AirportsMangaluru International Airport is a large airport serving Mangaluru, in Karnataka, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXE
- ICAO code
- VOML
- City
- Mangaluru
- State or region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.9547° N, 74.8868° E
- Elevation
- 103 m (337 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,449 m (8,035 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXE means Mangaluru International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOML. 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 12.9547° N, 74.8868° E. It stands 103 metres (337 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
Mangaluru International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,449 metres (8,035 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 67.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,449 m 8,035 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kannur International AirportKannur | CNN | 136 km |
| Mysore AirportMysore | MYQ | 208 km |
| Calicut International AirportCalicut | CCJ | 233 km |
| Hubballi AirportHubballi | HBX | 268 km |
| Goa Dabolim International AirportVasco da Gama | GOI | 293 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,750 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 715 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,459 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,872 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,238 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,614 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,455 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,914 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,584 km | 12 h 05 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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