AirportsKandla Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kandla, in Gujarat, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXY
- ICAO code
- VAKE
- City
- Kandla
- State or region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.1127° N, 70.1003° E
- Elevation
- 29 m (96 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,523 m (4,997 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXY means Kandla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VAKE. 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 23.1127° N, 70.1003° E. It stands 29 metres (96 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Jamnagar, about 71 km away in a straight line.
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
Kandla Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,523 metres (4,997 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 104.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,523 m 4,997 ft | 29 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bhuj AirportBhuj | BHJ | 48 km |
| Jamnagar AirportJamnagar | JGA | 73 km |
| Rajkot International AirportRajkot | HSR | 126 km |
| Porbandar AirportPorbandar | PBD | 169 km |
| Keshod AirportKeshod | IXK | 200 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 925 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 532 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,512 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,688 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,003 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,607 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,384 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,760 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,651 km | 13 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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