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| {{Short description|International airport serving the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]] |
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| {{Infobox airport
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| | location = [[Raja Sansi]], [[Amritsar]], [[India]]
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| | metric-elev = yes
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| | elevation-m = 230
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| | coordinates = {{coord|31|42|28|N|074|47|57|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
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| | pushpin_label = '''ATQ'''
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| | r1-length-f = 12,000
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| | r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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| | name = Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
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| | image = File:Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar.jpg
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| | IATA = ATQ
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| | ICAO = VIAR
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| | type = Public
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| | operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
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| | opened = {{start date|df=yes|1930 (British India)}}
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| | city-served = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]]
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| | elevation-f = 756
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| | metric-rwy = yes
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| | r1-number = 16/34
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| | r1-length-m = 3,657.6
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| | stat-year = April 2021 - March 2022
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| | stat1-header = Passengers
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| | stat1-data = 1,382,004 ({{increase}}61.8%)
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| | stat2-header = Aircraft movements
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| | stat2-data = 13,503 ({{increase}}68.5%)
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| | stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
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| | stat3-data = 1,578 ({{increase}}25.9%)
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| | 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/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 Jun 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 Jun 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2222Annex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 Jun 2022}}</ref>
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| '''Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport''' {{airport codes|ATQ|VIAR}} is an [[international airport]] about {{convert|11|km|0}} northwest of the city of [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is named after [[Guru Ram Das]], the fourth [[Sikh Guru]] and the founder of Amritsar city. Amritsar Airport is the largest and the busiest airport in the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of Punjab. It is the second largest airport in [[Northern India]] after [[Delhi Airport]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Airports Authority of India |author-link=Airports Authority of India |user=AAI_Official |number=1302926977003814916 |date=7 September 2020 |title=#AAI's Amritsar Airport @aaiasrairport, the second largest airport of Northern Region, was strategically set up to ease @DelhiAirport's operational load.#IconicAirportTerminals https://t.co/fZG66TAA3d |language=en |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> The airport was the 3rd fastest-growing airport in India during the fiscal year 2017–18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theasianindependent.co.uk/amritsar-beats-all-international-airports-in-india-with-83-5-growth-in-domestic-traffic/|title=Amritsar beats all international Airports in India with 83.5% growth in domestic traffic - Asian Independent|last=C|first=D.}}</ref> It is a hub of cargo movements, domestically and internationally.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Airports Authority of India |author-link=Airports Authority of India |user=AAI_Official |number=1337375092116885506 |date=11 December 2020 |title=#AAI's Amritsar @aaiasrairport has been a hub of cargo movements, domestically and internationally. The airport continues to thrive in delivering essentials and other necessary items across the globe, smoothly. #DeliveringHappiness https://t.co/lpyjfSWpZG |language=en |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> The Airport is ranked the 6th-best regional airport in [[India]] and [[Central Asia]] in 2019 and 2020 by [[Skytrax]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-best-regional-airports-2019/|title = The World's Best Regional Airports 2021}}</ref> The airport is awarded as the best airport in [[Asia-Pacific]] in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by [[Airports Council International]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aci.aero/customer-experience-asq/asq-awards-and-recognition/asq-awards/current-winner-2020/best-airport-by-size-and-region/|title = 2020 - Best Airport by Size and Region}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| Being named after Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, this airport is located at a distance of 11 km from the city. He was the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar city. The arrival terminal of the city was inaugurated in 2005. In March 2006, the departure terminal has been in operation. In 2009, another terminal building was inaugurated. The airport at present have a hold of about 200 commercial flights a week, both international (United Kingdom, Singapore, UAE, Qatar etc.) and domestic. In December 2009, Amritsar Airport has become the fastest-growing airport in India.
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| In 1930, The Airstrip of Amritsar Rajasansi Airport was established during the British tenure and this airport was used for VVIP movements. After independence, it got connected with cities like Delhi and Srinagar.
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| First international flight to Kabul was launched in 1960. In 1982, Air India started direct international flight from Amritsar to Birmingham (UK) with a stop at Moscow and this flight became so popular that it was termed as no.1 flight for Air India, but Air India stopped its operation at Amritsar Airport due to [[Operation Blue Star]] in 1984.
