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'''Jodhpur Airport''' {{airport codes|JDH|VIJO}} is an Civil enclave airport in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. It shares its airside with the Jodhpur Air Base of the [[Indian Air Force]].

==History==

His Highness Maharajah Umaid Singh was instrumental in establishing one of the first air bases in India. During the 1920's and 1930's he created the Jodhpur Flying Club near Jodhpur's giant Chittar Palace. Today that small air field is one of the Indian Air Force's premier military bases. From the 1920's until the 1950's the Royal family of Jodhpur pushed the frontiers of Indian aviation and in doing so assisted the Allied war effort during World War 2.<ref>{{cite |title=The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club|url=http://www.cgpublishing.com/Books/jodhpur.html|publisher= CGPublishing |accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref> The air base was later upgraded in 1950 after the formation of Indian Air Force.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Asia's Most Powerful Air Base At Jodhpur |url=http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=new&id=734|publisher=Defence News |date= 6 October 2011 |accessdate=30 Novemberber 2011}}</ref>Jodhpur was home to the IAF's Air Force Flying College until the 1965 war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Side Show in the South-Western Sector |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1965War/Chapter8.html |publisher=Bharat Rakshak.com |accessdate=30 Novemberber 2011}}</ref>

==Structure==

Jodhpur airport's 12 Acre civil enclave contains a terminal building measuring a built-up 5690 sq.mtrs, that is capable of handling 430 passengers per hour. The terminal has 7 Check-in counters and 3 Boarding Gates.

The adjoining concrete apron measures 140 by 100 metres, and has 3 parking bays to cater to 2 A320 and 1 ATR aircraft simultaneously.

Jodhpur's runway is oriented 05/23, is 2743 metres long and 45 metres wide.

The Airfield is Equipped with Night Landing Facilities and an [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS) as well as Navigational facilities like [[VHF_omnidirectional_range#DVOR|DVOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] and an [[Non-Directional Beacon|NDB]].

<ref >{{cite |title=AAI website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |accessdate=30 Novemberber 2011}}</ref>

==Jodhpur Air Base==

Mig-27s, Mig-29s and Mig-25s are widely used by IAF from this base. It was active during [[Kargil War]] of 1999.