AirportsShaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is a large airport serving Chandigarh, in India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXC
- ICAO code
- VICG
- City
- Chandigarh
- State or region
- Chandigarh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.6735° N, 76.7885° E
- Elevation
- 308 m (1,012 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXC means Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VICG. 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 30.6735° N, 76.7885° E. It stands 308 metres (1,012 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
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,800 m 12,467 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Halwara International AirportHalwara | HWR | 111 km |
| Adampur AirportAdampur | AIP | 129 km |
| Kullu Manali AirportBhuntar | KUU | 138 km |
| Dehradun Jolly Grant AirportDehradun (Jauligrant) | DED | 144 km |
| Kangra AirportKangra | DHM | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 237 km | 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,347 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,184 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,543 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,527 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,655 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,341 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,793 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,600 km | 13 h 15 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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