Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Amritsar, Punjab (India)

IATA: ATQ ICAO: VIAR

Longest Active Runway

12,000 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

756 ft

230 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.7096°, 74.7973°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #193 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#307 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (India)

#10 of 26 in IN

#10 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ATQ in numbers: 12,000 ft longest runway · tied #193 of 650 published · #307 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · #10 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ATQ lies at 230 m (756 ft), #228 of 650 published airports by elevation and 60.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 158 ft above the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 4,673 ft higher than ATQ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), 23.1 NM, 11,024 ft. Next: SKT 54.3 NM, HWR 71.8 NM. ATQ has the longest runway in this radius, 189 ft over SKT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

ATQ runway: 16/34 12,000 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #10 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 2,534 ft (14,534 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	12,000 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Allama Iqbal International Airport (Lahore)	`LHE`	23.1 NM (42.8 km)	11,024 ft	✅ Lighted
Sialkot International Airport (Sialkot)	`SKT`	54.3 NM (100.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Halwara International Airport (Halwara)	`HWR`	71.8 NM (133 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →