Amritsar Airport, ATQ

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is located in Raja Sansi, about 11 km from the city centre. The airport, named after Guru Ram Das Ji (the fourth Sikh Guru and founder of the city of Amritsar) is the largest and busiest in Punjab.

Amritsar Airport is the second largest airport in Northern India after Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The airport is ranked as the sixth best regional airport in India and Central Asia in 2019 and 2020 by Skytrax and was also awarded the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per year ) by Airports Council International.

Apart from Punjab, the airport serves neighboring states, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Amritsar Airport is a gateway not only to the Golden Temple but also to Lahore (Pakistan) across the Attari-Wagah border.

The airport is equipped with all services for passengers as well as bars, restaurants, shops and duty free. Thanks to the various airlines operating at the airport, Amritsar airport offers national and international destinations. Among the airlines that fly to and from Amritsar Airport are: Air India, Qatar Airways, SpiceJet, Indigo or Neos.

INFORMATION

Management company: Airports Authority of India
Address: Amritsar-143101 (Punjab)
Telephone: 91-183-2214118
Website: www.aai.aero

TECHNICAL DATA

IATA code: ATQ
ICAO code: VIAR
National code: IN

Text by Alisè Vitri

Avion Tourism Magazine

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