Pathankot Airport

{{Short description|Airport of Punjab, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Pathankot Airport

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| IATA = IXP

| ICAO = VIPK

| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in India

| pushpin_label = IXP

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Civil

| owner = Government of India

| operator = [https://www.aai.aero/en Airports Authority of India]

| city-served = Pathankot

| location = Pathankot, Punjab, India

| opened = 21 November 2006

| elevation-f = 1,017

| elevation-m = 310

| coordinates = {{Coord|32|14|01|N|075|38|04|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}

| website = https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/pathankot

| metric-elev = y

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 01/19

| r1-length-f = 8,970

| r1-length-m = 2,734

| r1-surface = Asphalt

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Pathankot Airport {{Airport codes|IXP|VIPK}} is a regional airport, 3 km from the nearest city Pathankot and 7 km from Pathankot Railway Station, located on the Pathankot – Majra Road. Pathankot airport serves domestic flights only. The airport, spread over an area of approximately 75 acres and is connected by road to Pathankot.

Pathankot Airport was inaugurated by Mr. Praful Patel, the then Aviation Minister of India, on 21 November 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061122/punjab1.htm#2|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab|website=www.tribuneindia.com}} The facility was made possible by the efforts of Gurdaspur Member of Parliament and Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna,{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/vinod-khanna|title=Vinod Khanna - National Portal of India|website=india.gov.in}} who had planned to make Pathankot a tourist destination and industrial hub.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/pathankot-airport-plain-empty/story-Qnl4J9nsrVWlRkivpRMAnM.html|title=Pathankot airport plain empty|date=14 October 2013}}

Commercial flights were resumed on April 5, 2018,{{cite web |title=List of RCS Airports and routes Started under UDAN-1 & 2 24 October 2018 |url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/rcs_news_notifications/Airports%20started%20and%20routes%20commenced%2024%20Oct%2018.pdf |publisher=RCS Cell Airports Authority of India Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan New Delhi 110003}} after a hiatus of nearly seven years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/domestic-flights-to-resume-from-pathankot-airport-today/story-8ffwwUP8GoPXuwZoGZdk0H.html|title=After 7 years, domestic flights resume from Pathankot airport|date=5 April 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/|title=Asia’s Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports | ANI News|website=www.aninews.in}} by Alliance Air, the regional subsidiary of Air India under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.{{cite web |title=Regional Connectivity Scheme - RCS Udan |url=https://www.aai.aero/en/rcs-udan |publisher=Airports Authority of India |access-date=27 April 2020}}

During the night of 10 May 2025, the Pathankot Air Force Station which shares the main airport's runway was claimed to be targeted by the Pakistan Armed Forces during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan Marsoos: What we know so far |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/10/pakistan-launches-operation-bunyan-marsoos-what-we-know-so-far |last=Hussain |first=Abid |date=2025-05-10 |website=Al Jazeera}} However, satellite images clearly show intact runway and buildings at the IAF base.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Satellite pics expose Pakistan army’s lies about ‘major damage’ to IAF bases |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/operation-sindoor-satellite-pics-expose-pakistan-armys-lies-about-major-damage-to-iaf-bases-2723737-2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}