Airports / India / HWR
Halwara International Airport
VIHX / HWRHalwara, IndiaELEV 790 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ludhiana Airport (LUH).
Overview
Halwara International Airport, listed as VIHX / HWR, is a large commercial airport in Halwara, India. Field elevation is 790 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list HWR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ludhiana Airport (LUH, 18 nm), Bhatinda Air Force Station (BUP, 54 nm), and Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC, 60 nm).
Trip costs from HWR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Ludhiana International Airport and Halwara Air Force Station. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from HWR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VIHX
IATA
HWR
FAA / Local
VIHX
Elevation
790 ft
Coordinates
30.7485° N · 75.6298° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 790 ft, HWR sits higher than 60% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmLUHLudhiana Airport
- 54nmBUPBhatinda Air Force Station
- 60nmIXCShaheed Bhagat Singh International AirportChandigarh
- 65nmVIAMAmbala Air Force StationAmbala
- 72nmATQSri Guru Ram Das Ji International AirportAmritsar
- 78nmLHEAllama Iqbal International AirportLahore
Location
Open the full mapVIHX · Halwara International Airport · Halwara, India
