Raja Sansi International Airport

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Raja Sansi International Airport Amritsar International Airport
IATA: ATQ - ICAO: VIAR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Amritsar
Elevation AMSL		756 ft (230 m)
Coordinates		31°42′28″N, 74°47′57″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	10,791	3,289	Asphalt

Raja Sansi International Airport (IATA: ATQ, ICAO: VIAR), also known as Amritsar International Airport, is 11 km north-west from the city of Amritsar, India. The airport serves not only the city of Amritsar, but also the greater Punjab area, including the city of Jalandhar. Raja Sansi International Airport is named after and in honour of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's family name - Sansi.

As a government designated international airport, the airport currently handles about 75 commercial flights a week, both international and domestic.

1 Expansion and renovation
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Expansion and renovation

The city of Amritsar has long remained the cultural and tourist capital of Punjab, and the demand for a fully operational international airport has increased in recent years. A newly finished arrivals terminal was inaugurated in September of 2005, and a finished departures terminal has been operational since March 2006.

Major carriers that have expressed interest in operating from Amritsar in the near future include Air Sahara, Indus Air, Jagson Airlines, Go Air, Alliance Air, Thai Airways International and British Airways.