AirportsPrayagraj Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Allahabad, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXD
- ICAO code
- VEAB
- City
- Allahabad
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.4401° N, 81.7339° E
- Elevation
- 98 m (322 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXD means Prayagraj Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEAB. 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 25.4401° N, 81.7339° E. It stands 98 metres (322 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
Prayagraj Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,560 metres (8,400 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 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,560 m 8,400 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 1,463 m 4,800 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasi | VNS | 113 km |
| Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa | REW | 116 km |
| Maharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad | AYJ | 152 km |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknow | LKO | 169 km |
| Kanpur AirportKanpur | KNU | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 575 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,153 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,645 km | 3 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,299 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,244 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,078 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,587 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,595 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,860 km | 12 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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