Dehradun Airport

Dehradun Airport
Jolly Grant
Airside view of the terminal
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Rishikesh, Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee
Location Rishikesh (Tehsil) Dehradun (District)
Elevation AMSL 558 m / 1,856 ft
Coordinates 30°11′23″N 078°10′49″E / 30.18972°N 78.18028°E / 30.18972; 78.18028Coordinates: 30°11′23″N 078°10′49″E / 30.18972°N 78.18028°E / 30.18972; 78.18028
Map
DED
DED
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,140 7,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2017 - March 2018)
Passengers 1,124,937 (Increase27.5%)
Aircraft movements 12,281 (Increase29.5%)
Cargo movements 219 (Decrease18.3%)
Source: AAI[1][2]

Dehradun Airport (IATA: DED, ICAO: VIDN) also known as Jolly Grant Airport is a domestic airport located about 30 km (16 nmi; 19 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.[3] Located 15 km (9.3 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 60 minutes to Haridwar and Dehradun.

Jolly Grant airport is 36th busiest airport in India with annual passengers 1,124,937.

It is also known as the Air Gateway of Garhwal and plays an important role in the tourism of Uttarakhand.[4]

An Air India Regional Bombardier CRJ700 at the airport in 2012

History

The airport was constructed in 1974. Vayudoot operated scheduled services to New Delhi, Lucknow and Pantnagar from 1982 to 1995.[5] Air Deccan started flights between Dehradun and New Delhi in December 2004[6] and added a second daily flight from August 2006.[7]

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.[8]

The expansion work was expected to cost ₹720 million and was to be completed by the end of 2007.[9] However, it took a few months more and scheduled flights resumed only in March 2008 with Air Deccan re-launching its flights.[5] Jet Airways and Air India both launched their Delhi to Dehradun services on 28 January 2010,[10] followed by SpiceJet in 2012.[11] In mid-2016, Jet Airways launched daily nonstop Mumbai-Dehradun-Mumbai flights. And in mid-2017 They launched Dehradun-Srinagar-Dehradun-Mumbai non stop flight.

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 122,000. It has 11 check-in counters, an X-ray baggage scanner, three security check booths in the Departures section and two baggage claim conveyor belts in the Arrivals section. Its adjoining airport apron can accommodate two Category 'C’ type of aircraft.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Delhi
Alliance Air Delhi, Lucknow, Patna
IndiGo Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai,Surat,
Jet Airways[12] Delhi, Mumbai
SpiceJet Ahmedabad (Begins 31st October 2018), Delhi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "New Integrated Terminal Buildings inaugurated at Amritsar, Dehradun and Jaipur Airport". Press Information Bureau. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Pandit, Ambika (26 June 2013). "Dehradun airport sees flurry of action". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Aviation giants land at Jolly Grant airport". The Tribune. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Air Deccan to fly Delhi-Dehradun". Rediff.com. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Air Deccan launches 2 flight on Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi sector". MoneyControl.com. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Expansion causes flight suspension at Dehradun airport". Live Mint. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dehradun airport to get Rs 72-cr facelift". Business Standard. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Air India launches Delhi-Dehradun flight". Daily News and Analysis. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "SpiceJet launches Delhi-Dehradun flights". The Economic Times. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jet Airways schedule". jetairways.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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