IXSVEKU

Silchar Airport

Silchar, India · Asia

Asia Asia/Calcutta

5direct destinations

2airlines

1runway

1,827 mLongest runway

Silchar Airport (IATA: IXS, ICAO: VEKU) is a domestic airport serving city of Silchar, Assam, India. It is located at Kumbhirgram, on the foothills of the Barail Range, 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). On 1 June 1944, No. 81 Squadron RAF flying Supermarine Spitfires was located at RAF Kumbhirgram. It is also a civil enclave airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force. It is the fourth-busiest airport of north-east India next to Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal. Passenger traffic in the 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 2023-24 data available with the Airports Authority of India, the airport handled over 412,600 passengers, and is the 45th-busiest airport in India and the 47th-busiest in respect of aircraft movement. The airport is the 46th busiest in cargo transportation, as of 2023–24.

Location

24.913°N, 92.979°E · 107 m s. n. m. (352 ft)

General data

CountryIndia

CitySilchar

IATA codeIXS

ICAO codeVEKU

Coordinates24.913°N, 92.979°E

Elevation107 m s. n. m. (352 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Calcutta

Runways1

Longest runway1,827 m

OperatorFuerza Aérea India

Direct destinations5

Runways · 1

06/24

Length1,827 m5,994 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

123.500

Approach

122.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Silchar Airport (IXS). Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IXS

MLA

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_ixs,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Silchar Airport (IXS)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IXS},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IXS}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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