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{{Short description|International Airport in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport
| nativename = Srinagar Airport
| image = Lapangan terbang Srinagar.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = SXR
| ICAO = VISR
| type = Military Airbase/Civil Airport
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| location = [[Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| elevation-f = 5,429
| elevation-m = 1,655
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|33|59|13.7|N|074|46|27.3|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label = '''SXR'''
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 12,090
| r1-length-m = 3,685
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy = yes
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,802,904 ({{decrease}}36.1%)
| stat-year = April 2020 – March 2021
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 13,072 ({{decrease}}33.5%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 6,572 ({{decrease}}4.9%)
| image2 =
}}

'''Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport''' {{airport codes|SXR|VISR}} also known as '''Srinagar Airport''' or ''' Budgam Airbase''' is a [[military airbase]] that serves [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is owned by the [[Indian Air Force]], and the [[Airports Authority of India]] operates a [[civil enclave]] at the airport. Although designated an international airport in 2005, the Srinagar airport does not receive scheduled international flights as of April 2020, but has seen [[Hajj flights]]. It has an integrated terminal and one [[asphalt]] runway which is one of the longest in the region capable of handling wide-body jets such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. The airport is actually located in [[Budgam]], which is {{cvt|12|km}} from [[Srinagar]].

==History==
Originally, the Srinagar airport was used only by the [[Indian Air Force]]. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], the airport received an [[airlift]] of Indian troops who prevented Pakistan from capturing the city of [[Srinagar]]. Although the airport was small and lacked landing aids, the airlift was still carried out successfully on 27 October.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJYCgVkIwAwC| title=India's Foreign Relations, 1947–2007 | publisher=[[Routledge]] | author=Ray, Jayanta | year=2011 | location=New Delhi | isbn=978-0-415-59742-5}}</ref> In September 1965, the Srinagar airport was subjected to an air raid amid the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], which left some aircraft damaged.<ref name="as6oct2016" /><ref name="ct8sept1965" />

In 1979, the [[Airports Authority of India]] established a [[civil enclave]] at the airport.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009">{{cite news | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2009/02/14/new-integrated-terminal-building-at-srinagar-international-a.html | title=New integrated terminal building at Srinagar International Airport to be inaugurated today | work=[[Oneindia]] | date=14 February 2009 | access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The terminal was modified in February 1998 to be able to handle international [[Hajj]] flights,<ref name="tribune27jan2005">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050128/main3.htm | title=International status for Srinagar airport | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=27 January 2005 | access-date=24 November 2016 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref> which first started operating from Srinagar in January 2002.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009aix">{{cite news | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2009/02/14/sonia-flags-off-srinagar-dubai-flight.html | title=Sonia flags-off Srinagar-Dubai flight | work=[[Oneindia]] | date=14 February 2009 | access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> During the [[Kargil War]] in 1999, the airport was taken over completely by the Air Force, and civilian flights were prohibited from landing.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/352995.stm | title=World: South Asia India launches Kashmir air attack | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 May 1999 | access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

In March 2005, the airport was granted international status by the Indian government. In 2006 the airport was renamed Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport after the [[Nund Rishi|Kashmiri patron saint]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/242649.html|title=International flights from Srinagar Airport: Were Governments really interested?|work=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> An expanded terminal, able to serve both domestic and international flights, was inaugurated on 14 February 2009 by politician [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="oneindia14feb2009" /> It was part of a larger expansion project that also included an increase in the number of parking stands from four to nine.<ref name="rediff14feb2009">{{cite news | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/14look-sonia-gandhi-srinagar-airport-rail-line.htm | title=Sonia Gandhi inaugurates Srinagar international airport | work=[[Rediff.com]] | date=14 February 2009 | access-date=24 November 2016 | author=Ahmad, Mukhtar}}</ref> The total cost of the project was {{INRConvert|1.3|b}}, fully provided by the Indian government.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009" /> On the same day, [[Air India Express]] started once weekly flights to [[Dubai]], the first regularly scheduled international flights from Srinagar.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009" /><ref name="oneindia14feb2009aix" /> However, due to low demand from passengers, the flights were terminated in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/dubai-flight-grounded-permanently/75462.html | title=Dubai flight grounded, permanently | work=[[Greater Kashmir]] | date=19 May 2010 | access-date=24 November 2016 | author=Aslam, Faheem}}</ref> The authorities were planning to create a new [[airport terminal]] handling [[International flight]]s as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.media4growth.com/ooh-news/passenger-traffic-up-at-srinagar-airport-3546|title=Passenger traffic up at Srinagar airport|website=media4growth.com|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The Srinagar airport has an integrated terminal, handling both domestic and international flights. It covers {{cvt|19700|sqm}} and can serve 950 passengers at a time: 500 domestic and 450 international passengers.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009" /> The terminal is designed to look like the [[Himalayas]] and has a sloping roof that facilitates snow removal.<ref name="paradiseonearth">{{cite magazine |last=Bhujang |first=Vaibhav |date=May 2014 |title=Kashmir: Paradise on Earth |url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/AAICoverageMAY2014Todaytravellers120614.pdf |magazine=[[Today's Traveller]] |location=New Delhi |publisher=Gill India Group |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Amenities include a food court, some small independent food outlets, a [[handicraft]]s shop, [[cash machine|ATM]]s, currency exchange, chocolates shop, and [[WiFi]].<ref name="aaipassengerinfo" /> There are 4 [[aerobridges]] linked with the terminal.

