Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesAmritsar
LocationRaja Sansi, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Opened1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Focus city for
Operating base forIndiGo
Elevation AMSL230 m / 756 ft
Coordinates31°42′28″N 074°47′57″E / 31.70778°N 74.79917°E / 31.70778; 74.79917
Websitewww.aai.aero/en/airports/amritsar
Map
ATQ/VIAR is located in Punjab
ATQ/VIAR
ATQ/VIAR
Location of airport in Punjab
ATQ/VIAR is located in India
ATQ/VIAR
ATQ/VIAR
ATQ/VIAR (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,657 12,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers3,085,598 (Increase 22.6%)
Aircraft movements21,648 (Increase 10.9%)
Cargo tonnage3,358 (Increase 50%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (IATA: ATQ, ICAO: VIAR) is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is located at Raja Sansi, 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar. The airport is the largest and the busiest airport of Punjab. It is the third-largest airport in Northern India after Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.[4] The airport was the 3rd fastest-growing airport in India during the fiscal year 2017–18.[5] It is a hub of cargo movements, domestically and internationally.[6] The airport is ranked the 6th-best regional airport in India and Central Asia in 2019 and 2020 by Skytrax.[7] The airport is awarded as the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by Airports Council International.[8] The airport also featured in the top 10 airports in India and South Asia with Best Airport Staff for the year 2024 by Skytrax.[9]

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ Airports Authority of India and Chaudharu Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow [@AAI_Official] (7 September 2020). "#AAI's Amritsar Airport @aaiasrairport, the third largest airport of Northern Region, was strategically set up to ease @DelhiAirport's operational load.#IconicAirportTerminals https://t.co/fZG66TAA3d" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ C, D. "Amritsar beats all international Airports in India with 83.5% growth in domestic traffic - Asian Independent". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ Airports Authority of India [@AAI_Official] (11 December 2020). "#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" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "The World's Best Regional Airports 2021".
  8. ^ "2020 - Best Airport by Size and Region". Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "The World's Best Airport Staff 2024".