# Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport (IDR / VAID)

**Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport** (IATA: IDR, ICAO: VAID) is a large airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It opened on 29 May 1948. It has one runway, 2,754 m (9,035 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaid

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IDR / VAID
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Opened: 29 May 1948 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 564 m / 1,850 ft
- Coordinates: 22.7214, 75.8005
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,754 m / 9,035 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/indore
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi_Ahilya_Bai_Holkar_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658243
- Weather station: VAID · WMO 42754
- Ident: VAID

## Timeline

- 29 May 1948: Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,754 m / 9,035 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 065° / 245° | yes |

## Routes

18 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 327 km / 203 mi · IndiGo
- [NAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vanp.md) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport · India · 381 km / 237 mi · IndiGo
- [JLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vajb.md) Jabalpur Airport · India · 438 km / 272 mi · IndiGo
- [JAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijp.md) Jaipur International Airport · India · 456 km / 283 mi · IndiGo
- [GDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va2c.md) Gondia Airport · India · 481 km / 299 mi · Star Air (India)
- [PNQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vapo.md) Pune International Airport · India · 500 km / 311 mi · IndiGo
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 503 km / 313 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 506 km / 314 mi · IndiGo, Star Air (India), Air India
- [REW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va1g.md) Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWA · India · 587 km / 365 mi · IndiGo
- [RPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/varp.md) Swami Vivekananda Airport · India · 636 km / 395 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 662 km / 411 mi · IndiGo, Air India
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 669 km / 416 mi · IndiGo, Star Air (India)
- [LKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vilk.md) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport · India · 682 km / 424 mi · IndiGo
- [GOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vogo.md) Goa Dabolim International Airport · India · 842 km / 523 mi · IndiGo
- [IXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vicg.md) Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport · India · 890 km / 553 mi · IndiGo
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,078 km / 670 mi · IndiGo
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 1,176 km / 731 mi · IndiGo
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 1,297 km / 806 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IDR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 17
- [Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-air) · 3
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,754 m / 9,035 ft | =1,730 of 29,858 | =516 in Asia | =45 in IN |
| Elevation | 564 m / 1,850 ft | =9,656 of 43,403 | #744 in Asia | #55 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =181 in Asia | #25 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | INDORE APP | 122.300 |
| TWR | INDORE TWR | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [VE85](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve85.md) Bentayan Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [VA1C](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va1c.md) Birlagram Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [IN-0060](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0060.md) Khargon Govt. Airstrip · 104 km / 65 mi
- [VA2D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va2d.md) Ratlam Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [IN-0061](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0061.md) Khandwa Airport · 111 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Devi_Ahilya_Bai_Holkar_Airport&oldid=1375698508), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaid/data