About Srinagar Airport

Srinagar International Airport (IATA: SXR, ICAO: VISR), is an international airport in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. The airport had undergone extensive renovations, including improving the runway, a new terminal for departure and arrival, air bridges and other operational facilities, and was inaugurated on 14 February 2009 by an Air India flight from Dubai. The Airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 27 January 2005.

Airlines operate in Srinagar International Airport included Jet Airways, Go Air, Air India, Spice Jet and Indigo. Seasonal Hajj pilgrimage charters to Jeddah are also operated from this Airport.

The Srinagar Airport closed for runway maintenance for 12 days on September 2013 and the flights from Airport, air connectivity to the Kashmir valley would be provided through Avantipura Airport on the outskirt of Srinagar during the closed.

Total space of new terminal at Srinagar Airport are 19,700 sq meter. The terminal has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers for departure, whereas the terminal has the capacity of handling 450 passengers at peak hour time for arrival.

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