Ludhiana International Airport Explained

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:Unknown
Icao:VILU
Type:Public
Owner:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:Ludhiana
Location:Halwara, Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.7478°N 75.6308°W
Pushpin Label:LDH/VILU
Metric-Elev:yes
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-M:3050
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:yes

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport [1] also known as Halwara International Airport or Ludhiana International Airport is an international airport being built at the town of Halwara in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.[2] [3]

Once completed, it will be the third international airport in Punjab after Amritsar and Chandigarh.[4] The site is 32-km drive from Ludhiana City and the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has acquired 161.27 acres of land[5] in Halwara for the building of a Ludhiana international civil terminal. The airport is being built to accommodate Boeing 737-700 and Airbus A-320 aircraft. The airport was planned to be operational by 31 March 2022 but the project had been stalled from May after GLADA failed to release funds for its construction.The construction for the airport was again started on 21 November 2022, after Punjab Government released funds through GLADA and Finance department.[6] 11

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mishra . Sunita . 2023-12-14 . Halwara Airport Ludhiana: Facts, amenities, launch date, news . 2024-10-03 . Housing News . en-GB.
  2. News: . 24 May 2020 . Ludhiana international airport halwara: GLADA takes possession of land at Halwara for construction of international civil terminal . . . 2 December 2021.
  3. News: Majeed . Shariq . 5 October 2021 . Tender for Halwara int’l airport terminal this week . . . 2 December 2021.
  4. News: Bhasin . Sukhmeet . Halwara airport coming up, Sahnewal to shut operations . . . 2 December 2021.
  5. News: Jain . Nitin . 6 November 2021 . Finally, AAI nod to Rs 4,691.12L international airport terminal building at Halwara . . . 2 December 2021.
  6. News: . 8 August 2021 . Ludhiana international airport’s inauguration pushed to March 2022 . . . 2 December 2021.