--- iata: ATQ name: Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport city: Amritsar country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/amritsar' sources: - 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/amritsar' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Guru_Ram_Das_Ji_International_Airport' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/sri-guru-ram-dass-jee-international/atq-primus-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/sri-guru-ram-dass-jee-international/atq6-the-airr-lounge-and-bar - >- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/union-minister-virtually-inaugurates-passenger-centric-facilities-at-amritsar-airport/ - >- https://www.amarujala.com/punjab/amritsar/digi-yatra-facility-launched-at-amritsar-airport-2026-08-01 - >- https://newsonair.gov.in/air-india-launches-easy-connect-service-from-amritsar-to-27-global-destinations/ - >- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/air-india-launches-easy-connect-from-amritsar-links-punjab-to-27-global-destinations/ - 'https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex3.pdf' - >- https://www.airindia.com/in/en/travel-information/airport-information/amritsar.html quickFacts: - >- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (IATA ATQ / ICAO VIAR; also styled Sri Guru Ram Das Ji) is Amritsar’s civil passenger airport at Raja Sansi / Rajasansi, about 11 km northwest of the city centre. Owner/operator is the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Official AAI page: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/amritsar. Screenshot ATQ (VIAR) ≠ IXC (Chandigarh) ≠ DEL — the wrong Punjabi/Northern IATA is a multi-hour road recovery, not an airside hop. - >- One integrated passenger terminal handles both domestic and international flows in the same building (Air India airport page; AAI). Departures are typically upstairs / check-in + security; arrivals / baggage claim sit on the lower level. There is no second passenger terminal to transfer between — still follow Domestic vs International / CIQ signs inside the hall, because the sterile airside products (Primus vs Airr lounges) are sector-specific. - >- Traffic (AAI annexes as compiled on Wikipedia for April 2025–March 2026 / FY 2025–26): 2,941,017 passengers (−17.0%), 18,560 aircraft movements (−19.6%), 3,660.6 tonnes of cargo (+8.9%). Early-FY patronage was hit when Amritsar (and Srinagar) saw steep April–May 2025 drops during India–Pakistan border tensions after the Pahalgam attack (New Indian Express citing AAI). Prefer AAI annex figures when auditing. - >- Airfield (Wikipedia / public AIP summaries for VIAR): single runway 16/34 — 3,657 m × asphalt; aerodrome elevation about 230 m / 756 ft. CAT III-B ILS is published (runway upgrade / LVP era from 2016–17; CAT II preceded it in Dec 2011) — useful in winter fog / low visibility, not a free pass to cut buffers. Civil passenger terminal sits beside Amritsar Air Force Station infrastructure; this guide covers the AAI passenger product only. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee / Amritsar directory, checked Sep 2026): two soft rooms — Primus Lounge (domestic airside, 2nd floor after security; published 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 12 free on PP conditions; standard alcohol listed as extra payment) and The Airr Lounge and Bar (international airside after passport control, 1st floor near Gate 6; published 00:00–23:59; max stay 4 hours; children under 5 free; standard alcohol listed complimentary on PP). Live PP soft directory = these two pins only — Costa Coffee PP Eat pins are not soft lounges. Do not invent a second open Primus international soft room from stale “temporarily closed” aggregator mirrors. - >- Ground: NH-354 (Amritsar–Ajnala) is the primary road approach. Prepaid / official taxi counters and Ola/Uber when signed remain Plan A. Wikipedia notes Amritsar Metrobus Route 501 once linked the airport toward Amritsar Junction / Golden Temple but is not functional these days — do not invent a live BRT into the terminal. No metro or suburban rail into the building. DigiYatra biometric domestic entry was among passenger facilities inaugurated 30 March 2026 (Tribune) and reported in passenger use by early August 2026 (Amar Ujala); Air India’s Easy Connect spoke product launched 28 July 2026 requires DigiYatra enrolment for Indian nationals on those connecting itineraries. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Single long runway helps fog — still leave real international buffers detail: >- DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry for enrolled Indian nationals, but ATQ remains a single-runway, diaspora-heavy gateway with UK/Gulf banks, winter fog, and early-FY 2025–26 disruption history. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international wants a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Priority Pass soft rooms publish near-24h hours (Primus max 3h / Airr max 4h) — still confirm the live app pin before you bank a lounge soak. summary: >- CAT III-B and DigiYatra help; diaspora peaks and a single strip still demand buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: >- One integrated hall — still pick domestic vs international airside correctly detail: >- There is no T1/T2 campus hop. Domestic and international share the integrated terminal, but lounge products, immigration, and gate clusters do not. Primus is domestic airside on the 2nd floor after security; Airr is international after passport control near Gate 6. Screenshot ATQ ≠ IXC ≠ DEL before the car leaves the Golden Temple road. summary: One building; sector signs and lounge pins still matter. category: terminal - label: Food title: Primus / Airr if entitled — otherwise landside sealed water before CISF detail: >- Live Priority Pass soft rooms are Primus (domestic, alcohol often extra on PP) and Airr (international, standard alcohol listed complimentary, 4-hour max). Udaan Yatri Cafe is the AAI affordable landside/airside food brief from the March 2026 facility inauguration — useful, not a hub food court. Without lounge entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks before security; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax. summary: Two live PP soft rooms; landside bottles beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: Prepaid taxi / app cab Plan A — do not invent a live Metrobus detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters or signed Ola/Uber pickup. NH-354 is the highway spine from Raja Sansi toward the city / Golden Temple (~20–40 minutes depending on traffic and destination). Wikipedia’s Metrobus Route 501 note says the airport link is not functional these days — budget experiments only if a live local bus is actually signed on the day, never as your only late-night plan. No terminal rail. summary: Road access only; dead BRT blogs are traps. category: status lounges: - name: Primus Lounge (Domestic) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — after security checks proceed to the 2nd Floor (Priority Pass atq-primus-lounge). