AirportsSri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is a large airport serving Amritsar, in Punjab, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ATQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ATQ
- ICAO code
- VIAR
- City
- Amritsar
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.7096° N, 74.7973° E
- Elevation
- 230 m (756 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ATQ means Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIAR. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.7096° N, 74.7973° E. It stands 230 metres (756 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allama Iqbal International AirportLahore, Pakistan | LHE | 43 km |
| Adampur AirportAdampur | AIP | 96 km |
| Pathankot AirportPathankot | IXP | 98 km |
| Sialkot International AirportSialkot, Pakistan | SKT | 101 km |
| Jammu AirportJammu | IXJ | 109 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 414 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,417 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,026 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,327 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,346 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,585 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,558 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,922 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,821 km | 13 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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