Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is a large airport serving Nagpur, in Maharashtra, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NAG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NAG
- ICAO code
- VANP
- City
- Nagpur
- State or region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.0922° N, 79.0472° E
- Elevation
- 315 m (1,033 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NAG means Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VANP. 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 21.0922° N, 79.0472° E. It stands 315 metres (1,033 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
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,200 m 10,500 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gondia AirportGondia | GDB | 138 km |
| Amravati AirportAmravati | AVR | 141 km |
| Jabalpur AirportJabalpur | JLR | 254 km |
| Nanded AirportNanded | NDC | 279 km |
| Swami Vivekananda AirportRaipur | RPR | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 853 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 683 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,461 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,473 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,598 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,622 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,484 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,064 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,775 km | 12 h 15 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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