# Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF / VEIM)

**Bir Tikendrajit International Airport** (IATA: IMF, ICAO: VEIM) is a large airport in Imphal, Manipur, India. It has one runway, 2,746 m (9,009 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IMF / VEIM
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Imphal, Manipur, India
- Elevation: 774 m / 2,540 ft
- Coordinates: 24.7600, 93.8967
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,746 m / 9,009 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/imphal
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tikendrajit_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2247550
- Weather station: VEIM · WMO 42623
- Ident: VEIM

## Timeline

- 16 Aug 1991: Indian Airlines Flight 257. 69 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,746 m / 9,009 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 035° / 215° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (10)

- [IXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veku.md) Silchar Airport · India · 94 km / 58 mi · Alliance Air
- [DMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vemr.md) Dimapur Airport · India · 126 km / 78 mi · Alliance Air
- [AJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/velp.md) Lengpui Airport · India · 165 km / 103 mi · Alliance Air
- [SHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebi.md) Shillong Airport · India · 220 km / 137 mi · IndiGo
- [GAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegt.md) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · India · 276 km / 171 mi · IndiGo, Alliance Air
- [IXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veat.md) Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport · India · 286 km / 178 mi · IndiGo
- [TEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vetj.md) Tezu Airport · India · 418 km / 260 mi · Alliance Air
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 602 km / 374 mi · IndiGo, Alliance Air
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,720 km / 1,069 mi · IndiGo
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,130 km / 1,324 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 9I [Alliance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-air) · 6
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 6

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,746 m / 9,009 ft | #1,758 of 29,858 | #526 in Asia | #49 in IN |
| Elevation | 774 m / 2,540 ft | =6,801 of 43,403 | =576 in Asia | #26 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [IXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veku.md) Silchar Airport · 94 km / 59 mi
- [HOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhl.md) Hommalinn Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [VYPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vypb.md) Phonngbyin Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [DMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vemr.md) Dimapur Airport · 126 km / 78 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: “Bir Tikendrajit International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bir_Tikendrajit_International_Airport&oldid=1376869150), revision of 26 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/veim/data