About Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport (IATA: ATQ, ICAO: VIAR) named
after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar city,
is an international airport about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of the city
of Amritsar, India. It is located on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road, near the
village of Raja Sansi. Besides Amritsar, the airport serves neighbouring
areas of Punjab, Western districts of Himachal Pradesh and Southern
districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
The new integrated terminal has double the capacity of the old terminal. The
arrivals section of the old terminal was inaugurated in September 2005, and
the departures section was made operational in March 2006. 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, was inaugurated on 25
February 2009.
Amritsar Airport Location Map
The new terminal building is a blend of modern and Indian designs,
constructed in glass and steel with Indian style arches and colours. The
airport registered a passenger growth of 64.6% during April–December 2009
which made it the fastest growing airport in India. The new integrated
terminal has doubled the capacity of the old terminal. There are 18 domestic
and 7 international flights from this airport.
The integrated terminal building at Amritsar has an annual capacity of 1.46
million passengers with a peak hour capacity of 1,200 passengers. The
integrated 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 14 aircraft (8 Category 'E’, 3 Category 'D’
and 3 Category 'C’ types of aircraft) from the earlier capacity of ten
aircraft and strengthened for parking of Category 'E’ 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.
The airport also has:
• A brand new cargo handling facility due to demands from exporters in
Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
• A site for the Permanent Perishable Cargo Center, located close to the
air cargo complex, which has a capacity of 200 tonnes (200 long tons; 220
short tons) per day.
• Passenger terminal building of size 41,000 square metres (440,000 sq ft).
• Four new aerobridges installed, of which two are operational.
• 14 Parking, increased from previous 5.
• The runway, extended by 369 metres (1,211 ft) to a total length of 3,658
metres (12,001 ft).
• A new car park for passengers and visitors.
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