Maa Danteswari Airport
Maa Danteswari Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jagdalpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 555 m (1,821 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°04′28″N 082°02′13″E / 19.07444°N 82.03694°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://jagdalpurairport.com | ||||||||||
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  JGB Location of airport in Chhattisgarh and India  JGB JGB (India) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (April 2025 - March 2026) | |||||||||||
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| 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. The airport's name was changed on 21 September 2020.
Development
[edit]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 reportedly have a state of the art 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
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Air | Hyderabad,[10] Raipur.[11] |
| IndiGo | Hyderabad, Raipur[12] |
Statistics
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Pre-feasibility Study for Jagdalpur Airport Conducted". Press Information Bureau. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Annexure III: Airport-wise Passenger Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Annexure II: Airport-wise Aircraft Movement Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Annexure IV: Airport-wise Freight Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Centre lays firm conditions prior to airport development in C'garh". The Pioneer. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "CM performs bhoomi pujan for terminal of Jagdalpur airport". The Pioneer. January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Jagdalpur airport to be developed for ATR type aircraft ops". The Pioneer. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Safety assessment done at Jagdalpur Airport for 3C licence". The Pioneer. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ {{cite web | url=https://urbanacres.in/raipur-airport-adds-ambikapur-link-as-winter-flights-shift-earlier/
- ↑ {{cite web | url=https://urbanacres.in/raipur-airport-adds-ambikapur-link-as-winter-flights-shift-earlier/
- ↑ "IndiGo to elevate services in Bastar". The Hitavada. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.