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / lounge pass when the operator offers it (confirm desk) bestFor: - >- Domestic departures with Priority Pass on any clock (published 24h hours) - >- Families with children under 12 (free on PP conditions) who need a soft room summary: >- Primary live Priority Pass domestic soft room at ATQ. Published hours 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 12 admitted free on PP conditions; complimentary iPad use listed; separate smoking room outside the lounge. À la carte menu and standard alcoholic drinks are listed as extra payment on the live PP facilities list — budget for that. Confirm the live app pin; do not invent an open international Primus soft room from older aggregator “temporarily closed” copy. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic) amenities: - Air conditioning / digital card accepted / disabled access listed - À la carte menu listed as extra payment on PP - Standard alcoholic drinks listed as extra payment on PP - Max stay 3 hours; children under 12 free on PP conditions - name: The Airr Lounge and Bar (International) zone: >- Airside international departures — after security and passport control, 1st Floor near Gate 6 (Priority Pass atq6-the-airr-lounge-and-bar). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible bank / card programmes that route through PP networks - Paid walk-up when offered (confirm desk) bestFor: - International departures that have cleared outbound immigration - >- Priority Pass holders who want listed complimentary standard alcohol airside summary: >- Live Priority Pass international soft room at ATQ. Published hours 00:00–23:59; max stay 4 hours; children under 5 free; no smoking including vaping; local calls only. Standard alcoholic drinks listed complimentary on PP; à la carte menu listed as extra payment. Luggage storage / shoe shine are commonly listed on card-network mirrors — confirm desk. This is the international soft pin; Costa Coffee PP Eat entries are not lounges. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (International) amenities: - Air conditioning / Wi-Fi / flight information listed on PP - Standard alcoholic drinks listed complimentary on PP facilities - Digital card accepted; à la carte listed as extra payment - Max stay 4 hours; children under 5 free on PP conditions waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures hall) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a Punjab road transfer. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in the integrated terminal departures / check-in hall before security / DigiYatra entry terminal: Integrated Terminal landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: >- Post-security café and retail units toward domestic gates or international Gate 6 terminal: Integrated Terminal airside - kind: free name: Lounge drinks (entitlement only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft drinks (and, on the Airr PP page, listed complimentary standard alcohol) with Priority Pass / paid / card entitlement only — not a public fountain. Primus max stay 3 hours; Airr max stay 4 hours. location: >- Primus Lounge domestic 2nd floor after security (00:00–23:59) or The Airr Lounge and Bar international 1st floor near Gate 6 after passport control (00:00–23:59) terminal: Integrated Terminal airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.5 slug: atq region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/atq](/airports/atq). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/atq) - [Lounge directory](/airports/atq/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) Amritsar, India · Asia-Pacific AAI-run Amritsar gateway at Raja Sansi — one integrated terminal, CAT III-B runway, DigiYatra since the March–August 2026 rollout window, and two live Priority Pass soft rooms (Primus domestic 24h/3h; Airr international 24h/4h) — still a single-strip diaspora airport where fog, border-year traffic swings, and dead Metrobus blogs punish thin plans. ## Airportist Score **6.5 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 2,941,017 (AAI FY 2025–26 via Wikipedia compilation of AAI annexes; −17.0% YoY); cargo 3,660.6 t (+8.9%); movements 18,560 (−19.6%) - Terminals: Single integrated passenger terminal for domestic + international (AAI / Air India airport pages) - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 78% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Golden Temple / Punjab diaspora trips that want one civil terminal without a Delhi connection - Priority Pass holders who can use Primus (domestic) or Airr (international) on near-24h published hours - Winter travelers who benefit from published CAT III-B low-visibility procedures when fog hits ## Watch out for - No terminal rail — and Metrobus Route 501 is not a live Plan A - FY 2025–26 passengers fell ~17% after early-year border-tension disruption - Primus alcohol is often extra on PP; Airr is international-after-immigration only - ATQ ≠ IXC ≠ DEL — wrong northern IATA is a multi-hour road day ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/atq/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/atq/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/atq/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/atq/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/atq/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/atq/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/atq/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/atq/reviews.md)