# Halwara International Airport (HWR / VIHX)

**Halwara International Airport** (IATA: HWR, ICAO: VIHX) is a large airport in Halwara, Punjab, India. It has one runway, 3,050 m (10,007 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Indian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HWR / VIHX
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Indian Air Force
- Serves: Halwara, Punjab, India
- Elevation: 241 m / 790 ft
- Coordinates: 30.7485, 75.6298
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,050 m / 10,007 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halwara_Air_Force_Station (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860393
- Weather station: VIHX
- Ident: VIHX

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 131° / 311° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | =997 of 29,858 | =302 in Asia | =29 in IN |
| Elevation | 241 m / 790 ft | =21,610 of 43,403 | =1,239 in Asia | =139 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Nearby airports

- [LUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vild.md) Ludhiana Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [BUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vibt.md) Bhatinda Air Force Station · 99 km / 62 mi
- [IXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vicg.md) Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [VIAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viam.md) Ambala Air Force Station · 121 km / 75 mi
- [ATQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viar.md) Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · 145 km / 90 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)
- [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/vihx/data