Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport (IATA: IXS, ICAO: VEKU) is a domestic airport serving Silchar, Assam, India. It is located at Kumbhirgram, 29 km (18 mi) from the city centre. It was built by the British as RAF Station Kumbhirgram in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). It is also a civil enclave airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force. The airport is situated on the foothills of the Barail range.
Silchar Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force, Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Silchar | ||||||||||
| Location | Kumbhirgram, Silchar, Assam, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1944 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 352 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°54′47″N 092°58′43″E | ||||||||||
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IXS Location of airport in Assam IXS IXS (India) | |||||||||||
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It is the fifth busiest airport of the north-east India next to Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal & Dibrugarh. Passenger traffic in Silchar Airport showed a sharp growth of 72.9% in 2017-18, and handled 366,955 passengers. While in 2018-19, the traffic growth was reported 5.4% to 386,665. As of 2018-19 data available with Airports Authority of India, Silchar Airport is the 47th busiest airport in India and the 49th busiest in respect of aircraft movement. Silchar Airport is the 43rd busiest in cargo transportation, as of 2017-18.