Jolly Grant Airport

Jolly Grant
जॉली ग्रांट हवाई अड्डा

Airside view of Terminal
IATA: DED – ICAO: VIDN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Location Dehradun
Elevation AMSL 1,831 ft / 558 m
Coordinates 30°11′23″N 078°10′49″E / 30.18972°N 78.18028°E / 30.18972; 78.18028
Map
DED
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 7,000 2,140 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passenger movements 368,005 (Increase20.09)
Aircraft movements 4,810
Cargo tonnage 20
Source: AAI,[1]
Air India Regional CRJ700 at Jolly Grant Airport (August 2012)
SpiceJet and Jet Airways aircraft at Jolly Grant Airport (August 2014)

Jolly Grant Airport, (IATA: DED, ICAO: VIDN) also known as Dehradun Airport, is a domestic airport located about 22 km (12 nmi; 14 mi) southeast of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the airport resumed commercial operations on 30 March 2008 after a runway extension to accommodate larger aircraft. A new terminal building was inaugurated in February 2009.[2] Located 20 km (12 mi) from Rishikesh, and 30 km (19 mi) from Haridwar, the airport allows easy access to the region. It is approximately a 20 minutes drive to Rishikesh and 45 minutes to Haridwar and Dehradun.

Jolly Grant airport became the center of operations for rescue effort in evacuating pilgrims from Kedarnath and the surrounding pilgrimage sites during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. The airport, which used to handle 16 flights a day, had to handle more than 100 daily aircraft movements on some days mostly comprising Indian Air Force aircraft, Chartered flights and private jets ferrying VIPs.[3]

History

The airport was constructed in 1974. Vayudoot operated scheduled services to New Delhi, Lucknow and Pantnagar from 1982 to 1995.[4] Air Deccan started flights between Dehradun and New Delhi in December 2004[5] and added a second daily flight from August 2006.[6]

The Airport Authority of India suspended flight operations at the airport from 1 March 2007 in order to execute its airport modernization plan. The runway was extended from 3,500 feet to 7,000 feet and also broadened from 23 metres to 45 metres to enable the landing of narrow body jets like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320. A night landing system was installed and a new terminal building and ATC tower were also constructed.[7]

The expansion work was expected to cost ₹72 crores and was to be completed by the end of 2007.[8] However, it took a few months more and scheduled flights resumed only in March 2008 with Air Deccan re-launching its flights.[4] Jet Airways and Air India both launched their Delhi to Dehradun services on 28 January 2010,[9] followed by SpiceJet in 2012.[10]

The New Domestic Terminal Building at Dehradun is a 4,200 square metre glass and steel structure with central air conditioning, central heating, a Flight Information Display System (FIDS) and CCTV surveillance systems. The Terminal has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 150 passengers and annual handling capacity of 1.22 lakhs. It has 4 check-in counters, an X-ray baggage scanner, 3 Security check booths in the Departures section and 2 Baggage claim conveyor belts in the Arrivals section. Its adjoining airport apron can accommodate 2 Category ‘C’ type of aircraft.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Regional Delhi
IndiGo Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad
Jet Airways Mumbai , Bangalore, Trivandrum, Delhi
SpiceJet Delhi, Chennai
Ventura AirConnect Lucknow

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TRAFFIC STATISTICS - DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS" (jsp). Aai.aero. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "New Integrated Terminal Buildings inaugurated at Amritsar, Dehradun and Jaipur Airport". Press Information Bureau. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Pandit, Ambika (26 June 2013). "Dehradun airport sees flurry of action". Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Aviation giants land at Jolly Grant airport". The Tribune. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Air Deccan to fly Delhi-Dehradun". Rediff.com. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Air Deccan launches 2 flight on Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi sector". MoneyControl.com. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Expansion causes flight suspension at Dehradun airport". Live Mint. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dehradun airport to get Rs 72-cr facelift". Business Standard. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Air India launches Delhi-Dehradun flight". Daily News and Analysis. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "SpiceJet launches Delhi-Dehradun flights". The Economic Times. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

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