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{{Short description|Airport in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Jalgaon Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = Jalgaon Airport.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = JLG
| ICAO = VAJL<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151223072030/http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2012_14.pdf] AAI Aerodrome data</ref>
| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator = Airports Authority of India
| city-served = [[Jalgaon]]
| location = Kusumbe, Jalgaon, [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| built = {{start date and age|1973|||df=y|p=n|br=n}}<ref name="PWD"/>
| metric-elev =
| elevation-f = 840
| elevation-m = 256
| coordinates = {{coord|20|57|43|N|075|37|36|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jalgaon.jsp/ Jalgaon Airport]
| pushpin_map= India Maharashtra #India
| pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
| pushpin_label= '''JLG'''
| pushpin_mapsize=250
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 5,574
| r1-length-m = 1,700
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2024 - March 2025
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 92,470 ({{increase}} 197.6%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 2,162 ({{increase}} 180.2%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = —
| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''Jalgaon Airport''' {{Airport codes|JLG|VAJL}} is a [[domestic airport]] serving the city of [[Jalgaon]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is located in Kusumbe, off [[National Highway 753F (India)|National Highway 753F]] (NH-753F), {{cvt|9|km}} southeast of the city centre, and {{cvt|47|km}} away from the [[Ajanta Caves]], for which it is its closest airport.

The airport has a flight training institute run by Skynex Aviation.<ref name="PWD">{{cite web|title=Airstrips in Maharashtra|url=http://www.mahapwd.com/statistics/airstrips.html|publisher=Maharashtra Public Works Department|access-date=3 February 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After resumption of operations in April 2024 with [[Fly91]] and [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] from June 2024, the airport became one of the fastest growing airports in Maharashtra, with direct connectivity to the major cities of [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Goa]] and [[Ahmedabad]]. As of June 2024, it is the fifth-busiest airport in the state by private and commercial aircraft movements.<ref name="IC">{{cite news|title=Regional airline FLY91 adds Pune as its seventh destination|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/regional-airline-fly91-adds-pune-as-its-seventh-destination/article68215925.ece|work=The Hindu|date=25 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="AA">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url= https://www.allianceair.in/book|website=Alliance Air|access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>

==History==
The airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.<ref name="PWD"/> The Jalgaon Municipal Council took over its operations from April 1997 and handed it over to the [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] (MADC) in April 2007.<ref name="JAL1">{{cite news |title=President inaugurates Jalgaon airport |url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/03/23/356--President-inaugurates-Jalgaon-airport-.html |publisher=Newstrackindia.com |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407110942/http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/03/23/356--President-inaugurates-Jalgaon-airport-.html |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of Maharashtra]] signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) to upgrade the airport in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=MADC - Projects |url=http://www.madcindia.org/projects.html |publisher=[[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226054653/http://www.madcindia.org/projects.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> The then [[President of India]], [[Pratibha Patil]], laid the [[Cornerstone|foundation stone]] for the development and expansion of the airport in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=President lays foundation stone for Jalgaon airport |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/president-lays-foundation-stone-for-jalgaon-airport_633580.html |publisher=Zeenews.com |date=13 June 2010 |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616004201/http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/president-lays-foundation-stone-for-jalgaon-airport_633580.html |archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> The AAI completed the first phase of work worth {{INRConvert|61|c|year=2012}} in February 2012, including a new [[Airport apron|apron]] and a taxiway.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jalgaon Airport works |url=http://ejalgaon.com/today/newstoday.html |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 February 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210022927/http://ejalgaon.com/today/newstoday.html |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> The revamped airport was inaugurated on 23 March 2012 by President Pratibha Patil.<ref name= "JAL1"/>

