Your very first step into the city of Jaisalmer will leave you dumbfounded for its beauty is inexplicable, as it is the sight of the rugged and hostility living in an eternal harmony with the magnificent architectural splendors which make Jaisalmer what its is. Referred popularly and lovingly as the Golden city of India, Jaisalmer is home to numerous edifices dotting the city, most of them made out of golden yellow sandstone, which gives the city its name.

Jaisalmer owes its beauty to the forts, places and extraordinary ‘Havelis’ built out by the merchants who regularly visited and stayed in this place in the past due to its strategic location on the silk route or trade route of the region. And it is this beauty which has made Jaisalmer a must visit destination in the itinerary of every tourist and travel agency. If you too wish to caress the enchanting beauty called Jaisalmer with your heat and imagination, then do not think twice before taking the next flight to Jaisalmer Airport.

However, getting to Jaisalmer Airport is not an easy task, at it’s only a small airport operated by the Indian Air Force but indeed allows the arrival and departure of civil commercial airlines in and out of the airport especially during the tourist season between the time span around the arrival of winter and before setting of the summer. Located at a distance of about 9 km away from the city center of Jaisalmer, it is situated on an elevation of eight hundred and eighty seven feet and has one runway of the length of 9055 ft and only one terminal.

The domestic airlines of Jet Airways and Alliance Air are the only two airlines operating in Jaisalmer Airport and shortest flight covers a distance of 396 miles offering total of 72 seats. The city is connected with Jaipur and Delhi. But if you are traveling from an international destination, it will be best preferred to take a flight to the Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport and then take a direct yet cheap flight to Jaisalmer Airport as Delhi is the largest international airline close to Rajasthan, and the distance between Jaisalmer and Delhi is also not much.

From outside the airport, you can easily take a taxi, which are ample in number to get to the city center where you might be lodging. But booking a hotel close to the Jailsalmer airport is always recommended in order to save the time spent traveling and this is also the place where you will get best of transportation facilities. Hence, getting a room booked in any of the hotels such as Gorbandh Palace Hotel in Jaisalmer, Rajwansh Resorts, Himmatgarh Palace, Mandir Palace, Hotel Shree Jee Palace, Hotel Jaisal Castle and more located in close vicinity to the Jaisalmer Airport would definitely make your trip much easier.

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