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{{Short description|International airport serving Ludhiana, Punjab, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Halwara International Airport
| image =
| image-width = 250
| image_alt =
| image2 =
| image2-width = 250
| IATA = HWR
| ICAO = VIHX
| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Ludhiana]]
| location = [[Halwara]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|30|44|52|N|75|37|51|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label = '''LDH'''/VIHX
| metric-elev = yes
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-m = 3050
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Concrete/Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy = yes
| website =
}}

'''Halwara International Airport'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Sunita |date=2023-12-14 |title=Halwara Airport Ludhiana: Facts, amenities, launch date, news |url=https://housing.com/news/halwara-international-airport-in-ludhiana/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121232837/https://housing.com/news/halwara-international-airport-in-ludhiana/ |archive-date=2025-01-21 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Housing News |language=en-GB}}</ref> {{airport codes|HWR|VIHX}} also known as '''Ludhiana International Airport''' is an [[international airport]] sitiated in the town of [[Halwara]] in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]], on the former site of the [[Halwara Air Force Station]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=24 May 2020 |title= Ludhiana international airport halwara: GLADA takes possession of land at Halwara for construction of international civil terminal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/international-airport-glada-takes-possession-of-land-at-halwara-for-construction-of-international-civil-terminal-6425112/ |work=[[Indian Express Limited]] |location=[[Ludhiana]] |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Majeed |first=Shariq |date=5 October 2021 |title=Tender for Halwara int'l airport terminal this week |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/tender-for-halwara-intl-airport-terminal-this-week/articleshow/86760781.cms|work=[[The Times of India]] |location=[[Ludhiana]] |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>

It is the third international airport in Punjab after [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar]] and [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhasin |first=Sukhmeet |date= |title=Halwara airport coming up, Sahnewal to shut operations |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/halwara-airport-coming-up-sahnewal-to-shut-operations-337801 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |location=[[Ludhiana]] |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209094302/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/halwara-airport-coming-up-sahnewal-to-shut-operations-337801 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The site is 32-km drive from [[Ludhiana]] City and the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has acquired 161.27 acres of land<ref>{{cite news |last=Jain |first=Nitin |date=6 November 2021 |title=Finally, AAI nod to Rs 4,691.12L international airport terminal building at Halwara |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/finally-aai-nod-to-rs-4-691-12l-international-airport-terminal-building-at-halwara-334848 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |location=[[Ludhiana]] |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209094302/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/finally-aai-nod-to-rs-4-691-12l-international-airport-terminal-building-at-halwara-334848 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Halwara for the building of a Ludhiana international civil terminal. The airport is being built to accommodate [[Boeing 737-700]] and [[Airbus A320]] aircraft. The upcoming airport is likely to accelerate the growth of businesses in Ludhiana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Chadha |first=Vipra |date=28 November 2024 |title=Halwara Airport Ludhiana - Latest News, Status & Key Facts |url=https://www.magicbricks.com/blog/halwara-airport/132016.html&ved=2ahUKEwiWibXQyKyKAxUEcGwGHZm2LZkQFnoECD8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2jPsho1TpleKFfymogHh7c}}</ref> Air India is set to start flights to the airport, once it has been handed over to AAI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air India to operate flights from Halwara airport |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-india-to-operate-flights-from-halwara-airport/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 1 February 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ludhiana’s long-awaited Halwara airport opens; flight ops to start in March|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/ludhianas-long-awaited-halwara-airport-opens-flight-ops-to-start-in-march/|website=The Tribune|access-date=2026-02-01|language=en}}</ref>

==Current status==
The airport was inaugurated on 1st February 2026 by PM Narendra Modi. The airport is now operational. Air India has announced two flights from Indra Gandhi International Airport, Delhi to Ludhiana starting from 15th May, 2026.
The Bookings have started for the flights from 1st April 2026. Other carriers like Indigo are in the documentation stage.

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
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[[Air India]]
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[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web
|title=Air India becomes first airline to announce flights to Halwara (Ludhiana) on 15 May
|url=https://www.airindia.com/in/en/newsroom/press-release/Air-India-becomes-first-airline-to-announce-flights-to-Halwara-Ludhiana.html
|website=Air India
|access-date=10 April 2026
}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[List of airports in Punjab, India|List of airports in Punjab]]
*[[Ludhiana Airport]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Proposed airports in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:International airports in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Ludhiana]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]

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