Last Updated: 28 September 2026

OPENED: Halwara terminal inaugurated on 1 Feb 2026 (PM Modi virtually, CM Bhagwant Mann present)^[1]
-- Air India runs 2 daily Delhi-Halwara flights from 15 May 2026, with through-connections to Europe^[2]

Till Nov 2022: Construction was largely stopped to the non-payment of funds for completion of the terminal building^[3]
-- Work Restarted after AAP Punjab government decided to arrange for money to complete the project
-- Payment be later be reimbursed by Airport Authority of India(AAI)

¶ Details

• Total area: 161.28 acres and Terminal area: 2,000 sq m
• Upcoming international airport in Halwara, about 40 kms from Ludhiana^[4]
• Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha had recently unanimously adopted a resolution to request the Centre to name the airport after him^[5]
• Once the interim terminal building is finalised, the construction of the main terminal building, with an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore, will commence^[6]

References:

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1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/ludhianas-long-awaited-halwara-airport-opens-flight-ops-to-start-in-march/ ↩︎

2. https://www.newsonair.gov.in/air-india-announces-it-will-operate-two-flights-every-day-between-delhi-halwara-in-ludhiana ↩︎

3. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/halwara-airport-building-march-8275198/ ↩︎

4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/construction-of-international-airport-in-punjabs-halwara-likely-to-end-by-july-minister-harbhajan-singh/articleshow/99537454.cms ↩︎

5. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/finally-new-international-airport-terminal-comes-up-allied-works-pick-up-pace-573267 ↩︎

6. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/bidding-process-for-operating-airlines-from-halwara-to-begin-soon-bittu/ ↩︎