Srinagar International Airport
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The terminal in 2011
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,655 m / 5,429 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′13.7″N 074°46′27.3″E / 33.987139°N 74.774250°ECoordinates: 33°59′13.7″N 074°46′27.3″E / 33.987139°N 74.774250°E | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 2,191,289 |
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| Aircraft movements | 16,364 |
| Cargo tonnage | 4,979 |
Srinagar International Airport or Sheikh-ul-Alam Airport (IATA: SXR, ICAO: VISR) is an international airport that serves Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Authority of India operates a civil enclave at the airport. Although, designated an international airport in 2005, the Srinagar airport does not receive scheduled international flights as of November 2016 but has seen Hajj flights. It has an integrated terminal and one asphalt runway. The airport has bus and taxi service to the city of Srinagar, which lies 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north.
Originally, the Srinagar airport was used only by the Indian Air Force. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, the airport received an airlift of Indian troops who prevented Pakistan from capturing the city of Srinagar. Although the airport was small and lacked landing aids, the airlift was still carried out successfully on 27 October. In September 1965, the Srinagar airport was subjected to an air raid amid the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, which left some aircraft damaged.
In 1979, the Airports Authority of India established a civil enclave at the airport. The terminal was modified in February 1998 to be able to handle international Hajj flights, which first started operating from Srinagar in January 2002. During the Kargil War in 1999, the airport was taken over completely by the Air Force, and civilian flights were prohibited from landing.
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