Chandigarh Airport

Chandigarh Airport
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorChandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL)[2]
ServesChandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula
LocationJhiurheri, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Focus city forIndiGo[3]
Elevation AMSL314 m / 1,030 ft
Coordinates30°40′29″N 76°47′26″E / 30.67472°N 76.79056°E / 30.67472; 76.79056
WebsiteChandigarh Airport
Map
IXC is located in Chandigarh
IXC
IXC
Location of airport in Chandigarh
IXC is located in India
IXC
IXC
IXC (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,170 10,400 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers3,721,229 (Increase 1.2%)
Aircraft movements26,315 (Decrease 9.4%)
Cargo tonnage8,303 (Decrease 11.3%)
Sources: AAI[4][5][6]

Chandigarh Airport (IATA: IXC, ICAO: VICG), also called Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, is a customs airport serving the union territory of Chandigarh, India.[7] The airport is located in Jhiurheri, Punjab and shares space with the Indian Air Force.[8] The airport caters to 17 domestic destinations and two international destinations. The airport is named after the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.[9]The airport is operated by CHIAL (Chandigarh International Airport Limited) which is a joint venture company between Airports Authority of India (51%), Government of Punjab (24.5%) and Government of Haryana (24.5%).[10]

  1. ^ "Chandigarh Airport Report" (PDF). Airport Authority of India. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ CHIAL (PDF) (Report). ICMAI. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Ready to soar". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ "LIST OF INDIAN AIRPORTS" (PDF).
  8. ^ India (10 September 2015). "Land gone, Jheurheri villagers set up hotels near Chandigarh airport". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Chandigarh airport renamed after Bhagat Singh: End of a long dispute between Punjab, Haryana". The Indian Express. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ^ "CHIAL, about us". CHIAL. Retrieved 16 November 2023.