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Jammu Airport
Jammu Airport
	IATA: IXJ; ICAO: VIJU;
Summary
Airport type	Public/military
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Jammu
Location	Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Time zone	Indian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL	314 m / 1,029 ft
Coordinates	32°41′21″N 074°50′15″E / 32.68917°N 74.83750°E
Map
	IXJ IXJ
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	1,456,567 ( 7.8%)
Aircraft movements	11,348 ( 18.8%)
Cargo tonnage	876 ( 40.1%)
	Source: AAI

Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave^[5] (IATA: IXJ, ICAO: VIJU), is a domestic airport serving Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 6.1 km (3.8 mi) south of the city centre and 14 km (8.7 mi) from the India–Pakistan border.

Infrastructure

Terminal 1

The 14,500-square-metre (156,000 sq ft) terminal can only handle domestic flights. It has five gates and twenty check-in desks.^[6] A store selling traditional packaged food items, a shoe 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]

Terminal 2

In September 2021, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that there would be a new terminal of 45,000 square meters, and an investment worth rupees 700 crores would be made.^[8]

Night landing

"The launch of night flights encourages investment by boosting the local economy, improving air connectivity and increasing the number of tourists in the region. It also allows residents of the Jammu district to travel to the state capital and beyond. It will provide the flexibility that has been coveted for," LG Sinha said.^{[citation needed]}

According to airport authorities, new carpet construction on the runway has been completed and a runway approach light system, including a series of light strips with flashing lights, has been installed and is in operation. Therefore, nighttime operations have begun at all other facilities already installed and in operation at Jammu Airport, including Instrument Landing System (ILS), CAT1 Lights, PAPI. The extended 1,300-foot runway will be integrated with the existing runway and all related work was meant to be completed by August 31, 2021. Jammu Airport extended its business hours in early 2019, but due to delayed runway expansion, the night flight system was put on hold.

On July 17, 2021, it was announced that Jammu Airport was capable of handling night flights. The first scheduled night flight was by Go Air on July 23, 2021.

The asphalt^[9] 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 and three Boeing 737.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Air India	Delhi, Leh, Mumbai, Srinagar	^[10]
Air India Express	Delhi, Srinagar	^[11]
Alliance Air	Delhi	^[12]
IndiGo	Ahmedabad,^{[citation needed]} Chandigarh,^[13] Delhi, Hyderabad,^[14] Indore, Kolkata,^[15] Leh, Mumbai, Srinagar Seasonal: Bengaluru
SpiceJet	Delhi, Srinagar	^[16]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at IXJ airport. See Wikidata query.

Access

The airport is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city of Jammu, along Ranbir Singh Pura Road.^[5]^[17] 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 was injured.^[18]
On 27 June 2021, there were twin blasts at the IAF station of the airport, which was suspected to be a terror attack. The blasts took place within five minutes during the night of the day. The first blast was heard at 1:37 AM IST, while the second one was on the ground, and blasted at 1:42 AM IST. The first bomb damaged one building by blowing of its roof, while the other one exploded on an empty area, outside the airport. It injured two army personnel, but they were soon recovered and the impacted building was repaired.^[19]