In Jaipur in the capital of the state of Rajasthan Sanganer Airport is also known as Jaipur Airport. The town Sanganer is 13 km away from Jaipur. Both for modernity and tradition Jaipur is an attractive destination for the tourists. But with the sands of Rajasthan Jaipur is widely known as “Pink City” as the city was washed in pink color when Prince Albert with Queen Victoria of England visited Jaipur in 1883AD.
As the only international airport of the state of Rajasthan Jaipur Airport gets its recognition in the year 2005 on December 29. Though the runway is 9,177 feet long there is a plan to extend it to 12,00 feet. And it is planned that the terminal building should be expanded to accommodate 1,000 passengers per hour and this is twice than before. Some air flights that are operated from Jaipur are Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Deccan, Jet Lite, GoAir, and Air India.
At present in Jaipur airport passengers can get facilities like Post office, Prepaid taxi, Communication center, Infant room, Handicraft emporium, Duty free shop, Book stall, Foreign exchange counter, Tea / coffee counter, Tourist information center etc.
The domestic flights that are operated from Jaipur Airport their destinations are given below