Raja Sansi International Airport
Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport is an international airport about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of the city of Amritsar, India. It is located on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road, near the village of Raja Sansi. It was named after Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar city. The airport serves Amritsar, as well as the states of Punjab, India, Jammu Division in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the State of Himachal Pradesh in India. It is one of the largest airports in North India. The new integrated terminal has double the capacity of the old terminal. Amritsar is the hub for tourism in Punjab.The airport currently handles about 100 commercial flights a week, both international (Central Asia, Middle East) and domestic.Expansion and renovationInternational flights have increased in recent years. The arrivals section of the old terminal was inaugurated in September 2005, and the departures section was made operational in March 2006. The Airport registered a passenger growth of 64.6% during April–December 2009 which made it the fastest growing airport in India. The new terminal is a blend of modern and Indian designs, constructed of glass and steel, but with Indian arches and colours.A new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 25 February 2009, with an area of approximately 40,175 square metres (432,440 sq ft) compared to 12,770 square metres (137,500 sq ft) previously. The new terminal building is a glass and steel structure equipped with a central air conditioning system, an inline X-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the baggage conveyor system, escalators, a public address system, a Flight Information Display System (FIDS), CCTV for surveillance, check-in counters with Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), and car parking.
