AirportsSwami Vivekananda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Raipur, in Chhattisgarh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RPR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RPR
- ICAO code
- VERP
- City
- Raipur
- State or region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.1804° N, 81.7388° E
- Elevation
- 317 m (1,041 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,955 m (6,414 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RPR means Swami Vivekananda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VERP. 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 21.1804° N, 81.7388° E. It stands 317 metres (1,041 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
Swami Vivekananda Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,955 metres (6,414 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 86.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,955 m 6,414 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bilaspur AirportBilaspur | PAB | 98 km |
| Gondia AirportGondia | GDB | 155 km |
| Utkela AirportBhawanipatna | UKE | 193 km |
| Jagdalpur AirportJagdalpur | JGB | 236 km |
| Maa Mahamaya AirportAmbikapur | AHA | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 944 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 955 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,728 km | 3 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,651 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,689 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,525 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,269 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,815 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,562 km | 12 h 00 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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