New International Airport near Ludhiana in Punjab

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024

Halwara International Terminal project almost complete; to be finally completed this Feb 2025[1]

Till Nov 2022: Construction was largely stopped to the non-payment of funds for completion of the terminal building[2]
-- 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[3]
  • Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha had recently unanimously adopted a resolution to request the Centre to name the airport after him[4]
  • Once the interim terminal building is finalised, the construction of the main terminal building, with an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore, will commence[1:1]

References:

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

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

  3. 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 ↩︎

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