Where is RPR airport?

RPR is a medium-sized airport in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, at 21.1804, 81.7388, 317 m above sea level.

What time zone is RPR in?

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

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RPR — Swami Vivekananda Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Raipur, India.

IATA code: RPR
ICAO code: VERP
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 27; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 317 m; 1,040 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,955 m

Local time now: —

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About RPR

Swami Vivekananda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Raipur, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 27 nonstop routes from RPR.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from RPR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RPR → DEL	New Delhi, India	942 km	854,729
RPR → BOM	Mumbai, India	956 km	348,669
RPR → BLR	Bengaluru, India	982 km	275,482
RPR → HYD	Hyderabad, India	559 km	248,753
RPR → CCU	Kolkata, India	712 km	243,803
RPR → GOI	Goa, India	1,054 km	130,026
RPR → IDR	Indore, India	637 km	115,490
RPR → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	962 km	113,587
RPR → PNQ	Pune, India	868 km	103,321
RPR → MAA	Chennai, India	922 km	94,322
RPR → BBI	Bhubaneswar, India	437 km	68,891
RPR → LKO	Lucknow, India	624 km	62,800
RPR → BHO	Bhopal, India	510 km	47,796
RPR → NMI	Navi Mumbai, India	939 km	41,730
RPR → VTZ	Visakhapatnam, India	401 km	18,649
RPR → COK	Kochi, India	1,348 km	9,541
RPR → REW	Rewa, India	372 km	3,507
RPR → JGB	Jagdalpur, India	235 km	2,182
RPR → IXD	Allahabad, India	472 km	703
RPR → JRG	Jharsuguda, India	253 km	229
RPR → NAG	Nagpur, India	280 km	171
RPR → GAU	Guwahati, India	1,143 km	76
RPR → IXR	Ranchi, India	438 km	38
RPR → STV	Surat, India	934 km	14
RPR → AHA	Ambikapur, India	250 km	6
RPR → RDP	Durgapur, India	628 km	4
RPR → IXB	Siliguri, India	906 km	3

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
PAB	Bilaspur Airport	Bilaspur, India	98 km
GDB	Gondia Airport	Gondia, India	155 km
UKE	Utkela Airport	Bhawanipatna, India	193 km
JGB	Jagdalpur Airport	Jagdalpur, India	236 km
AHA	Maa Mahamaya Airport	Ambikapur, India	251 km

Distance from RPR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RPR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,662 km	—
RPR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,732 km	—
RPR → CDG	Paris, France	7,483 km	—
RPR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,041 km	—
RPR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,421 km	—
RPR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,295 km	—
RPR → JFK	New York, United States	12,709 km	—
RPR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,764 km	—
RPR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	13,544 km	—
RPR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,263 km	—
RPR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,824 km	—
RPR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,110 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
06/24	1,955 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India · 21.1804, 81.7388

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Questions

Swami Vivekananda Airport has the IATA code RPR and the ICAO code VERP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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