# Silchar Airport (IXS / VEKU)

**Silchar Airport** (IATA: IXS, ICAO: VEKU) is a medium airport in Silchar, Assam, India. It opened in 1944. It has one runway, 1,827 m (5,993 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Indian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IXS / VEKU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Indian Air Force
- Serves: Silchar, Assam, India
- Opened: 1944 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 107 m / 352 ft
- Coordinates: 24.9129, 92.9787
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,827 m / 5,993 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: http://aai.aero/allAirports/silchar_general.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silchar_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3629949
- Weather station: VEKU
- Ident: VEKU

## Timeline

- 1944: Silchar Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,827 m / 5,993 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 057° / 237° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [IMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veim.md) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport · India · 94 km / 58 mi · Alliance Air
- [AJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/velp.md) Lengpui Airport · India · 125 km / 78 mi · Alliance Air
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 525 km / 326 mi · Alliance Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 9I [Alliance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-air) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,827 m / 5,993 ft | =4,737 of 29,858 | #1,207 in Asia | #137 in IN |
| Elevation | 107 m / 352 ft | =30,089 of 43,403 | =1,670 in Asia | #208 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =152 in Asia | #22 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.700 |
| RDO | RDO | 349.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [IMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veim.md) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport · 94 km / 59 mi
- [ZYL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgsy.md) Osmany International Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [IXH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vekr.md) Kailashahar Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [AJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/velp.md) Lengpui Airport · 125 km / 77 mi
- [SHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebi.md) Shillong Airport · 134 km / 83 mi
- [DMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vemr.md) Dimapur Airport · 134 km / 83 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: “Silchar Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silchar_Airport&oldid=1365353413), revision of 21 Jul 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/veku/data