Jolly Grant Airport

Jolly Grant Airport. Dehradun Airport.
IATA: DED – ICAO: VIDN DED Location of airport in Uttarakhand
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Location		Dehradun
Elevation AMSL		1,831 ft / 558 m
Coordinates		30°11′23″N 078°10′49″E / 30.18972°N 78.18028°E / 30.18972; 78.18028
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	7,000	2,140	Concrete

Jolly Grant Airport (IATA: DED, ICAO: VIDN), also known as Dehradun Airport, is an airport serving Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

Overview

The airport is located about 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the city of Dehradun. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the airport, after a runway extension to accommodate larger aircraft, resumed commercial operations on 30 March 2008. Located close to the holy city of Rishikesh, the gateway to the Himalayas, the airport allows tourists to fly in instead of travelling by rail or road. It is a 20 minutes drive to the town of Rishikesh and around 45 minutes to Haridwar.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air India	Delhi
Jet Airways	Delhi
Kingfisher Airlines	Delhi

External links

• Jolly Grant Airport (official Airports Authority of India web site)
• Airport information for VIDN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.