Jabalpur Airport

Jabalpur Airport (IATA: JLR, ICAO: VAJB) (colloquially referred to as Dumna Airport) is an airport situated 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of the city of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. It is the third busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore, and Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal. The Airports Authority of India is upgrading the airport to provide better services to the air travellers of the region. The upgrades are expected to be completed by December 2021 and the new terminal building is to be commissioned by March 2022.[1]

Jabalpur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJabalpur
LocationDumna
Elevation AMSL1,624 ft / 495 m
Coordinates23°11′05″N 080°03′31.5″E
Websitewww.aai.aero/allAirports/Jabalpur.jsp
Map
JLR
Location in India
JLR
JLR (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 6,522 1,988 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2019-March 2020)
Passenger movements331,085 (30.3%)
Aircraft movements5453 (28.5%)

The airport serves the whole of eastern Madhya Pradesh, especially the Mahakaushal region. It serves tourists who visit Kanha National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park and the marble cliffs and waterfalls on either sides of the Narmada river at nearby Bhedaghat amongst other areas and attractions. The airport is spread over an area of 960 acres. Alliance Air, Indigo and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from Jabalpur.

History

The airport was constructed during the British era 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. In 2015, the State government handed over 468.43 acres of land to the AAI for expansion of the airport.[1]

Runway

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.

Terminal

The terminal has the capacity of handling 200 passengers at the peak hours. It has 4 check-in desks apart from CCTV's and an X-ray machine for security. The airport is equipped with runway lighting, car-calling, night landing facilities, a food stall and an ATM. The Government of Madhya Pradesh had provided with Tourism Information Center and medical facilities like first-aid, MIR, and doctors and nurse will be provided soon.

Expansion

A new terminal building, spread over an area of 11,518 square feet, with a capacity to handle 500 passengers during peak hours is under construction. The terminal will have three aerobridges, an advanced baggage screening system and a car parking for more than 250 cars and buses. The building is to be commissioned by March 2022.[1] The project also includes extending the runway to 2750 meters from the current 1988 meters, a 14 km long boundary wall, a 5 km long approach road connecting airport to the city, a 32-metre-high New ATC Tower cum technical block, apron, taxiway, isolation bay and a fire station at a cost of Rs. 412 crores. These upgrades are expected to be completed by December 2021.[1] The foundation stone was laid on August 13, 2018 by Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha, Rakesh Singh amongst others[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Delhi
IndiGo Delhi,[3] Hyderabad,[4] Kolkata, Mumbai[5]
SpiceJetBangalore,[6] Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai

JCTSL offers airport shuttle services starting from ISBT from Jabalpur Airport. 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[7]

References
  1. "Jabalpur Airport upgradation". Press Information Bureau. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "Foundation stone laid for upgradation of Jabalpur Airport". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
  4. "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
  5. "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
  6. https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx
  7. "Accident: Spicejet DH8D at Jabalpur on Dec 4th 2015, boar strike, runway excursion, left main and nose gear collapsed". Avherald.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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