Chandigarh International Airport located in Mohali, Punjab in India has been registering exponential growth according to statistics released by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Chandigarh is the capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh Airport (IXC) is located in Sector 17, around 14 kilometres from city centre. the airport operates as a civil enclave, meaning the runway and other air-side infrastructure are controlled by the Indian Air Force.
This airport commenced operations in 2006 with three flights a day. Today the number of flights operating daily from the airport is more than 24. In 2006-2007, the total annual traffic was just 154,000. Ten years down the line this number has multiplied, with the total number having reached 1,534,000 in 2015-16!
From April to December 2015-16, the total number of passengers using the airport was 1,158,111, while for 2016-17 for the same period, the number was 1,282,243 - an increase of 124,132 over the previous year. According to AAI stats, traffic at this airport peaks in the months of October and November. Air India, Air Asia India, Jet Airways, IndiGo, Vistara and SpiceJet connect IXC to a steadily increasing number of domestic destinations like Srinagar, Pune and Kochi to name a few apart from the usual Delhi and Mumbai.
International operations at the airport commenced in September 2016 after all operations were shifted to new integrated terminal building, inaugurated in September 2015. The eco-friendly terminal, built by Larsen & Toubro, covers 53,000 square metres and is designed to handle 1,600 passengers per hour. IndiGo (6E) operates to Dubai International (DXB) while Air India Express (IX) flies to Sharjah International (SHJ). The number of international passengers recorded in November and December were 12,127 and 12,797 respectively. Other international destinations like Bangkok (BKK), Singapore (SIN) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) are expected to be connected to Chandigarh shortly.
View our detailed walk-through of the New Integrated terminal building here.
Chandigarh is the capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh Airport (IXC) is located in Sector 17, around 14 kilometres from city centre. the airport operates as a civil enclave, meaning the runway and other air-side infrastructure are controlled by the Indian Air Force.
This airport commenced operations in 2006 with three flights a day. Today the number of flights operating daily from the airport is more than 24. In 2006-2007, the total annual traffic was just 154,000. Ten years down the line this number has multiplied, with the total number having reached 1,534,000 in 2015-16!
From April to December 2015-16, the total number of passengers using the airport was 1,158,111, while for 2016-17 for the same period, the number was 1,282,243 - an increase of 124,132 over the previous year. According to AAI stats, traffic at this airport peaks in the months of October and November. Air India, Air Asia India, Jet Airways, IndiGo, Vistara and SpiceJet connect IXC to a steadily increasing number of domestic destinations like Srinagar, Pune and Kochi to name a few apart from the usual Delhi and Mumbai.
International operations at the airport commenced in September 2016 after all operations were shifted to new integrated terminal building, inaugurated in September 2015. The eco-friendly terminal, built by Larsen & Toubro, covers 53,000 square metres and is designed to handle 1,600 passengers per hour. IndiGo (6E) operates to Dubai International (DXB) while Air India Express (IX) flies to Sharjah International (SHJ). The number of international passengers recorded in November and December were 12,127 and 12,797 respectively. Other international destinations like Bangkok (BKK), Singapore (SIN) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) are expected to be connected to Chandigarh shortly.
View our detailed walk-through of the New Integrated terminal building here.
