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Pathankot Airport
IATA: IXP ICAO: VIPK
Summary
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″N 075°38′04″E / 32.23361°N 75.63444°E / 32.23361; 75.63444
Website	https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/pathankot
Map
IXPLocation of airport in IndiaShow map of PunjabIXPIXP (India)Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,734 8,970 Asphalt

Pathankot Airport (IATA: IXP, ICAO: VIPK) is a regional airport, 3 km from the nearest city Pathankot and 7 km from Pathankot 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. The facility was made possible by the efforts of Gurdaspur Member of Parliament and Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna, who had planned to make Pathankot a tourist destination and industrial hub.

Commercial flights were resumed on April 5, 2018, after a hiatus of nearly seven years. by Alliance Air, the regional subsidiary of Air India under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.

Airlines and destinations

References

1. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com.
2. "Vinod Khanna - National Portal of India". india.gov.in.
3. "Pathankot airport plain empty". 14 October 2013.
4. "List of RCS Airports and routes Started under UDAN-1 & 2 24 October 2018" (PDF). RCS Cell Airports Authority of India Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan New Delhi 110003.
5. "After 7 years, domestic flights resume from Pathankot airport". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2018.
6. "Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports | ANI News". www.aninews.in.
7. "Regional Connectivity Scheme - RCS Udan". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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