AirportsMadurai Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Madurai, in Tamil Nadu, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXM
- ICAO code
- VOMD
- City
- Madurai
- State or region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.8345° N, 78.0934° E
- Elevation
- 140 m (459 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,826 m (5,990 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXM means Madurai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOMD. 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 9.8345° N, 78.0934° E. It stands 140 metres (459 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
Madurai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,826 metres (5,990 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 96.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,826 m 5,990 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuticorin AirportVagaikulam | TCR | 124 km |
| Tiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli | TRZ | 124 km |
| Coimbatore International AirportCoimbatore | CJB | 176 km |
| Cochin International AirportKochi | COK | 189 km |
| Thiruvananthapuram International AirportThiruvananthapuram | TRV | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,084 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,172 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,948 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,362 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,704 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,845 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,015 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,822 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,097 km | 11 h 30 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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