AirportsBagdogra Airport is a large airport serving Siliguri, in West Bengal, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXB
- ICAO code
- VEBD
- City
- Siliguri
- State or region
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.6812° N, 88.3286° E
- Elevation
- 126 m (412 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,754 m (9,035 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXB means Bagdogra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEBD. 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 26.6812° N, 88.3286° E. It stands 126 metres (412 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
Bagdogra Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,754 metres (9,035 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,754 m 9,035 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bhadrapur AirportBhadrapur, Nepal | BDP | 28 km |
| Taplejung AirportTaplejung, Nepal | TPJ | 97 km |
| Biratnagar AirportBiratnagar, Nepal | BIR | 108 km |
| Saidpur AirportSaidpur, Bangladesh | SPD | 118 km |
| Tumling Tar AirportTumling Tar, Nepal | TMI | 133 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,126 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,793 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,290 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,641 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,305 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,708 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,276 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,941 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,449 km | 11 h 55 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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