Jammu Airport

Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave,[5] (IATA: IXJ, ICAO: VIJU) is a domestic airport serving Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated 14 km (8.7 miles) from the international border between India and Pakistan.

Jammu Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force[1]
OperatorAirports Authority of India and Indian Air Force
LocationJammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL314 m / 1,029 ft
Coordinates32°41′21″N 074°50′15″E
Map
IXJ
IXJ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,042 6,699 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2017 - March 2018)
Passenger movements1,443,965 (24.5%)
Aircraft movements14,378 (32.5%)
Cargo tonnage1,813 (19.1%)
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Infrastructure

The 6,500-square-metre (70,000 sq ft) terminal can only handle domestic flights. It has five gates and fourteen check-in desks.[6] A store selling traditional packaged food items, a shoes shop, a restaurant, and a souvenir store and information desk for pilgrims travelling to the Vaishno Devi temple are among the amenities available in the terminal.[7]

The asphalt[8] runway, 18/36, has dimensions 2,042 by 45 metres (6,699 ft × 148 ft).[6] It can handle CAT I instrument landing system approaches. The apron has space to park three Airbus A320 aircraft.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air IndiaDelhi, Leh, Srinagar[9]
Alliance Air Delhi[10]
GoAirDelhi, Leh, Mumbai, Srinagar[11]
IndiGo Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Srinagar[12]
SpiceJet Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gwalior,[13] Mumbai, Srinagar [13]
VistaraDelhi, Srinagar[14]

Statistics

The Airports Authority of India had published data and statistics of the airport between the time period of April 2013 to March 2014. According to this data, Jammu airport is ranked the 27th busiest airport in India, with a total passenger traffic of 845,555. This was a decrease of 1.9% from 2012–2013.

Trivia
  1. The airport has heightened security measures with multiple check points.

Access

The airport is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city of Jammu, along Ranbir Singh Pura Road.[5][15] There is a car park with 80 spaces. Bus, taxi and car rental services provide transportation to the city.[7]

Incidents and accidents

On 9 January 2017, Air India 821, an Air India Airbus A320-200 on a scheduled flight from Delhi, overran runway 36 at Jammu on landing. The aircraft touched down at a distance of 2,400 feet from the runway threshold. Four of the eight main landing gear tires burst during the rollout and the aircraft came to a stop on soft ground 8 metres from the edge of the runway. Smoke was observed in the rear cabin and an evacuation ensued. The investigation revealed the serious incident was caused by the late touchdown and reduced deceleration rate due to improper application of the brakes. None of the 143 occupants were injured.[16]

References
  1. "Evaluation of Patna And Jammu Airport" (Press release). Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Jammu: General information". Airports Authority of India. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. "Jammu: Technical information". Airports Authority of India. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. "Jammu: Passenger information". Airports Authority of India. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. "Jammu -- VIJU". DAFIF. October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  9. "Air India Timetable". Air India. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. "Air India and Alliance Air schedule list". Air India. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "GoAir flight schedule". GoAir. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. "IndiGo flight schedules". goindigo.in.
  13. "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.
  14. "Vistara flight schedule". Vistara. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  15. Lovell-Hoare, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max (2014). Kashmir: Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Zanskar. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-84162-396-2.
  16. Hradecky, Simon. "Incident: India A320 at Jammu on Jun 9th 2017, overran runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

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