# Rajkot Airport (RAJ / VARK)

**Rajkot Airport** (IATA: RAJ, ICAO: VARK) is a medium airport in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. It has one runway, 1,841 m (6,040 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RAJ / VARK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Rajkot, Gujarat, India
- Elevation: 134 m / 441 ft
- Coordinates: 22.3092, 70.7795
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,841 m / 6,040 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkot_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7286282
- Weather station: VARK · WMO 42737
- Ident: VARK

## Timeline

- Sep 2023: Replaced by Rajkot International Airport. https://dromopedia.com/airports/vahs.md

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,841 m / 6,040 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,841 m / 6,040 ft | #4,474 of 29,858 | #1,186 in Asia | #131 in IN |
| Elevation | 134 m / 441 ft | =28,247 of 43,403 | #1,555 in Asia | #190 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.300 |
| RDO | MUMBAI ACC | 125.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [HSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vahs.md) Rajkot International Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [JGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vajm.md) Jamnagar Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [IXY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vake.md) Kandla Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [IXK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaks.md) Keshod Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [PBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vapr.md) Porbandar Airport · 137 km / 85 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)
- [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/vark/data