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| ==Facilities==
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| [[File:Duty-free shop at Amritsar Airport, Oct 2014.jpg|thumb|Duty free shop at Amritsar Airport]]
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| The arrivals section of the old terminal was inaugurated in September 2005, and the departures section was made operational in March 2006. Over the years, the old terminal was systematically razed, paving way for a new integrated terminal building, built in glass and steel and equipped with modern facilities like an inline X-ray baggage inspection and conveyor system, Flight Information Display System (FIDS), Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), and CCTV for surveillance among others, which was inaugurated on 25 February 2009, with an area of approximately {{convert|40175|m2}}, marking an improvement over the earlier {{convert|12770|m2|adj=on}} facility. The new terminal building is a blend of modern and Indian designs, constructed in glass and steel with Indian style arches and colours. For the quarter ending 30 June 2016, the airport registered a 59.6% growth of international passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Khare |first=Harish |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/59-6-increase-in-passenger-footfall-at-amritsar-airport/287470.html |title=59.6% increase in passenger footfall at Amritsar airport |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref>
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| The integrated terminal building has four aerobridges (including new recently fitted ones at bay no. 2 and bay no. 4), an annual capacity of 1.46 million passengers with a peak hour capacity of 1,200 passengers. The building has 30 check-in counters, 4 X-ray scanners (for baggage), 26 immigration counters, 10 custom counters, 12 security check booths, and 4 conveyor belts for arrivals. The apron has been extended to cater for parking of a total of 25 aircraft (8 Category 'E', 3 Category 'D' and 13 Category 'C' types of aircraft & 1 category 'E' for cargo) from the earlier capacity of 15 aircraft and strengthened for parking of Category 'C' type of aircraft. The departure and arrival halls operate duty-free shops. The departure hall also accommodates foreign currency exchange service, a book store, restaurants and other shops for the convenience of departing passengers.<ref>Press Release By PIB http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47938</ref> The airport registered India's highest passenger growth of over 48% for the year 2017–2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/punjab/amritsar-airport-tops-country-in-terms-of-passenger-growth/story-qsG2igBul5Lt2LISOjqBBP.html |title=Amritsar airport tops country in terms of passenger growth | punjab | amritsar | Hindustan Times |publisher=M.hindustantimes.com |date=22 April 2016 |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> Currently, the flights coming in the airport connect it direct to over 20 destinations across India and other countries.
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| ==Terminal==
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| [[File:Bird's Eye View of Amritsar Airport taken from an aircraft taking off.jpg|thumb|Bird's eye view of Amritsar International Airport taken from an aircraft taking off]]
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| The Amritsar Airport is spread over an area of 37,000 sq. meters with 27 check-in counters, 12 immigration counters, 12 custom counters, and 2 security check booths and can handle 600 passengers at arrival and 600 passengers at departure.
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| ==Runway==
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| The Airport is a CAT III ILS compliant airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/AAI-upadteMArch12.pdf |title=Amritsar Airport ushers in CAT II Instrument Landing System |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Airports Authority of India|url = http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/amritsar_technicalinfo.jsp|website = www.aai.aero|access-date = 31 December 2015}}</ref> During 2016–17 runway upgrade, the flexible portion runway was strengthened and inset lighting installed for ILS CAT III at a cost of 1.5 billion rupees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amritsar-airport-set-for-night-flights-after-runway-revamp/399742.html |title=Amritsar airport set for night flights after runway revamp |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=30 April 2017 |access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref> On 12 October 2017, the Airports Authority of India issued CAT III-B low visibility procedures (LVP) for Amritsar Airport allowing landing at 50 m visual range.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/misc/AIPS_2017_68.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209101830/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/misc/AIPS_2017_68.pdf |archive-date=9 December 2017 |title=Low Visibility Procedures |date=9 December 2017 |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> Before Installation of CAT III ILS, CAT II ILS became operational on 23 December 2011 and reduced the visibility requirement for an aircraft landing at Amritsar Airport on Runway 34 from the existing 650 metres to 350 metres benefiting airlines in increased safety and avoiding diversions to other airports resulting in better operational and environmental efficiency.
