--- iata: IXC name: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport city: Chandigarh country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://chial.org/' sources: - 'https://chial.org/' - 'https://chial.org/about-us/' - 'https://chial.org/passenger-information/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh_Airport' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/chandigarh/ixc5-primus-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/chandigarh/ixc6-primus-lounge - >- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/punjab-haryana-bhagat-singh-chandigarh-airport-8178854/ quickFacts: - >- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IATA IXC / ICAO VICG; also styled Chandigarh Airport / Chandigarh International Airport) is the civil passenger gateway for the Chandigarh Capital Region, on the Jhiurheri / Mohali campus about 18 km from Chandigarh’s Sector 17 ISBT. Civil operations are run by Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) — AAI 51%, Punjab (GMADA) 24.5%, Haryana (HSVP) 24.5%. Official CHIAL site: https://chial.org/. The airfield is a civil enclave sharing the runway complex with the Indian Air Force — passenger terminals are civilian; ATC / runway priority can still reflect the dual-use campus. Screenshot IXC (VICG) ≠ ATQ (Amritsar) ≠ DEL — the wrong north-India IATA is a long road day, not an airside hop. - >- One integrated passenger terminal (inaugurated 11 Sep 2015; civil ops from 19 Oct 2015 per CHIAL) handles domestic and international flows in the same building, with separate domestic / international processing streams inside. CHIAL passenger information lists one domestic and one international departure/arrival gate stream, DigiYatra, ~48 check-in counters, self-check-in kiosks, radio taxi, car rental, city bus service, and landside parking. There is no second passenger terminal campus and no metro/rail into the building. - >- Traffic (AAI annexes as compiled on Wikipedia for April 2025–March 2026 / FY 2025–26): 3,926,519 passengers (−5.4%), 26,395 aircraft movements (−6.8%), 14,512.6 tonnes of cargo (+2.6%). Prefer the AAI Mar2k26 annex PDFs when auditing. IndiGo is publicly framed as a focus city; domestic trunks dominate, with thinner Gulf international metal (commonly Dubai / Abu Dhabi in recent network summaries — confirm the day’s FIDS). - >- Airfield (Wikipedia / public AIP-style summaries for VICG): single runway 11/29 — 3,170 m × asphalt; aerodrome elevation about 314 m / 1,030 ft; 24-hour civil operations since Apr 2019 after runway upgrade works. Winter fog and the shared IAF campus are the reliability stories that punish thin connections more than terminal wayfinding does. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Chandigarh International directory, checked Sep 2026): two Primus soft rooms — Primus Lounge Domestic (airside after Security Hold Area, Domestic Departures, 1st floor; published 04:00–23:00 daily; max 2 hours; children under 12 free; standard alcohol listed as extra payment) and Primus Lounge International (airside after SHA, International Departures, 1st floor; published 00:00–23:59 daily; max 2 hours; children under 12 free; complimentary luggage storage listed). Live PP soft directory = these two Primus pins only — DragonPass / paid day-pass mirrors of the same rooms are not extra soft lounges. - >- Ground: Jhiurheri is a road hop into Chandigarh / Mohali / Panchkula — prepaid / radio taxi and signed app cabs remain Plan A (~35–55 minutes to Sector 17 in normal traffic). CHIAL lists city bus service and car rental; Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) is the public-transit brand Wikipedia associates with the airport — treat buses as daylight/schedule-dependent. No metro and no suburban rail into the terminal — Chandigarh railway station / other rail heads need a separate road transfer. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: DigiYatra helps domestic — fog and dual-use ops still need real buffers detail: >- CHIAL lists DigiYatra among passenger facilities for enrolled domestic travellers, but IXC remains a single-runway civil enclave on an IAF campus with IndiGo-heavy banks and winter fog risk. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international Gulf banks want a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Primus Domestic publishes 04:00–23:00 — useless for a sub-04:00 push — while Primus International’s 00:00–23:59 window is the overnight entitlement story when your PP lists that pin. summary: DigiYatra and two Primus rooms help; fog + one strip still need buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One integrated shell — still read domestic vs international signs detail: >- There is no T1/T2 campus hop. Domestic and international share the Mohali integrated terminal, but CIQ, gate clusters, and the live Priority Pass Primus pins (domestic vs international, both after SHA on the 1st floor) do not. Screenshot IXC ≠ ATQ ≠ DEL before the car leaves Sector 17 / Mohali / Panchkula. Expansion blogs and aggregator lounge lists are not a substitute for live FIDS and the Priority Pass app. summary: One building today; sector signs and the correct Primus pin still matter. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- Primus soft rooms if entitled — otherwise landside sealed water before CISF detail: >- Live Priority Pass product is Primus ×2 (domestic 04:00–23:00; international 00:00–23:59) — classic soft rooms with a published 2-hour max stay, not restaurant set-menu pins. Domestic Primus lists standard alcohol as extra payment; international Primus lists complimentary luggage storage. