AirportsKangra Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kangra, in Himachal Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DHM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DHM
- ICAO code
- VIGG
- City
- Kangra
- State or region
- Himachal Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.1649° N, 76.2630° E
- Elevation
- 770 m (2,525 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,408 m (4,620 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DHM means Kangra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIGG. 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 32.1649° N, 76.2630° E. It stands 770 metres (2,525 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Pathānkot, about 59 km away in a straight line.
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
Kangra Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,408 metres (4,620 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 106.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,408 m 4,620 ft | 30 m | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pathankot AirportPathankot | IXP | 60 km |
| Kullu Manali AirportBhuntar | KUU | 90 km |
| Adampur AirportAdampur | AIP | 94 km |
| Jammu AirportJammu | IXJ | 146 km |
| Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International AirportAmritsar | ATQ | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 409 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,493 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,173 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,392 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,354 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,506 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,491 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,775 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,739 km | 13 h 25 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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