AirportsSilchar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Silchar, in Assam, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXS
- ICAO code
- VEKU
- City
- Silchar
- State or region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.9129° N, 92.9787° E
- Elevation
- 107 m (352 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,827 m (5,993 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXS means Silchar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEKU. 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 24.9129° N, 92.9787° E. It stands 107 metres (352 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
Silchar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,827 metres (5,993 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 95.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,827 m 5,993 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bir Tikendrajit International AirportImphal | IMF | 94 km |
| Osmany International AirportSylhet, Bangladesh | ZYL | 112 km |
| Lengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui) | AJL | 125 km |
| Shillong AirportShillong | SHL | 134 km |
| Dimapur AirportDimapur | DMU | 134 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,627 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,169 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,775 km | 5 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,095 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,599 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,679 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,875 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,605 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,976 km | 11 h 20 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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