{"id":10580,"date":"2026-04-30T04:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/flights-resume-at-jodhpur-runway-as-iafs-dornier-lands-after-runway-upgrade-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:42:12","slug":"flights-resume-at-jodhpur-runway-as-iafs-dornier-lands-after-runway-upgrade-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/flights-resume-at-jodhpur-runway-as-iafs-dornier-lands-after-runway-upgrade-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights resume at Jodhpur runway as IAF\u2019s Dornier lands after runway upgrade | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130620146,imgsize-75862,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/jodhpur-runway.jpg\" alt=\"Flights resume at Jodhpur runway as IAF\u2019s Dornier lands after runway upgrade\" title=\"Jodhpur runway\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi: Flight operations at Jodhpur airport resumed after nearly a month as runway resurfacing work was completed, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-air-force\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian Air Force<\/a> Dornier aircraft landing early on Tuesday to mark the reopening of the main runway, officials said. <!-- -->After Jodhpur runway recarpeting, Srinagar, Pune and Adampur airports will also be recarpeted under different schedules this year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>\u201cMeticulous planning, seamless teamwork and relentless work output of AFS Jodhpur led to timely completion of the critical phase of runway resurfacing, which resulted in resumption of civil flights on April 28, 2026. An IAF Dornier aircraft landed at Jodhpur in the early hours of April 28 to mark the resumption of operations on the main runway,\u201d the South Western Air Command, said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Since fighter jets and military aircraft have stricter technical requirements, regular maintenance is essential at the Jodhpur airport. Its proximity to the Pakistan border further adds to its strategic significance, making the upgrade essential for IAF. Civil aviation authorities also confirmed that passenger operations have returned to normal after nearly a month-long pause.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cAfter nearly a month&#8217;s interval, flight operations at Jodhpur Airport have resumed today. Passengers are moving smoothly at the terminal, and check-in, baggage drop and other processes are running normally,\u201d the office of the airport director said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/flights-resume-at-jodhpur-runway-as-iafs-dornier-lands-after-runway-upgrade\/articleshow\/130620147.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Flight operations at Jodhpur airport resumed after nearly a month as runway resurfacing work was completed, with an Indian Air Force Dornier aircraft landing early on Tuesday to mark the reopening of the main runway, officials said. After Jodhpur runway recarpeting, Srinagar, Pune and Adampur airports will also be recarpeted under different schedules [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-country"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}