Adampur Airport
Adampur Airport (IATA: AIP, ICAO: VIAX), is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the cities of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, India. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from Adampur town in Jalandhar district, 28 km (17 mi) from Jalandhar and 27 km (17 mi) from Hoshiarpur. It just beside NH-3. As it lies just between the cities of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, it serves both the cities. The airport was required by the Doaba region of Punjab for facilitating commercial operations, as the other two main airports of the state at Amritsar and Chandigarh are 100 and 145 km distant, respectively.
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India, Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Adampur, Jalandhar district, Punjab, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 776 ft / 236 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°25′59″N 075°45′38″E | ||||||||||
| Website | Adampur Airport | ||||||||||
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