# Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ / VIAR)

**Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport** (IATA: ATQ, ICAO: VIAR) is a large airport in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It opened in 1930. It has one runway, 3,658 m (12,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/viar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ATQ / VIAR
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Amritsar, Punjab, India
- Opened: 1930 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 230 m / 756 ft
- Coordinates: 31.7096, 74.7973
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,658 m / 12,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/amritsar
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Guru_Ram_Das_Ji_International_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385356
- Weather station: VIAR · WMO 42071
- Ident: VIAR

## Timeline

- 1930: Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

## Routes

15 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [SXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/visr.md) Srinagar International Airport · India · 253 km / 157 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 414 km / 257 mi · IndiGo, Air India
- [DXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0392.md) Noida International Airport · India · 477 km / 296 mi · IndiGo
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 983 km / 611 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,417 km / 880 mi · IndiGo, Air India
- [PNQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vapo.md) Pune International Airport · India · 1,462 km / 908 mi · IndiGo
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 1,682 km / 1,045 mi · IndiGo
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,009 km / 1,248 mi · IndiGo
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,026 km / 1,259 mi · SpiceJet
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,080 km / 1,292 mi · IndiGo
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,371 km / 1,473 mi · Qatar Airways
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 4,278 km / 2,658 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 4,558 km / 2,832 mi · Scoot
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 6,316 km / 3,925 mi · Air India
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 6,393 km / 3,972 mi · Air India

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ATQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 9
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 4
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | =336 of 29,858 | =98 in Asia | #11 in IN |
| Elevation | 230 m / 756 ft | =22,246 of 43,403 | =1,273 in Asia | #148 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =31 in Asia | =4 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [IXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vipk.md) Pathankot Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [SKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opst.md) Sialkot International Airport · 101 km / 62 mi
- [IXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viju.md) Jammu Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [HWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vihx.md) Halwara International Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [VIUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viux.md) Udhampur Air Force Station · 137 km / 85 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sri_Guru_Ram_Das_Ji_International_Airport&oldid=1376655399), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/viar/data