Jolly Grant Airport

Dehradun Airport also known as Jolly Grant Airport is a domestic airport located about 22km 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 20km from Rishikesh, and 30km 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. It is also known as the Air Gateway of Garhwal and plays an important role in the Tourism of Uttarakhand.HistoryThe 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.