Jaipur International Airport Template:Airport codes is an international airport serving Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. It is located in the southern suburb of Sanganer, located about Template:Convert from the city centre.[1] It is the 13th-busiest airport in India in daily scheduled flight operations.[2]
History
On 29 December 2005, the airport was granted the status of international airport.[3] The airport's apron can accommodate 14 aircraft, and the new integrated terminal building can handle up to 1,000 passengers at peak hours.[4]
On 1 July 2009, the second terminal was inaugurated,[5] and further expanded in 2019 when its runway width was expanded by around 20 meters on each side, a new hall was built in the departure area, and three conveyor belts and 2 new aerobridges were installed.[6][7]
Between 2018-24, T1 was upgraded, floor area was expanded from 10,000 to 18,000 square meters and redesigned to reflect traditional Rajasthani architecture.[8][9]
2016 plan to construct a new greenfield airport for Jaipur at different location just outside the Jaipur Ring Road at Shivdaspura,[10] was abandoned in May 2023 due to the lack of viability and the acquired land was used for developing an economic hub.[11][12]
Terminals
Terminal T1: International
T1, being exclusively used as the international terminal.[13]
Terminal T2: Domestic
T2, used exclusively as the domestic terminal,[5][14] has Template:Convert area, 14 airport check-in counters, four security counters, central heating system, central air conditioning, an inline x-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the departure conveyor system, baggage claim carousels, escalators, public address system, flight information display system, CCTV for surveillance, airport check-in counters with Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), car parking, etc.Template:Citation needed The domestic terminal building, built in Rajasthani architecture with sandstone and Dholpur stone, has a peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers and an annual handling capacity of 400,000. It has three VIP lounges.[15][16]
Terminal T3: proposed
A 2018 plan for expansion, which envisaged annual passenger growth from 5 million passengers to over 10 million by 2023, a new passenger terminal T3 on 1.25 lakh square meters area was expected to be completed by 2026/27.[17] It is yet to see any progress as of August 2025.
Air cargo terminal
Cargo terminal, adjacent to the T1, has an area of approximately Template:ConvertTemplate:Citation needed
Passenger flights
Airlines and destinations
Top destinations
| Rank | Destination (IATA) | Passengers (2024) | Main airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi (DEL) | 1,520,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express; Akasa Air; SpiceJet; |
| 2 | Mumbai (BOM) | 1,280,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express; Akasa Air; Air India |
| 3 | Bengaluru (BLR) | 920,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express |
| 4 | Hyderabad (HYD) | 630,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express |
| 5 | Ahmedabad (AMD) | 570,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express |
| 6 | Pune (PNQ) | 500,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express; SpiceJet |
| 7 | Lucknow (LKO) | 400,000[19] | IndiGo; Air India Express |
| 8 | Goa (GOX/GOI) | 380,000[19] | IndiGo; Akasa Air |
| 9 | Kolkata (CCU) | 350,000[19] | IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express |
| 10 | Chandigarh (IXC) | 320,000[19] | IndiGo |
Other details
Runway
| Runway number | Length | Width | Approach lights/ILS | Comments/citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | CAT III-B / CAT III-B | [20] |
Awards
The airport was declared as the World's Best Airport in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers per annum three consecutive times in 2015, 2016 and 2018 by Airports Council International.[23][24][25]
Incidents
- On 18 February 1969, Douglas DC-3 VT-CJH of Indian Airlines crashed on take-off on a scheduled passenger flight. The aircraft was overloaded and take-off was either downwind or with a crosswind. All 30 people on board survived.[26]
- On 5 January 2014, Flight AI-890 Airbus A320 VT-ESH of Air India from Imphal to Delhi via Guwahati was diverted to Jaipur Airport due to heavy fog in Delhi. The rear tire of the plane burst during landing, damaging the right wing. The plane received substantial damage and the aircraft was written off. All 173 passengers and six crew members survived.[27][28]
See also
References
- ↑ Jaipur Airport. Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Jaipur airport 'lands' in 11th spot. Dnaindia.com(27 February 2018). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Jaipur airport to get international status. The Times of India(29 December 2005).
- ↑ Jaipur airport expansion(11 July 2011). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New domestic terminal set for take-off on 1 July. The Times of India(21 June 2009).
- ↑ Modifications started in existing terminal. M.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ New buildings to decongest Jaipur airport from May | Jaipur News - Times of India. M.timesofindia.com(23 February 2019). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ [4]. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ [5]. Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ New Jaipur Shivdaspura Airport. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ Economic hub planned on land meant for airport. The Times of India(7 May 2023). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ Greenfield Airport Project. Land Conflict Watch. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ Rajasthan CM inaugurates terminal 1 of Jaipur international airport(17 March 2024). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ Passengers welcomed on Terminal-2. The Times of India(2 July 2009).
- ↑ Domestic flights to take off from terminal-2 | Jaipur News - Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com(1 July 2009). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Jaipur Airport Terminal 2 – Voice Of Jaipur. Jaipur.org(6 December 2012). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Jaipur Airport new Terminal to be 7 times Larger than the Existing One. News of Rajasthan(20 March 2018). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ City‑pair‑wise Monthly Domestic Passenger Traffic Statistics – 2024. Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 City‑pair‑wise Monthly Domestic Passenger Traffic Statistics – 2024 (machine‑readable copy). Directorate General of Civil Aviation (via Dataful). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ Jaipur airport set to handle bigger planes | Jaipur News - Times of India. M.timesofindia.com(13 September 2016). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Trial of CAT-IIIB lighting system at airport from December 8 | Jaipur News - Times of India. M.timesofindia.com(7 November 2016). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Jaipur airport to have a taxiway. The PinkCity Post(13 October 2017). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Airport Service Quality Awards.
- ↑ Jaipur, Srinagar top ranked airports in small aerodrome category. Economic Times(18 October 2017).
- ↑ Jaipur Airport wins the 'Best Airport in the World' award, Lucknow second. Zee News(21 March 2018). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ VT-CJH Accident Description. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-231 VT-ESH Jaipur International Airport. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ First person account: Air India passenger on Guwahati-Delhi flight recounts horror : India, News - India Today. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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