AirportsSrinagar International Airport is a large airport serving Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SXR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SXR
- ICAO code
- VISR
- City
- Srinagar
- State or region
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.9871° N, 74.7742° E
- Elevation
- 1,655 m (5,429 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,685 m (12,090 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SXR means Srinagar International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VISR. 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 33.9871° N, 74.7742° E. It stands 1,655 metres (5,429 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
Srinagar International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,685 metres (12,090 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,685 m 12,090 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muzaffarabad AirportMuzaffarabad, Pakistan | MFG | 123 km |
| Jammu AirportJammu | IXJ | 144 km |
| Skardu International AirportSkardu, Pakistan | KDU | 166 km |
| Sialkot International AirportSialkot, Pakistan | SKT | 166 km |
| Islamabad International AirportAttock, Pakistan | ISB | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 643 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,667 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,107 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,152 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,113 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,338 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,732 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,828 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,970 km | 13 h 45 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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