Birsa Munda Airport

Birsa Munda Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesRanchi Metropolitan Region
LocationHinoo, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Elevation AMSL646 m / 2,120 ft
Coordinates23°18′51″N 085°19′18″E / 23.31417°N 85.32167°E / 23.31417; 85.32167
WebsiteBirsa Munda Airport
Maps
IXR is located in Jharkhand
IXR
IXR
Location of airport in Jharkhand
IXR is located in India
IXR
IXR
IXR (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,748 9,016 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H1 19 63 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers2,577,406 (Increase 6.6%)
Aircraft movements18,300 (Decrease 2.6%)
Cargo tonnage5,945 (Decrease 8.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Birsa Munda Airport (IATA: IXR, ICAO: VERC)[4][5] is a domestic airport serving Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. It is named after the famous Indian tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, and is currently managed by the Airports Authority of India.[6] The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the city center. The airport sprawls over an area of 1,568 acres.[7] The airport is used by more than 2.5 million passengers annually and is the 28th busiest airport in India.[8]

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Airline and Location Code Search". www.iata.org.
  5. ^ "Ranchi Birsa Munda on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  6. ^ "AAI Airport's". www.aai.aero.
  7. ^ "Ranchi Airport Information". Airports Authority of India. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ Ranjan, Mukesh (6 April 2017). "Ranchi Airport crosses 1 million mark of passengers". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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