Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
International airport serving the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 (7 mi) north-west 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 second-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]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Amritsar | ||||||||||
Location | Raja Sansi, Amritsar, Punjab, India | ||||||||||
Opened | 1930; 94 years ago (1930) | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 230 m / 756 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°42′28″N 074°47′57″E | ||||||||||
Website | Amritsar Airport | ||||||||||
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