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax and F&B depth is limited versus Delhi or Amritsar’s larger retail benches. summary: Two PP Primus soft rooms; landside bottles beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: Radio taxi / app cab Plan A — no terminal metro or rail detail: >- Use CHIAL-listed radio taxi / prepaid counters in arrivals or signed app cabs for the ~18 km Jhiurheri–Sector 17 run. City buses exist as a daylight budget option when signed; late nights default to taxi / rideshare. Chandigarh railway station and ISBT Sector 17 / 43 are separate road transfers — do not invent a metro, airport rail link, or sterile landside train platform from Chandigarh master-plan wishlists. summary: Road access only; rail and ISBT stops are separate city transfers. category: status lounges: - name: Primus Lounge (Domestic) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — after Security Hold Area, Domestic Departure, 1st Floor (Priority Pass ixc6-primus-lounge). hours: '04:00-23:00' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - >- Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this Primus domestic pin - Paid walk-up / day-pass when the operator offers it (confirm desk) bestFor: - >- Domestic departures with Priority Pass inside the published 04:00–23:00 window - Travellers who want a soft-lounge sit-down rather than terminal F&B only summary: >- Live Priority Pass soft lounge for domestic airside after SHA on the 1st floor. Published hours 04:00–23:00 daily; PP conditions frame a maximum 2-hour stay with children under 12 free. Facilities listed on the live PP pin include air conditioning, digital card acceptance, disabled access, flight information, and standard alcoholic drinks as extra payment. Confirm the live app pin; do not invent a third soft room from aggregator mirrors. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic) amenities: - >- Air conditioning / digital card accepted / flight information / disabled access - Maximum 2-hour stay; children under 12 free on PP conditions - Standard alcoholic drinks listed as extra payment on PP - 'Published 04:00–23:00 daily' - name: Primus Lounge (International) zone: >- Airside international departures — after Security Hold Area, International Departures, 1st Floor (Priority Pass ixc5-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 Primus international pin - Paid walk-up / day-pass when the operator offers it (confirm desk) bestFor: - >- Overnight or early Gulf departures when the international Primus pin is open - >- PP holders who need complimentary luggage storage before a long-haul bank summary: >- Live Priority Pass soft lounge for international airside after SHA on the 1st floor. Published hours 00:00–23:59 daily; PP conditions frame a maximum 2-hour stay with children under 12 free. Facilities listed on the live PP pin include air conditioning, digital card acceptance, disabled access, flight information, and complimentary luggage storage. Confirm the live app pin — this is the international-side room, not a substitute for the domestic Primus when you never clear international CIQ. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (International) amenities: - >- Air conditioning / digital card accepted / flight information / disabled access - Maximum 2-hour stay; children under 12 free on PP conditions - Complimentary luggage storage listed on PP - 'Published 00:00–23:59 daily' 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 Jhiurheri 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 / international gates terminal: Integrated Terminal airside - kind: free name: Primus Lounge drinks (entitlement only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft drinks and lounge beverages with an accepted Priority Pass / card entitlement only — not a public fountain. Domestic Primus lists standard alcohol as extra payment; stay capped at 2 hours on PP conditions. location: >- Primus Lounge Domestic (after SHA, 1st floor, 04:00–23:00) or Primus Lounge International (after SHA, 1st floor, 00:00–23:59) terminal: Integrated Terminal airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.7 slug: ixc region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/ixc](/airports/ixc). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ixc) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ixc/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC) Chandigarh, India · Asia-Pacific CHIAL-run Mohali gateway — one 2015 integrated terminal on a dual-use IAF airfield, DigiYatra on domestic flows, a short road hop into the Chandigarh Capital Region, and two live Priority Pass Primus soft rooms (domestic 04:00–23:00 / international 00:00–23:59) — still a single 3,170 m strip where winter fog and shared-campus ops punish thin plans. ## Airportist Score **6.7 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.8 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.5 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3,926,519 (AAI FY 2025–26 via Wikipedia compilation of AAI annexes; −5.4% YoY); cargo 14,512.6 t (+2.6%); movements 26,395 (−6.8%) - Terminals: Single integrated CHIAL passenger terminal (opened Oct 2015) for domestic + international; DigiYatra listed on CHIAL passenger page; no second terminal campus - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Chandigarh / Mohali / Panchkula trips that want the local CHIAL airport instead of a Delhi connection - Priority Pass holders who can use Primus Domestic or Primus International as a soft-lounge stop - Domestic DigiYatra users who value a straightforward Jhiurheri–Sector 17 road transfer ## Watch out for - No terminal metro or rail — Chandigarh railway station / ISBT are separate road transfers - Single 11/29 runway on an IAF-shared campus — winter fog and military movements can stack delays - Live PP = Primus Domestic + Primus International only — domestic alcohol is extra on PP - IXC ≠ ATQ ≠ DEL — wrong north-India IATA is a multi-hour road day ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ixc/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ixc/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ixc/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ixc/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ixc/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ixc/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ixc/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ixc/reviews.md)