Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m Code IXZ Phone 03192 235 619 Opened 20 January 2005 | Hub for Jal Hans 04/22 10,795 Elevation 4 m Yearly aircraft movements 9,642 | |
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Address VIP Rd, Nayagaon, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744103 | ||
Indian airlines flight lands at veer savarkar international airport port blair andamans
Veer Savarkar International Airport also known as Port Blair Airport (IATA: IXZ, ICAO: VOPB), is a customs airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Port Blair and is the main airport of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. It is named after the Indian freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It operates as a civil enclave, sharing airside facilities with INS Utkrosh of the Indian Navy.
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- Indian airlines flight lands at veer savarkar international airport port blair andamans
- Take off from veer savarkar international airport ixz port blair andaman islands
- Overview
- New terminal
- References
Take off from veer savarkar international airport ixz port blair andaman islands
Overview
The airport has a single runway of 3,290 m (10,794 ft) in length, accommodating most narrow-body aircraft, that includes Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737. Air Martino is the only 747 operator that runs services in and out of Port Blair. Restricted Area Permits for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are available on entry. Except for the civilian terminal operated by the Airports Authority of India, all other air traffic operations over Port Blair are undertaken by the Indian Navy.
There is only one terminal with 2 gates and no aerobridges. Buses are used to provide transportation from the terminal to the aircraft parked on the apron. In 2009, construction work commenced to expand the apron.
New terminal
A new terminal building is under construction and is scheduled for commissioning by March 2018. The AAI had initially projected a requirement of 26 acres of land for construction of the new terminal building. The local administration reduced it to almost 19 acres, 10.60 acres of which has been acquired from the Andaman & Nicobar Administration, 4.72 acres is from the Indian Navy, and the remaining 3.39 acres is yet to be acquired.