Birsa Munda Airport

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Birsa Munda Airport

Ranchi Airport
Panorama of Birsa Munda Airport.jpg
  • IATA: IXR
  • ICAO: VERC
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesRanchi
LocationHinoo, Ranchi (adjacent to Hatia)
Elevation AMSL646 m / 2,120 ft
Coordinates23°18′51″N 085°19′18″E / 23.31417°N 85.32167°E / 23.31417; 85.32167Coordinates: 23°18′51″N 085°19′18″E / 23.31417°N 85.32167°E / 23.31417; 85.32167
WebsiteAAI page
Map
IXR is located in Jharkhand
IXR
IXR
Location of airport in Ranchi, India
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,015 2,748 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 63 19 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2020 – March 2021)
Passenger movements1,219,643 (Decrease 50.9%)
Aircraft movements8,747 (Decrease 54.3%)
Cargo tonnage5,654(Decrease 3.7%)
Source: Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Birsa Munda Airport (IATA: IXR, ICAO: VERC),[4][5] also known as Ranchi Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Ranchi, the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is named after Indian tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda and is currently managed by 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 1568 acres.[7] The airport is used by more than 1.2 million passengers annually and is the 20th busiest airport in India.[8]

Terminals[]

Integrated terminal[]

The new integrated passenger terminal building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.[9]

Interior of The terminal at Ranchi Airport
Terminal view from Apron

The terminal building spreads over 19,600 square metres (0.0196 km2) and was constructed at a cost of ₹138 crore (equivalent to ₹199 crore or US$26 million in 2020). It has two aero-bridges and six escalators and the equipment used was imported from China, Germany and Singapore. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.[10]

In March 2013, the tax on aviation turbine fuel sold at the airport was reduced from 20% to 4% to attract more airlines to the city. Overnight parking of aircraft at the airport was made free-of-charge to encourage airlines to schedule their aircraft to remain overnight, so that there may be more early-morning flights to the metro cities.[11] The Airports Authority of India also constructed three more parking bays, thereby making it the first Tier-II airport in India to have eight aircraft parking bays.[12][13][14] Two new aerobridges will be added to the terminal[14][15] and the runway is to be extended as well.[16][17]

Cargo terminal[]

A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das. The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, cargo X-ray machines, hardware security machines, and CCTV cameras.[18][19]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia India Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai[20][21]
Air IndiaDelhi,[22] Hyderabad[23]
Alliance AirBhubaneswar, Kolkata[24]
Go First[25]Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad,[26] Mumbai,[27] Patna[28]
IndiGoAhmedabad,[29][30] Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow,[31] Mumbai, Patna,[32] Pune[33]
VistaraDelhi[34]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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  20. ^ "AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit". The New Indian Express. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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