There is a single [[asphalt]] runway, 13/31, with dimensions {{convert|3685|x|46|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IN76533 | title=Srinagar -- VISR | work=[[DAFIF]] | date=October 2006 | access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> It has been equipped to handle [[instrument landing system]] approaches since February 2011.<ref name="paradiseonearth" /> Several food joints like [[KFC]] and [[Pizza Hut]] are also available in the airport since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/srinagar-airport-gets-kfc-pizza-hut-|title=Srinagar airport gets KFC, Pizza Hut|website=Rising Kashmir|language=en|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>

== Night landing ==
In December 2017, it was announced that the airport would handle night operations. Later in August 2018, a test flight was conducted by DGCA Team and it was passed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/srinagar-airport-set-to-begin-night-flights-next-week/articleshow/65246541.cms|title=Srinagar airport set to begin night flights next week|date=2 August 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>

On 19 March 2021, commercial night flying operation at the airport started as Go-Air flight bound for Delhi took off at 1915 Hrs IST. Before 19 March 2021 last flight took off from the airport was at 1745 Hrs IST.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-23|title=Explained: How night flights have been enabled at Srinagar airport|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/srinagar-night-flights-goair-7240882/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=SXR}}

==Airlines and destinations==
[[File:Jet 737 at SXR.JPG|thumb|Jet Airways Boeing 737 at Srinagar Airport]]
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|{{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}}|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref name="AirAsia">{{cite web|url=https://www.airasia.com/my/en/where-we-fly/flight-schedule.page|title=AirAsia flight schedule|publisher=airasia.com}}</ref>
|[[Air India]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh]]|<ref name="AI">{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.com/time-table.htm|title=Air India and Alliance Air schedule list|publisher=airindia.in}}</ref><ref>http://brighterkashmir.com/820-pilgrims-to-leave-for-hajj-from-srinagar-airport-everyday/</ref>
|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece}}</ref>| [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goair.in/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/|title=GoAir flight schedules|publisher=goair.in}}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]]|
[[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref><ref name="Indigo1">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html|title=Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights |website=IndiGo |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]|<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules">{{cite web|url= https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet Flight Schedule|website=www.spicejet.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/business/spicejet-to-operate-148-hajj-flights-from-and-to-srinagar/|title=SpiceJet to operate 148 Hajj flights from and to Srinagar|work=Greater Kashmir|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Vistara]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]]|<ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=Vistara flight schedules|url=https://www.airvistara.com/trip/flightschedule|publisher=airvistara.com}}</ref>
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==Notable accidents and incidents==
[[FILE:Srinagar Airport Praying.jpg|thumb|Special areas are created for praying in Srinagar Airport.]]

On 7 September 1965, amid the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, four fighter jets of the [[Pakistan Air Force]] attacked the Srinagar airport. An Indian Air Force [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] and an [[Indian Airlines]] [[Douglas DC-3]] were destroyed during the air raid.<ref name="as6oct2016">{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650907-1 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) registration unknown Srinagar Airport (SXR) | work=[[Aviation Safety Network]] | date=6 October 2016 | access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650907-0 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3 registration unknown Srinagar Airport (SXR) | work=[[Aviation Safety Network]] | date=27 November 2016 | access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> A ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' article published the following day reported that one Indian aircraft and a "[[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|Caribou]] transport of the [[United Nations General Assembly observers|United Nations observers]] headquarters" were damaged.<ref name="ct8sept1965">{{cite news | url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/09/08/page/1/article/india-army-opens-2d-front | title=Indian Army opens 2d front: Troops in drive for Hyderabad and Karachi | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=8 September 1965 | access-date=26 November 2016 | page=4}}</ref>

==Access==
The airport is located about {{cvt|12|km}} from the city of Srinagar.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Srinagar.jsp | title=Srinagar: General information | work=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=20 September 2016 | access-date=24 November 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107103358/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Srinagar.jsp | archive-date=7 January 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> There is a [[car park]] with 250 spaces.<ref name="oneindia14feb2009" /> The government provides a paid bus service between the airport and the Tourist Reception Centre near [[Lal Chowk]], while the Airports Authority of India operates a free bus service between the terminal and the airport entrance gate {{cvt|1|km|spell=in}} away.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/FAQ16-srinagar.pdf | title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | work=[[Airports Authority of India]] | access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The airport is also served by taxis and car rental agencies, which have their booths outside the terminal.<ref name="aaipassengerinfo">{{cite web | url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Srinagar_passengerinfo.jsp | title=Srinagar: Passenger information | work=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=18 August 2016 | access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gulmarg]]
* [[Pahalgam]]
* [[Aharbal]]
* [[Dal Lake]]
* [[Mughal Road]]
* [[Kausar Nag]]
* [[Kashmir Valley]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons-inline}}
* {{ASN|SXR|Srinagar International Airport}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107103358/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Srinagar.jsp Srinagar International Airport] at the Airports Authority of India


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