Punjab has become the first state in the country to setup Aviation Maintenance; Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub at Rupnagar. Besides, a new Green field International Airport (Aerotropolis) near Ludhiana would come up in an area covering 3000 acres and would be the first green-field international airport in north India to be set-up in the private sector.

This was disclosed to the State Advisory Committee on Civil Aviation, constituted by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in its meting held here on Friday to review the progress of ongoing projects of civil aviation in the state. Source