# Prayagraj Airport (IXD / VEAB)

**Prayagraj Airport** (IATA: IXD, ICAO: VEAB) is a medium airport in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It opened in 1931. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,472 m (8,110 ft). It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IXD / VEAB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Opened: 1931 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 98 m / 322 ft
- Coordinates: 25.4401, 81.7339
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,472 m / 8,110 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/prayagraj
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1931319
- Weather station: VEAB · WMO 42475
- Ident: VIAL

## Timeline

- 1931: Prayagraj Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,472 m / 8,110 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 119° / 299° | yes |
| 06/24 | 1,463 m / 4,800 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 064° / 244° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (7)

- [PAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebu.md) Bilaspur Airport · India · 386 km / 240 mi · Alliance Air
- [RPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/varp.md) Swami Vivekananda Airport · India · 474 km / 295 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 575 km / 357 mi · IndiGo, Alliance Air
- [BBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebs.md) Biju Patnaik International Airport · India · 712 km / 442 mi · IndiGo
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 975 km / 606 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,153 km / 716 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,425 km / 885 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 6
- 9I [Alliance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-air) · 2
- QP [Akasa Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akasa-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,472 m / 8,110 ft | =2,628 of 29,858 | #856 in Asia | #91 in IN |
| Elevation | 98 m / 322 ft | =30,806 of 43,403 | =1,725 in Asia | =219 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =41 in Asia | #7 in IN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =2 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [IN-0343](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0343.md) Benti Airstrip · 35 km / 22 mi
- [CWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vect.md) Chitrakoot Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [VESL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0069.md) Sultanpur Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [VIRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/virb.md) Fursatganj Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [VNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebn.md) Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [VA1F](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va1f.md) Sidhi Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Prayagraj Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prayagraj_Airport&oldid=1376817053), 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/vial/data