AirportsMaa Mahamaya Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ambikapur, in Chhattisgarh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AHA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AHA
- ICAO code
- VEAP
- City
- Ambikapur
- State or region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.9875° N, 83.1961° E
- Elevation
- 588 m (1,930 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,920 m (6,299 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AHA means Maa Mahamaya Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEAP. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.9875° N, 83.1961° E. It stands 588 metres (1,930 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Maa Mahamaya Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,920 metres (6,299 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 90.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,920 m 6,299 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jharsuguda Airport | JRG | 148 km |
| Bilaspur AirportBilaspur | PAB | 157 km |
| Birsa Munda AirportRanchi | IXR | 220 km |
| Swami Vivekananda AirportRaipur | RPR | 251 km |
| Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa | REW | 262 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 869 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,156 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,830 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,601 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,550 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,285 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,290 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,587 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,572 km | 12 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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