Sri Ganganagar Airport is located at Lalgarh jattan, 20 kilometres South-East of

Sri Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri ...

, in the state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

, India. It is owned and operated by the State Government of Rajasthan. The airport is spread over 65 acres, has a 1300 metre long runway and a 4410 square metre apron for two small aircraft. A 125 square metre rest house serves as a terminal building. The district administration plans to expand the airport at a cost of 28.5 crore to enable the operation of larger aircraft. The State Civil Aviation Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

in November 2017, allowing the Army to use the airstrip for 10 years.

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Airports in Rajasthan Sri Ganganagar district Airports with year of establishment missing {{India-airport-stub