AirportsBirsa Munda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ranchi, in Jharkhand, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXR
- ICAO code
- VERC
- City
- Ranchi
- State or region
- Jharkhand
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.3143° N, 85.3217° E
- Elevation
- 655 m (2,148 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,699 m (8,855 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXR means Birsa Munda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VERC. 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 23.3143° N, 85.3217° E. It stands 655 metres (2,148 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
Birsa Munda Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,699 metres (8,855 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 58.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,699 m 8,855 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaya AirportGaya | GAY | 163 km |
| Deoghar AirportDeoghar | DGH | 189 km |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportDurgapur | RDP | 199 km |
| Jharsuguda Airport | JRG | 203 km |
| Maa Mahamaya AirportAmbikapur | AHA | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,008 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,373 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,037 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,718 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,582 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,172 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,165 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,378 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,429 km | 11 h 50 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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