JALANDHAR: To mark the 649th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new name of Adampur Airport in Punjab as Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport on Sunday.
Later, he will be visiting Dera Sachkhand at Ballan, near here, to meet the spiritual head of the Ravidassia community.
PM Modi, less than four hours after the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, reached Adampur and simultaneously virtually inaugurated the terminal building at Halwara Airport in Ludhiana.
On the occasion of the 649th anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas, the renaming of Adampur airport honours the revered saint and social reformer whose teachings of equality, compassion, and human dignity continue to inspire India’s social ethos.
Further advancing aviation infrastructure in the state, the terminal building at the Halwara airport established a new gateway for the state, catering to Ludhiana and its surrounding industrial and agricultural hinterland.
Located in the Ludhiana district, Halwara is also home to a strategically important Indian Air Force station.
The earlier airport in Ludhiana had a relatively small runway, suitable for small aircraft. To improve connectivity and accommodate larger aircraft, a new civil enclave has been developed at Halwara, which has a longer runway capable of handling A320-type aircraft.