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Jabalpur Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Code
  
JLR

Phone
  
076126 03466

Elevation AMSL
  
1,624 ft / 495 m

Elevation
  
1,624 m

Jabalpur Airport

Operator
  
Airports Authority of India

Serves
  
Jabalpur Metropolitan Agglomeration

Location
  
Website
  
www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jabalpur.jsp

Address
  
Dumna, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482005

Similar
  
Jabalpur, Hitkarini College of Engineeri, Adhartal Railway Station, Narmada Jacksons, PDPM IIITDM

Jabalpur Airport (IATA: JLR, ICAO: VAJB), also known as Dumna Airport, is an airport situated 25 kilometres east of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The airport was opened in the 1930s and used periodically by the Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps before and during World War II. It was commonly known as Jubbulpore Aerodrome, and had a dirt runway until the 1960s. The new paved runway was built atop the original dirt runway, in the same alignment. Before the aerodrome at Dumna was opened, planes had been landing, even in the 1920s, within a racecourse inside the city limits of Jabalpur.

Contents

The airport serves the Mahakaushal region and eastern Madhya Pradesh and serves tourists who visit Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park, Khajuraho and Bhedaghat.

The airport is spread over an area of 310.22 acres. An additional 350 acres is in the process of being allotted to Airport Authority of India for an expansion project. The project includes civil works such as extending the runway to 9,000 feet and the construction of new terminal building and parking apron. Air India and SpiceJet have been operating scheduled flight services to and from Jabalpur.

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Facilities

The runway is capable of serving narrow body aircraft including Airbus 320 family/Boeing 737-800 and is equipped with night landing facilities, DVOR/DME, NDB and precision approach path indicator. It has a parking for one A-320/B-737 or 2 ATR-72 aircraft.

Airport connectivity

Pre-paid metro taxi services are available along with pre-paid auto rickshaws. Coach services to key locations in Jabalpur and private car rental services are available.

Accidents and Incidents

  • On 4 December 2015, a Spicejet Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 registration VT-SUC, was operating as Spicejet Flight 2458, was landing at Jabalpur when the aircraft collided with a herd of 30-40 wild boars. 3 boars were killed and the aircraft skidded off the runway coming to a stop with the left gear collapsed, left engine damage, and other unknown damage caused by the impact. Despite the damage, no serious passenger injuries were reported
  • Contact Person

  • Hemanshu Tripathi,Sr.Mgr(Elex / Airport Operations)
  • References

    Jabalpur Airport Wikipedia