AirportsAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Agartala, in Tripura, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXA
- ICAO code
- VEAT
- City
- Agartala
- State or region
- Tripura
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8870° N, 91.2404° E
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXA means Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEAT. 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 23.8870° N, 91.2404° E. It stands 14 metres (46 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
Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,286 metres (7,500 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 76.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka, Bangladesh | DAC | 86 km |
| Osmany International AirportSylhet, Bangladesh | ZYL | 135 km |
| Lengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui) | AJL | 140 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal, Bangladesh | BZL | 154 km |
| Shah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh | CGP | 191 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,502 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,973 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,620 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,067 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,675 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,862 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,858 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,813 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,023 km | 11 h 20 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.
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