Pathankot Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Pathankot | ||||||||||
Location | Pathankot,Punjab,India | ||||||||||
Opened | 21 November 2006 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 310 m / 1,017 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°14′01″N075°38′04″E / 32.23361°N 75.63444°E /32.23361; 75.63444 | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/pathankot | ||||||||||
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Pathankot Airport (IATA:IXP,ICAO:VIPK) is aregional airport, 3 km from the nearest cityPathankot and 7 km fromPathankot Railway Station, located on the Pathankot – Majra Road. Pathankot airport serves national flights only. The airport, spread over an area of approximately 75 acres, is not well connected by public transport; only cabs are available.
Pathankot Airport was inaugurated by Mr. Praful Patel, the then Aviation Minister of India, on 21 November 2006.[1] The facility was made possible by the efforts of Gurdaspur Member of Parliament and Bollywood actorVinod Khanna,[2] who had planned to make Pathankot a tourist destination and industrial hub.[3]
Commercial flights were resumed on April 5, 2018,[4] after a hiatus of nearly seven years.[5][6] by Alliance Air, the regional subsidiary of Air India under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Air | Delhi,Jaipur |