Maa Danteswari Airport

Maa Danteswari Airport
IATA: JGB ICAO: VEJR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Chhattisgarh [1]
Operator	Government of Chhattisgarh
Serves	Jagdalpur
Location	Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India
Elevation  AMSL	555 m / 1,822 ft
Coordinates	19°04′28″N082°02′13″E / 19.07444°N 82.03694°E / 19.07444; 82.03694
Map
JGB Location of airport in Chhattisgarh and India Show map of Chhattisgarh JGB JGB (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,707 5,600 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers 55,019 ( 15.3%) Aircraft movements 1,464 ( 10.4%) Cargo tonnage —
Source: AAI [2] [3] [4]

Maa Danteswari Airport( IATA : JGB, ICAO : VEJR), also known as Jagdalpur 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

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Bilaspur, Delhi, [10] Jabalpur, [11]
IndiGo	Hyderabad, Raipur [12]

Statistics

See also

• Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur
• Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport, Bilaspur
• List of airports in India
• List of the busiest airports in India

References

1. "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 24 April 2024.
3. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
4. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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. "The flight service Delhi-Jabalpur-Jagdalpur-Jabalpur-Delhi was launched on March 12th, as official said". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
11. "After successful trial, now aviation services to restart in Jagdalpur soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
12. "IndiGo to elevate services in Bastar". The Hitavada. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.