Amritsar International Airport is well known by the name of Shri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport. This is a very suitable name for this place because Shri Guru Ram Das Jee was the founder of Amritsar. It is situated at Amritsar-Anjala road which is near to a village called Raja Sansi. It serves the whole state. The Airport Authority of India operates it. It can be categorized as public transport. It is capable to handle 1200 passengers per hour and it can handle 14.6 hundred thousand passengers annually
Amritsar is a place which is world famous for its sacred Golden Temple and this beautiful temple it is the attraction for tourists and visitors outside the state and the country. So it was really necessary that it had to have its own airport so that people can come from any part of the country and world easily. In addition, Amritsar International Airport is number one because the growth of its passengers increased very quickly. 30 check-in counters can be easily seen in its integrated building and it has 26 immigration counters with ten custom counters.
To maintain security, they have planned 12 security check booths here. There are various duty free shops in the departure and arrival hall which serve the passengers. 14 aircrafts can be parked here. It also provides its passengers the facility of foreign currency stores, restaurant and book store. Its new terminal has been designed with Indian and international flavor both. It is made by glass and steals which gives it international look and it is colored with Indian taste. It is fully air conditioned and has its inline X ray baggage inspection system which is integrated with the baggage conveyer system. It has all the needed facility as Flight Information Display System (FIDS) and close circuit camera for surveillance.
It is very easy to reach till the Amritsar International Airport through highway and roads of Punjab. One can reach by taxi or by another mean of transportation. No doubt that it is facilitating the passengers in modern time but State Government is planning to expand it by many ways so that it can serve the passengers in a better way.
