Chandigarh International Airport
Chandigarh is one of the most important cities of North India and is the capital city of two important north Indian states - Punjab and Haryana. The city, located at the foothills of Shivaliks ,is liked for its spectacular scenic beauty as well as eye captivating plans and various important monuments and gardens that are present all across the city.The city is visited by thousands of outsiders daily and has very well communication in terms of traveling. Chandigarh can be easily approached very easily from any part of north India through rail, road and flight. Chandigarh is well connected to the capital city of India, New Delhi. Chandigarh has its airport about 12 km away from the center of the city. Being its close proximity with Delhi, Chandigarh can be approached by people from other parts of the country as well as world through airways.
Chandigarh Air Force Base is also used as an important passenger airport of Chandigarh. There are numbers of flights that connect Chandigarh city to many other destinations. The details of this airport are-
About Chandigarh Airport:
CityName- ChandigarhLocation- About 12 km east from Sector 17, the center of the city
Contact Address- Airport Director
Civil Air Terminal Chandigarh
Airport Authority of India,
Chandigarh
Phone No.:172 265 9886
Fax: 172 265 9887
E-mail: apdch@aai.aero
IATA Code- IXC
ICAO Code- VICG
GPS Code- VICG
International Flights from Chandigarh:
Chandigarh Airport has been given clearance by the Union Civil Aviation Ministry to allow international flights from Chandigarh. The Ministry has given clearance to Indigo and Spice Jet Airlines to start international flights from December but other private airlines like Jet Airways and other are still waiting for the nod from the union ministry. These three flights are expected to operate flights between Chandigarh and Dubai as well as other Gulf Cities.
Spice Jet and Indigo will operate direct flights between Chandigarh and Dubai while Jet Airways will operate flights between Chandigarh and Abu Dhabi to start with. With this Chandigarh International Airport will replace the old domestic Chandigarh airport and will become second International airport in the region after Raja Sansi International Airport of Amritsar.
The International terminal is located in Jheorehri Village close to Mohlai over an area of 1.24 sq km. Because of its location near Mohali, it was proposed to be named as Mohlai International Airport but when in 2008, Haryana demanded for a stake in this joint project then both governments- the Punjab and the Haryana agreed to name it as Chandigarh International Airport.
Other Details about Chandigarh Airport:
- The other Airports in the close vicinity of Chandigarh Airport
Shimla: 100 km via road
Ludhiana: 110 km via road
Kangra: 250 km via road
New Delhi: 265 km via road
- The airlines having flights from Chandigarh Airport and destinations
Air India: Delhi, Mumbai
Go Air: Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai
IndiGo: Ahmadabad, Goa , Mumbai
Jet Airways: Ahmadabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Leh, Mumbai
JetKonnect: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
- Various Airports Directly Connected with Air Force Base (Chandigarh Air Port)
- Indian Destinations:
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneshwar
- Bengaluru
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- Chennai
- New Delhi
- Goa
- Jaipur
- Hyderabad
- Nagpur
- Surat
- Srinagar
- Thiruvantapuram
- International Destinations:
- Abu Dhabi
- Ad Dammam
- Addis Ababa
- Al Hadd
- Bangkok
- Birmingham
- Chicago
- Colombo
- Dhaka
- Dubai
- Frankfurt am Main
- Guangzhou
- Hong Kong
- Johannesburg
- Kabul
- Kathmandu
- Melbourne
- Munich
- Muscat
- New York
- Osaka
- Paris
- Riyadh
- Seoul
- Singapore
- Tokyo
- Vienna
- Zurich
- Indian Destinations:
Bus Service Providers from Chandigarh Airport:
There are luxury bus service providers for Chandigarh Airport who offer pick up/drop services to the passengers.Sajjan Travels
Address:
H No 3325,
Sector 21D,
Sector 34 A
Chandigarh 160022
Phone - 9872 341 500
Ekido Holiday Tours Pvt Ltd
Address:
Sco 140/150,
Sector 8C,
Madhya Marg
Chandigarh-160008
Phone - 9814 188 330
Batra Tours & Travels
Address:
Shop No 406,
Sector-71,
Mohali
Chandigarh-160071
Phone - 9888 330 786
Taxi Service From Chandigarh Airport:
Here are some of the Taxi Service Providers from Chandigarh Airport who operate 24/7 to help the passengers:Raghu Travels
Address:
1269,
Dadu Majra Colony
Chandigarh HO,
Chandigarh-160014
Phone - 9815 337 979
Dashmesh Taxi Service
Address:
Himalaya Marg,
Main Road
Sector 47 D ,
Chandigarh-160022
Phone - 9417 373 711
Bharath Travels
Address:
Ambala Chandgiarh Main Road
Hallomajara,
Chandigarh-160002
Phone - 9814 111 122
Chandigarh Taxies
Address:
No. 99
Sector 22
Chandigarh-148001
Phone - 9815 832 555
Nanuan Travels
Address:
Shop No SCO 34,
Sector 17E
Chandigarh-160017
Phone - 9815 610 617
Pehlaaz Travels
Address:
HB 122,
Phase 1,
Mohali
Chandigarh-160055
Phone - 9779 989 997
Khan Tours & Travels
Address:
1572/1 ,
Chandigarh Kalka Road
Manimajra ,
Chandigarh-160001
Phone - 9814 050 184
Mahajan Tours & Travels
Address:
103,
1st Floor
Sector 40D
Chandigarh-160036
Phone - 9872 410 411
Naarang Taxi Service
Address:
423/1
Sector 40C
Chandigarh- 160040
Phone - 9815 070 300
A One Taxi Service
Address:
SCO 1104 & 1105,
Sector 22B
Chandigarh- 160022
Phone - 9812 220 417