Chandigarh Airport

Chandigarh Airport  is located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, India. The airport is currently undergoing construction of an integrated passenger terminal, and many other facilities.
Chandigarh Airport is being integrated with upcoming Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali instead of leaving it as a domestic airport. Work is underway for a new international terminal, upgrading the domestic terminal, three link taxiways, parallel taxi track, cargo complex and hangars of flying club activities and runway extension. The terminal will have 4 aero-bridges, construction of apron for parking three in contact and eight remote parking stands for wide-bodied jet aircraft.
Chandigarh International Airport is coming up at 306 acres (1.24 km2) land of Jheorehri village,near Mohali, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority is spending Rs 1,700 crore to connect this airport with Punjab.
Naming the new airport
At first the Airport was to be named Mohali International Airport, since it is in the suburb of Mohali in Chandigarh. But since Chandigarh is a Union Territory, and Haryana will also have a share in the airport, the two states (Punjab and Haryana) have agreed on naming the airport as Chandigarh International Airport.


Airlines


Airlines Destinations
Air India Delhi, Mumbai
GoAir Mumbai
Jet Airways Delhi, Mumbai
JetLite Bangalore, Delhi
Kingfisher Airlines Delhi, Jaipur, Jammu, Mumbai, Srinagar
Ground transport


Options include public bus (operated by the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking), taxi, auto rickshaw and cycle rickshaw.

No space for private aircrafts in Chandigarh airport

Anti-aircraft guns will be placed strategically and NSG commandos will join a large number of security personnel to guard the stadium, which will be primarily taken over by the elite SPG. With the arch-rivals facing each other after a long gap as bilateral series between the two nations had been suspended in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, cricket mania has been touching new heights with each passing day. With hotel rooms in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula and much beyond having been fully booked,

Aircraft landing cancelled at Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: According to sources, the request includes parking space for bigger planes like A320 having capacity of more than 100 passengers to smaller private planes. Besides these charter flights, 11 regular commercial flights would also be operating from the Chandigarh airport on Wednesday.

The AAI has not said yes to anyone because of non-availability of parking space at the local airport.

The technical airport area, which is under the command and control of Indian Air Force, has enough space to park the aircrafts, but authorities concerned are not willing to share the space because of the arrival of prime ministers of India and Pakistan.