Vir Savarkar Airport
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| Vir Savarkar Airport Port Blair Airport |
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| IATA: IXZ - ICAO: VOPB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Port Blair | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft (4 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 10,795 | 3,290 | Asphalt |
Vir Savarkar Airport or Port Blair Airport (IATA: IXZ, ICAO: VOPB) is an airport located in Port Blair, on the Andaman Islands of India. It is named after the Indian freedom fighter Vir Savarkar. Airlines that fly to this airport include Indian and Jet Airways. An interesting feature of this airport is that the take off strip is shorter than conventional ones. In fact, if the plane doesn't gather enough speed during a take off, then he has to try again. Also, there is a road next to the boundary wall, where all traffic is stopped, much like a typical Railway crossing in most other Indian cities and towns.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Deccan (Chennai, Kolkata)
- Air Sahara (Kolkata)
- Indian (Chennai, Kolkata)
- Jet Airways (Chennai)
[edit] External links
- Vir Savarkar Airport (official Airports Authority of India web site)
- Destinations from Port Blair
- World Aero Data airport information for VOPB
International airports: | Ahmedabad – AMD | Amritsar – ATQ | Bangalore – BLR | Calicut – CCJ | Chennai – MAA | Guwahati – GAU | Gaya – GAY † | Goa – GOI | Hyderabad – HYD | Indore – IDR † | Jaipur – JAI † | Kochi – COK | Kolkata – CCU | Lucknow – LOK † | Mangalore – IXE | Mumbai – BOM | Nagpur – NAG | New Delhi – DEL | Patna – PAT † | Thiruvananthapuram – TRV | Varanasi – VNS †
† Designated as customs airports. A few international flights operate from here.
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