref>Airports Authority of India<br />
http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jamnagar.jsp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315115716/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jamnagar.jsp |date=15 March 2017 }}</ref> The airport has a car parking capacity of about 50 cars.<br />
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In 2012, the government announced plans for the expansion of the terminal along with several other airports of the state.<br />
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==Airlines and destinations==<br />
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{{Airport-dest-list<br />
| [[Air India]] | [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<br />
| [[Star Air (India)|Star Air]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starair.in/home/flightschedules|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=[[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Access==<br />
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The airport is connected to the city by a four lane highway and is about 8 kilometres from the city.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Ahmedabad Airport]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{WAD|VAJM}}<br />
* {{ASN|JGA}}<br />
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{{Airports in India}}<br />
{{Indian Air Force}}<br />
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[[Category:Airports in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Jamnagar]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jamnagar]]<br />
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]<br />
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