Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesJaisalmer
LocationJaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL251 m (823 ft)
Coordinates26°52′49″N 70°51′18″E / 26.88028°N 70.85500°E / 26.88028; 70.85500
Map
JSA is located in Rajasthan
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JSA
Location of airport in Rajasthan
JSA is located in India
JSA
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JSA (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (April 2025 - March 2026)
Passengers2,43,060 (Increase 101.4%)
Aircraft movements2,104 (Increase 106.7%)
Cargo tonnage0 (Steady 0%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Jaisalmer Airport (IATA: JSA, ICAO: VIJR) is a domestic airport serving Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. It is located 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the city centre.[4] The airport operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Air Force base.

The airport has a single runway of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in length and 150 feet (46 m) in width. Carriers that have previously flown to/from the airport include Vayudoot and Kingfisher Airlines.[5] In 2015, it was not used for civil flights, and was closed[6] until services resumed under the UDAN scheme in 2017.

New civil terminal

The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new passenger terminal at the southern end of the airfield. Construction of the ₹ 80 crore terminal was completed in March 2013.[7] The civil enclave is spread over 65 acres,[7] and consists of the terminal and an apron for parking three Airbus A321 aircraft.[8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Delhi[9]
Alliance Air Seasonal: Delhi[10]
IndiGo[11] Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai
Seasonal: Bengaluru[12]
SpiceJet Delhi[13]

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Google maps, journey from the railway station to the airport
  5. ↑ "Kingfisher Airlines Launches Direct Flights Connecting Udaipur to Mumbai". 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Wilkes, Tommy (19 August 2015). "Ghost airports highlight risks as Modi spends to grow". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Rupees 80 crore-worth airport left abandoned". Dainik Bhaskar. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Airports Authority of India". Aai.aero. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Air India to commence Delhi-Jaisalmer service in Oct-2025". CAPA. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Alliance Air now connects Delhi-Jaisalmer and back effective 2nd December 2022". Alliance Air. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Sengupta, Joy (21 August 2023). "IndiGo announces connectivity to Jaisalmer". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "IndiGo to commence Bengaluru-Jaisalmer service in Oct-2025". CAPA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.

"Airport information for VIJR". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.

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