Airport type Public Location Sahnewal Code LUH Phone 0161 284 4569 | Owner govt Elevation AMSL 834 ft / 254 m Elevation 254 m Serves Ludhiana | |
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Operator Airports Authority of India Website aai.aero/allAirports/ludhiana Address NH 1, Near Zimidaran Dhaba, Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab 141120 | ||
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Sahnewal Airport, (IATA: LUH, ICAO: VILD) also known as Ludhiana Airport, is the local airport serving the city of Ludhiana in Punjab. It is located near the town of Sahnewal, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road.
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- Air transport to start from sahnewal airport
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- Airlines and destinations
- Ludhiana Aerotropolis
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The Airport is spread over more than 130 acres. The current airport arrival/departure halls can accommodate 40 passengers. Air India Regional, which used to operate an ATR-42 aircraft to Delhi, ceased operating the service in 2014.
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Airlines and destinations
No Scheduled Commercial operations.
Ludhiana Aerotropolis
An Aerotropolis is being planned for Ludhiana. The previous Congress government of the state had proposed an airport in the city. Their proposal had included the suggestion of an airport first at Ladhowal and then it would be gradually expanded to the Halwara air force base for trying to accommodate passenger flights. The Ludhiana Aerotropolis at Machhiwara is the country's second after the one at Durgapur. The Ludhiana Aerotropolis would be spread over 3,500 acres (1,416 ha), and about 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) of this area would be developed in the first phase at a cost of Rs 2,000 crore. This would also include the process of land acquisition and construction of the airport. Bengal Aerotropolis had earlier signed a MoU with PSIDC for setting up an airport in Punjab, which also acted as the project facilitator for them. They have already tied up with Singapore's Changi Airports International Pvt. Ltd for development and planning of the project.kldjADL