The capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur is an important international tourist destination and well connected to major cities of India by air, road and rail.
Jaipur Airport popularly known as Sanganer Airport is the sole international airport of the desert state of Rajasthan. With the achievement of the status of international airport on December 29, 2006, Jaipur airport became India's 14th international airport.
The length of the runway is 9,000 feet and has the capability of accommodating four A-320 aircraft at a time.
The airport terminal building has the capacity of accommodating 500 passengers at a time. The popular national carrier, Indian Airlines, provides flights from Jaipur to Aurangabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
The private carriers like Jet Airways and Sahara Airlines operates their flights from Jaipur to some of the major cities of the country.
A single terminal of the airport operate the arrivals and departures of the domestic flights. This terminal bears several pantries for the traveler's refreshments.
The airport also provide luggage trolleys, wheelchairs, on-call medical facilities and a shopping center etc.
The domestic flights serving the Jaipur airport connect the pink city of Jaipur with Delhi, Kota, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The domestic flights from Jaipur are as follows.
After receiving the international status, Jaipur airport is not only expecting the boost in Rajasthan tourism, it is also witnessing increase in its aeronautical revenue. Now more and more international as well as chartered flights are anticipated to fly via Jaipur. The international flights from Jaipur to some major cities of the Globe are as follows
