Amristar Airport on growth path; Highest ever traffic recorded
Updated: 8/22/2024
Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024
Milestone FY2023-24: Amritsar Airport surpassed 30.85 Lakh passengers, with 22.6% annual growth[1]
New international routes that started during FY2023-24 included direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, London, Italy (Rome & Verona)[1:1]
Amritsar Airport Wins Air Asia X ‘Best Station Award’ for July 2024[2]
-- The award recognizes the Amritsar Airport station’s exceptional on-time performance, low mishandled bag rate, and high Net Promoter Score (NPS) among 24 airports in the Air Asia X network worldwide
¶ 2023-24 Growth[1:2]
Amritsar Airport stood at 23rd postion, out of total of 40 international and 95 domestic airports
| Passenger Type | Total passengers | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| International | 9.81 Lakh | 30% |
| Domestic | 21.04 Lakh | 19.5% |
| Flights | 21,648 | 10.9% |
Currently, the airport facilitates
- 6 Indian and 5 Foreign carriers, connecting to 13 domestic and 9 international destinations
- includes Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, Rome, Milan, London Gatwick, Birmingham, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
- ~65 daily departures and arrivals
- An average daily footfall of 10,000 passengers
| Year | Total passengers[3] |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26,01,000 |
| 2015 | 10,00,000 |
¶ NRI Services
¶ Amristar Airport
- 2nd largest airport in Northern India after Delhi Airport
- Among the 6 airports in India which deployed with the Instrument Landing System(ILS) and installation of Advanced technology which is useful in visibility issues due to smog in winters[4]
- The Air Infrastructure is necessary to boost the Tourism and economy of any state
- Named after Shri Guru Ram Das Ji (SGRDJ)
- Amristar international airport also caters to needs of himachal and Jammu Kashmir too
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