Ratanada Airport is associated with which city?

Explanation

Ratanada points to Jodhpur. The official eAIP supplement of the Airports Authority of India lists the aerodrome as Jodhpur Airport and gives the operator's address as Air Force Station, Ratanada, Jodhpur. Jodhpur Airport at Ratanada is a joint-user airfield that supports both civil and defence operations. It is therefore not merely a city airport but also an important defence airbase. Hence, the city associated with Ratanada Airport is Jodhpur.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Jaipur is wrong because its airport is at Sanganer, while Ratanada is in Jodhpur.
• (B) Udaipur is wrong because its airport is at Dabok, while the Ratanada airfield is in Jodhpur.
• (C) Kota is wrong because Ratanada Airport is associated with Jodhpur, not Kota.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan transport geography, especially the city-airport associations that recur in RAS map-based and direct factual questions. Ratanada is also important because Jodhpur Airport has both civil and defence significance.

Source

• Airports Authority of India eAIP India AIP Supplement 195/2022

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