Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport

Terminal interior

The arrivals section of the old terminal was inaugurated in September 2005, and the departures section was made operational in March 2006. A new integrated terminal building, built in glass and steel and equipped with modern facilities like an inline X-ray baggage inspection and conveyor system, Flight Information Display System (FIDS), Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), and CCTV for surveillance among others, was inaugurated on 25 February 2009, with an area of approximately 40,175 square metres (432,440 sq ft), marking an improvement over the earlier 12,770-square-metre (137,500 sq ft) facility. The new terminal building is a blend of modern and Indian designs, constructed in glass and steel with Indian style arches and colours. For the quarter ending 30 June 2016, the airport registered a 59.6% growth of international passenger traffic.[4]

The integrated terminal building has four aerobridges (including new recently fitted ones at bay no. 2 and bay no. 4), an annual capacity of 1.46 million passengers with a peak hour capacity of 1,200 passengers. The building has 30 check-in counters, 4 X-ray scanners (for baggage), 26 immigration counters, 10 custom counters, 12 security check booths, and 4 conveyor belts for arrivals. The apron has been extended to cater for parking of a total of 25 aircraft (8 Category 'E', 3 Category 'D' and 13 Category 'C' types of aircraft & 1 category 'E' for cargo) from the earlier capacity of 15 aircraft and strengthened for parking of Category 'C' type of aircraft. The departure and arrival halls operate duty-free shops. The departure hall also accommodates foreign currency exchange service, a book store, restaurants and other shops for the convenience of departing passengers.[5] The airport registered India's highest passenger growth of over 48% for the year 2017–2018.[6] Currently, the flights coming in the airport connect it direct to over 20 destinations across India and other countries. As per source, India's maiden airline Spicejet has filed for slots at London Heathrow for starting direct flights between Amritsar and London.[7]

This terminal is exclusively for handling the domestic flights and can be accessed through Boarding Gate 2 on ground floor.

This terminal is exclusively for handling the international flights and can be accessed through Boarding Gate 1 on ground floor and Boarding Gate 2 on the first floor.

The Airport is connected by 8 lane National Highway 354, which runs from Amritsar to Ajnala. Taxi can be taken from the taxi stand of the airport. Both Ola Cabs and Uber are available in the city. Autos and local buses also connect the city to the airport.

Amritsar Metrobus is a rapid transit system running in Amritsar Metropolitan Area. Many locations of the region is covered under Phase 1 of the project and Amritsar Airport is scheduled to be a part of Amritsar MetroBus Network in scheduled expansion under Phase 2 of Network.