CHANDIGARH AIRPORT

Chandigarh Airport

Coded as IXC, Chandigarh International Airport serve three North Indian states of India Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh. The runway of the airport is situated in Chandigarh city which is an Union Territory and also the capital of two states i.e. Haryana & Punjab.

Pragmatically, the Chandigarh airport is located in Jhiurheri, Mohali (Punjab) which is geographically near Chandigarh city.

TERMINALS:

The old terminal of this airport has now been replaced by a new one. The then Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi inaugurated that new terminal in the year 2015.

This new terminal is actually eco-friendly and was constructed Larsen & Toubro.

This new terminal justifies the tagline of Chandigarh City “The City Beautiful”

Greenest Airport Terminal In India

For VIPs and Flying club, the old terminal is used and the new terminal has four aero-bridges for parking & eight hangars

The ground floor is used for the arrivals of the passengers and the first floor is used for the departures.

The first phase of the terminal covers an area over 53,000 square meters. The terminal supports more than 1, 600 passengers with a big parking space which can accommodate more than 150 vehicles.

AIRPORT FACILITIES:

Just like any other airport in India, Chandigarh airport provides several facilities to its passengers. Presently, the terminal contains lounges & restaurants, snack bars, currency exchange office, cosmetics & skincare products outlet.

Duty free stuff is not available at Chandigarh airport.

Tourism Information Counter:

For the ease of the passenger, there re counter available for any inquiry purpose and this is operated by CITCO (Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited). Located in the arrival hall, information counter is for one and all.

Wi-Fi:

Free Wi-Fi services can be availed & enjoyed at the terminal by the passengers traveling through the airport.

HOTELS:

There are lot of good options available near Chandigarh airport to provide a deluxe hotels nearby to the travelers and passengers traveling through the airport.

Luxury Hotels:

You are allowed to choose hotel in your budget from 2 to 5 star hotels.

Hotel Mountview:

This luxury hotel is situated in sector 10

Hotel Taj Chandigarh:

Another deluxe hotel, located 12 km away from the airport at sector 17-A (block no.9).

Deluxe Hotels:

Below is the list of 4 star hotels that you can stay in if you are traveling to Chandigarh from any part of the country.

• Hotel KLG International(Sector-43)
• Hotel Piccadily(Sector-22)
• Hotel Marc Royale(NH-22)
• Hotel Regency(Sector-35-B)
• Hotel Sunbeam in (Sector 22-B)
• Hotel Shivalik View(Sector-17-E)

Budget Hotels:

Talking about the budget hotels, there are many budgets and low priced hotels located in Chandigarh. These are:

• Heritage Hotel(Sector-35-C)
• Hotel Corporate Inn
• Hotel Antheia
• Hotel Aroma
• Hotel Himanis Residency
• Hotel City Heart Premium
• Hotel Park Inn
• Hotel ParkView,
• Hotel Park Inn
• Hotel President
• Hotel Solitaire

Car Rental Facility:

You can easily avail the cars, taxis anytime minute through out the day !

There are few famous car rental services like Gurdial Taxi Service, Avis, Carzorent !

Parking:

There is safe and secure parking area which can accommodate more than 150 vehicles which is with in the short walking distance from the terminal of the airport.

TRANSPORTATION:

Connectivity by Bus:

Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is located in sector 43 which provides connectivity to all the main destinations if the states like Punjab, Haryana and even Himachal Pradesh. Another bus transportation service is available in sector 17 offering connectivity to all major towns of Haryana & to Delhi.

Connectivity by Taxi:

Though there are not many local taxi service available in the Chandigarh city still, the taxi service counter is available at the  arrival hall where national flights arrives.

Eating options:

You can obviously enjoy many famous Punjabi dishes and famous foods from all around the world.

Food Corners

Some other eating facilities are available at the good restaurants situated in sector 17 and 22.

Free of Cost facilities

There are also some services which are available at the airport free of cost such as trolleys, medical care, childcare room, wheelchairs, X-ray baggage facilities, lost and baggage, car hailer, etc