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| == Airlines and destinations ==
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| [[File:Scoot 787 Dreamliner at Amritsar Airport.jpg|thumb|Scoot's Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Amritsar Airport]]
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| [[File:Amritsar Airport Departure.jpg|thumb|Departures-Amritsar Airport]]
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| [[File:Amritsar Airport Baggage.jpg|thumb|Arrivals-Amritsar Airport]]
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| | [[Air India]] | [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[London–Heathrow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Schedule|date=30 January 2021|title=AI Timetable|url=http://www.airindia.in/time-table.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=AI}}</ref> [[Nanded Airport|Nanded]],<ref>https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/punjab/amritsar/news/air-india-flight-will-fly-from-amritsar-every-wednesday-to-nanded-flight-will-be-from-nanded-on-saturday-129109927.html {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref> [[Patna Airport|Patna]]
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| | {{nowrap|[[Batik Air Malaysia]]}} | [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur-International]] (resumes 9 September 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220609-od3q22in|title=Batik Air Malaysia 3Q 2022 India restorations}}</ref>
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| | [[Go First]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Srinagar Airport|Srinagar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Go First Introduces flights for Amritsar, Surat, and Dehradun|url=https://www.flygofirst.com/offers-and-promotions/go-first-introduces-flights-for-amritsar-surat-and-dehradun/|website=www.flygofirst.com|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
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| | [[IndiGo]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dehradun Airport]], [[Dubai Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Goa Airport|Goa]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport|Lucknow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]],<ref name="IndiGo new flights">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=IndiGo new flights information|work=IndiGo|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> [[Sharjah Airport|Sharjah]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]], [[Chennai Airport|Chennai]], [[Hyderabad Airport|Hyderabad]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schedule|first=6E|date=30 January 2021|title=6e Schedule|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Indigo Airlines}}</ref>
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| | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airlineroutemaps.com/maps/Qatar_Airways/Asia_Australia |title = Qatar Airways route map - Asia and Australia}}</ref>
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| | [[Scoot]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Scoot Flight Schedule |url=https://www.flyscoot.com/en/announcements/content/scoot-flight-schedules |website=Scoot |language=en}}</ref>
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| | [[SpiceJet]] | [[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>https://corporate.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Durgapur]],<ref>https://corporate.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref> [[Guwahati Airport|Guwahati]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Patna Airport|Patna]]<ref>https://corporate.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref>
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| | [[Vistara]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airvistara.com/lk/en/flightschedule|url-status=live|title=Vistara schedule|work=Vistara|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
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| ==Future Plans==
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| Considering the High Traffic at Airport, The [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] has proposed to expand the current integrated passenger terminal at the cost of 240 Crore, the existing capacity of 2.5 Million Passengers per annum will increase to 5.5 Million Passengers per annum.
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| Along with this projects costing 60 Crores have been approved for construction of addition aprons, parking stands of aircraft and upgrading of terminal building. Projects have been approved and are expected to complete on schedule.
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| Amritsar Airport is also proposed to leased out for [[privatisation]] on a [[Public Private Partnership]] basis, along with 5 other major airports of [[Airports Authority of India]]. With privatisation, the infrastructure at airport is expect to improve further.
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| With the completion of [[Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway]] which is currently under construction, the travel time from Amritsar Airport to [[Delhi Airport]] will half from current 8 hours to 4 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-airport-to-develop-300-million-amritsar-news-pkl389749144|title=अमृतसर हवाईअड्डे का 300 करोड़ से विकास होगा}}</ref> This will likely result in negative passenger enplanement growth for this route.
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| ==Connectivity==
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| ===Road===
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| The Airport is connected by 8 lane [[National Highway 354 (India)|National Highway 354]], which runs from Amritsar to Ajnala. Taxi can be taken from the taxi stand of the airport. Both [[Ola Cabs]] and [[Uber]] are available in the city. Autos and local buses also connect the city to the airport.
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| ===Metrobus===
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| Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is connected by Route 501 of [[Amritsar Metrobus]] which connects it directly to [[Amritsar Junction]], [[Golden Temple]] and many other locations in the network of [[Amritsar Metrobus]]. MetroBus operated at a frequency of every 10–15 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/amritsar-brts-bus-will-also-go-from-airport-to-ghee-mandi-21933398.html|title = एयरपोर्ट से घी मंडी तक भी जाएगी बीआरटीएस बस, 15 रुपये होगा किराया}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amritsarportal.infinium.management/ListofRoutesLocations/ViewRoutesLocations|title = Amritsar Metro Bus Services}}</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Aviation in India]]
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| * [[Golden Temple]]
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| * [[Amritsar Metrobus]]
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| * [[Amritsar Ring Road]]
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| * [[List of airports in India]]
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| * [[List of the busiest airports in India]]
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