AirportsJaipur International Airport is a large airport serving Jaipur, in Rajasthan, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JAI
- ICAO code
- VIJP
- City
- Jaipur
- State or region
- Rajasthan
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.8242° N, 75.8122° E
- Elevation
- 385 m (1,263 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,797 m (9,177 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JAI means Jaipur International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIJP. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.8242° N, 75.8122° E. It stands 385 metres (1,263 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jaipur International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,797 metres (9,177 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 34.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,797 m 9,177 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,592 m 5,223 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kishangarh Airport AjmerAjmer (Kishangarh) | KQH | 103 km |
| Agra Airport / Agra Air Force StationAgra | AGR | 216 km |
| Indira Gandhi International AirportNew Delhi | DEL | 230 km |
| Noida International AirportGautam Buddha Nagar | DXN | 233 km |
| Gwalior AirportGwalior | GWL | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 230 km | 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 911 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,048 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,782 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,883 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,094 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,131 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,058 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,422 km | 13 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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