AirportsJabalpur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JLR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JLR
- ICAO code
- VAJB
- City
- Jabalpur
- State or region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.1778° N, 80.0520° E
- Elevation
- 495 m (1,624 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JLR means Jabalpur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VAJB. 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 23.1778° N, 80.0520° E. It stands 495 metres (1,624 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
Jabalpur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 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 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Khajuraho AirportKhajuraho | HJR | 183 km |
| Gondia AirportGondia | GDB | 185 km |
| Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa | REW | 189 km |
| Bilaspur AirportBilaspur | PAB | 249 km |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International AirportNagpur | NAG | 254 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 667 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 873 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,510 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,370 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,420 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,370 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,544 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,861 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,836 km | 12 h 20 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.
Links
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