Joggers Park, Andaman.
Runway Panoramas & Quiet City Escape

About Joggers Park of the Andaman Islands

Joggers Park is located in the Shadipur area near VIP Road, roughly 2.2 kilometres from Aberdeen Bazaar at the heart of Port Blair. Set on elevated ground close to Veer Savarkar International Airport, the park sits high enough to give visitors a genuine bird's-eye perspective over the town and the surrounding sea.

Originally developed as a fitness and leisure space for the community, Joggers Park has grown into one of Port Blair's more beloved open-air spots. The park features well-paved jogging and walking tracks, neatly maintained gardens, an open-air gym, a children's play area and plenty of seating where visitors can simply sit and take in the view.

What sets Joggers Park apart from other green spaces in Port Blair is its position. From the benches along the western edge of the park you can watch flights arriving and departing from the runway below, a detail that surprises and delights almost every first-time visitor. As evening falls and the runway lights up alongside the city, the view becomes something genuinely memorable.

What Makes Joggers Park
- Port Blair's Most Underrated Viewpoint

Joggers Park is the kind of place that locals have always known about and tourists tend to discover only when someone points them to it. Perched on one of the highest points in Port Blair near VIP Road in Shadipur, the park sits above the noise and pace of the city below and offers something genuinely rare in a capital full of historical sites: a quiet hour with a remarkable view and nothing asked of you in return.

The park itself is well maintained, with paved jogging and walking paths winding through manicured gardens, an open-air gym and benches positioned to make the most of the panorama. But what brings visitors back and what tends to hold them longer than planned is the view of Veer Savarkar International Airport's runway stretching out below. Watching a flight descend over the hills and touch down against a backdrop of the Andaman Sea is an unexpectedly compelling experience, the kind of detail that makes Joggers Park feel unlike any other park in the islands.

Mornings here are cool and unhurried. The light across the hills is soft, the garden paths are peaceful and the early flight arrivals give the runway viewpoint its first audience of the day. Evenings are when the park truly transforms. As the sun drops toward the horizon and the city below starts to illuminate, the runway lights up alongside it and the whole view takes on a quality that most visitors simply do not expect from a free hilltop park in the middle of Port Blair.

Entry is free, the park is open every day and the detour from the city centre takes no more than ten to fifteen minutes by taxi or auto-rickshaw. It is one of those additions to a Port Blair itinerary that costs almost nothing and quietly becomes one of the moments you remember most clearly from the trip.

Best Time to Visit Joggers Park
- Morning or Evening?

Joggers Park is rewarding at either end of the day, but the experience is meaningfully different depending on when you arrive.

Morning visits (between 5:30 AM and 8:00 AM) are ideal for jogging, yoga and sunrise photography. The park is cool, quiet and at its most peaceful. This is also when you are most likely to spot early morning flight arrivals on the runway below.

Evening visits (between 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM) are when Joggers Park truly comes into its own. The sunset over the Andaman Sea from this elevation is one of Port Blair's genuinely special moments. As the light fades the runway and city below illuminate, creating a skyline view that most visitors describe as completely unexpected and utterly worthwhile. October to May is the most comfortable season for an evening visit, though the park is open year-round.

Tips for Visiting Joggers Park Port Blair

• Arrive either at first light or an hour before sunset. These are the times when the park and the views it offers are at their absolute best.
• Wear comfortable shoes. The walking paths are paved and even, but the hilltop terrain means a few gentle inclines on the way in.
• Bring a camera or ensure your phone is charged. The runway viewpoint and the sunset panorama both produce photographs that hold up well.
• Check flight schedules for Veer Savarkar Airport before your visit if you specifically want to watch aircraft on the runway. Morning arrivals and late afternoon departures are typically the most active windows.
• Combine a morning visit to Joggers Park with your Cellular Jail tour the same day. Start with the park at sunrise, head to Cellular Jail when it opens at 9:00 AM and return to Joggers Park in the evening if time allows.
• Our team at AndamanVacation.com can include Joggers Park as part of a well-planned Port Blair city day, combining it with other nearby attractions to make the most of your time in the capital.

Include Joggers Park in Your Andaman Itinerary

Joggers Park takes no more than an hour but adds a dimension to a Port Blair visit that most packaged itineraries miss entirely. Our team at Andaman Vacations India knows Port Blair well and builds itineraries that include the landmark sites alongside the quieter, more personal discoveries that make a trip genuinely memorable.

Tell us your travel dates and we will put together a Port Blair itinerary that fits your pace, your interests and the best that the island has to offer.