In 2016, the Government of Maharashra signed up for the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation's]] regional connectivity scheme (RCS) called [[UDAN]], that would fast-track the development of ten regional airports in the state, including Jalgaon.<ref name ="ET2">{{cite news |title=Maharashtra first to sign up for regional connectivity scheme | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/maharashtra-first-to-sign-up-for-regional-connectivity-scheme/articleshow/53829095.cms |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date=24 August 2016 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref> Under UDAN, [[Air Deccan]] won the contract to start flights from Jalgaon to [[Mumbai]]. The airline flew the first-ever scheduled commercial flight from the airport to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] on 23 December 2017.<ref name ="LM1">{{cite news |title=Air Deccan makes first flight from Mumbai to Jalgaon |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eO3hZYOuPo5KQxmW58BgdP/Air-Deccan-makes-first-flight-from-Mumbai-to-Jalgaon.html |publisher= [[LiveMint]] |date=23 December 2017 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref> However, the airline stopped the flights in October 2018, citing technical issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/air-deccan-stops-four-flight-ops-in-maharashtra-cities/articleshow/66352778.cms|title=Air Deccan stops four flight operations in Maharashtra cities|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 October 2018|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> The Government cancelled the contract and the route was allotted to [[TruJet]],<ref name ="ET1">{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: 5 routes under UDAN scheme to restart from February 13| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/maharashtra-5-routes-under-udan-scheme-to-restart-from-february-13/articleshow/67582736.cms |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref> and started operating from Jalgaon to [[Ahmedabad]] and Mumbai from 1 September 2019.<ref name ="TOI2">{{cite news |title=Jalgaon gets air link to Mumbai and Ahmedabad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/jalgaon-gets-air-link-to-mumbai-and-ahmedabad/articleshow/70940033.cms?from=mdr |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=2 September 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019 }}</ref> However, the airline stopped all operations in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and never restarted owing to the airline's bankruptcy in February 2022. Since then, the airport handled only private, charter and government flights. As the airport continues to be a part of the UDAN Scheme, in July 2023, a regional airline startup named [[Fly91]] was allocated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to start routes to eight cities in India, including Jalgaon.<ref name="TET">{{cite news|title=Newest airline FLY91 gets routes under UDAN scheme|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/fly91-gets-udan-routes/articleshow/102114841.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=26 July 2023|access-date=13 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> Hence, after beginning operations from its base at [[Manohar International Airport]] in [[Goa]] in March 2024, Fly91 restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting new flights to Goa and [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]] from 18 April 2024.<ref name="Fly91">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://fly91.in/|website=[[Fly91]]|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

==Structure==
The airport is spread over an area of 630 acres and has one runway oriented 09/27, measuring {{cvt|1700|m}} in length. Its new [[Airport ramp|apron]] measuring 68 metres by 67 metres provides parking space for two [[ATR 72|ATR-72]] aircraft at a time. The runway has basic approach and runway edge lighting. Navigational and landing aids at the airport includes a [[DVOR#DVOR|DVOR]]/[[Distance measuring equipment|DME]] and a [[Precision approach path indicator|PAPI]] equipped on both sides of the runway. The terminal building covers an area of {{cvt|700|sqm}} and can accommodate 120 passengers during peak hours.

==Facilities==
The airport has all basic facilities as present in [[regional airport]]s. The terminal has a booking counter area, few retail shops, washrooms, a baggage handling area, a waiting area, medical and emergency facilities, facilities for physically challenged passengers, and outside it there is a fire station, an [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower, a technical block, a flight training centre and ground vehicles connecting the terminal to the apron, as the terminal does not have any [[Jet bridge|aerobridges]] at present.

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport destination list

| [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]<ref name="AA"/> | [[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
| [[Fly91]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://fly91.in/resources/flight-schedule.pdf|website=Fly91|access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> | [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Pune International Airport|Pune]]<ref name="IC"/>

}}

==Connectivity==
===Road===
The airport is connected to the city with the help of [[National Highway 753F (India)|National Highway 753F]] (NH-753F), passing just beside the airport.

===Rail===
The nearest railway station is [[Jalgaon Junction railway station]], located about {{cvt|9.5|km}} north of the airport.

==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=JLG}}

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of airports in India]]
* [[UDAN|UDAN Scheme]]
* [[Ajanta Caves]]
* [[Tourism in Maharashtra]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/jalgaon.jsp/ Official website]

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Jalgaon]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

Jalgaon Airport - Revision history

EveMagill33 at 22:35, 8 August 2025