Jolly Grant Airport
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Airside view of the terminal
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Dehradun | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,856 ft / 558 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°11′23″N 078°10′49″E / 30.18972°N 78.18028°E | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI,
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| Passenger movements | 471,542 ( 24.5) |
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| Aircraft movements | 4,810 |
| Cargo tonnage | 20 |
Dehradun Airport (IATA: DED, ICAO: VIDN) is a domestic airport located about 22 km (12 nmi; 14 mi) southeast of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the airport resumed commercial operations on 30 March 2008 after a runway extension to accommodate larger aircraft. A new terminal building was inaugurated in February 2009. Located 20 km (12 mi) from Rishikesh, and 30 km (19 mi) from Haridwar, the airport allows easy access to the region. It is approximately a 20 minutes drive to Rishikesh and 45 minutes to Haridwar from Dehradun.
Jolly Grant airport became the center of operations for rescue effort in evacuating pilgrims from Kedarnath and the surrounding pilgrimage sites during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. The airport, which used to handle 16 flights a day, had to handle more than 100 daily aircraft movements on some days mostly comprising Indian Air Force aircraft, Chartered flights and private jets ferrying VIPs.
The airport was constructed in 1974. Vayudoot operated scheduled services to New Delhi, Lucknow and Pantnagar from 1982 to 1995.Air Deccan started flights between Dehradun and New Delhi in December 2004 and added a second daily flight from August 2006.
The Airport Authority of India suspended flight operations at the airport from 1 March 2007 in order to execute its airport modernization plan. The runway was extended from 3,500 feet to 7,000 feet and also broadened from 23 metres to 45 metres to enable the landing of narrow body jets like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320. A night landing system was installed and a new terminal building and ATC tower were also constructed.
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