Maa Danteswari Airport
Airport in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh India
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Maa Danteswari Airport (IATA: JGB, ICAO: VEJR), also known as Jagdalpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Jagdalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a pre-feasibility study in July 2013 for development of the airport[1] and approved of operations of aircraft under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.[5] The airport was chosen for an upgrade under the Government's UDAN scheme and the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a terminal building was performed in January 2017.[6][7] It was upgraded to 3C category in 2019, allowing the operations of ATR-72 type of aircraft.[8] On 21 September 2020, Alliance Air started flights to Hyderabad and Raipur using an ATR-72. The airport's name was changed on 21 September 2020.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jagdalpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 555 m (1,821 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°04′28″N 082°02′13″E | ||||||||||
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  JGB Location of airport in Chhattisgarh and India  JGB JGB (India) | |||||||||||
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| Source: AAI[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Development
The district administration has floated a proposal to set up a new airport for Jagdalpur in Ulnar village of Bastar district. This airport is expected to be set up in an area measuring 250 hectares. It would have a 1.7 km long and 30 metres wide runway. The airport would reportedly have a state of the art terminal building. Since about 92% (229 hectares) of the land required is owned by the government, the land acquisition process is expected to be quick leading to a faster development time for the airport.[9]