Where is IXR airport?

IXR is a medium-sized airport in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, at 23.3143, 85.3217, 655 m above sea level.

What time zone is IXR in?

IXR is in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30.

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IXR — Birsa Munda Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Ranchi, India.

IATA code: IXR
ICAO code: VERC
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 18; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 655 m; 2,149 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,699 m

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About IXR

Birsa Munda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ranchi, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from IXR.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from IXR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IXR → DEL	New Delhi, India	1,008 km	885,627
IXR → BLR	Bengaluru, India	1,378 km	465,625
IXR → HYD	Hyderabad, India	985 km	296,223
IXR → BOM	Mumbai, India	1,374 km	266,477
IXR → CCU	Kolkata, India	329 km	169,358
IXR → PNQ	Pune, India	1,296 km	123,687
IXR → MAA	Chennai, India	1,266 km	113,808
IXR → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	1,299 km	103,527
IXR → PAT	Patna, India	253 km	63,155
IXR → BBI	Bhubaneswar, India	343 km	38,151
IXR → LKO	Lucknow, India	588 km	25,799
IXR → JLR	Jabalpur, India	539 km	173
IXR → DED	Dehradun, India	1,041 km	152
IXR → VNS	Varanasi, India	344 km	151
IXR → RPR	Raipur, India	438 km	38
IXR → JAI	Jaipur, India	1,035 km	19
IXR → IXB	Siliguri, India	481 km	7
IXR → IXA	Agartala, India	607 km	5

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GAY	Gaya Airport	Gaya, India	163 km
DGH	Deoghar Airport	Deoghar, India	189 km
RDP	Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport	Durgapur, India	199 km
JRG	Jharsuguda Airport	Jharsuguda, India	203 km
AHA	Maa Mahamaya Airport	Ambikapur, India	220 km

Distance from IXR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IXR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,730 km	—
IXR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,042 km	—
IXR → CDG	Paris, France	7,574 km	—
IXR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,127 km	—
IXR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,582 km	—
IXR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,360 km	—
IXR → JFK	New York, United States	12,603 km	—
IXR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,609 km	—
IXR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	13,191 km	—
IXR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,158 km	—
IXR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,387 km	—
IXR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,421 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
13/31	2,699 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · 23.3143, 85.3217

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Questions

Birsa Munda Airport has the IATA code IXR and the ICAO code VERC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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