Birsa Munda Airport

Last updated

Birsa Munda Airport
Panorama of Birsa Munda Airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Ranchi Metropolitan Region
LocationHinoo, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Elevation  AMSL 646 m / 2,120 ft
Coordinates 23°18′51″N085°19′18″E / 23.31417°N 85.32167°E / 23.31417; 85.32167
Website Birsa Munda Airport
Maps
India Jharkhand location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
IXR
Location of airport in Jharkhand
India location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
IXR
IXR (India)
Birsa Munda Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/312,7489,016 Asphalt
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
mft
H11963 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers2,577,406 (Increase2.svg 6.6%)
Aircraft movements18,300 (Decrease2.svg 2.6%)
Cargo tonnage5,945 (Decrease2.svg 8.8%)
Source: AAI [1] [2] [3]

Birsa Munda Airport( IATA : IXR, ICAO : VERC) [4] [5] is a domestic airport serving Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. It is named after the famous Indian tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, and is currently managed by the Airports Authority of India. [6] The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the city center. The airport sprawls over an area of 1,568 acres. [7] The airport is used by more than 2.5 million passengers annually and is the 28th busiest airport in India. [8]

Contents

Terminals

Integrated terminal

Front view of the airport's terminal Ranchi Airport.png
Front view of the airport's terminal
Interior of the terminal Ranchi Airport New.jpg
Interior of the terminal
View of the terminal from the apron Ranchi Airport.jpg
View of the terminal from the apron

The new integrated passenger terminal building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013. [9]

The terminal building spreads over 19,600 square metres (0.0196 km2) and was constructed at a cost of ₹ 138 crore (equivalent to ₹235 croreorUS$28 million in 2023). It has four aerobridges and six escalators imported from China, Germany and Singapore. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time. [10]

In March 2013, the tax on aviation turbine fuel sold at the airport was reduced from 20% to 4% to attract more airlines to the city. Overnight parking of aircraft at the airport was made free-of-charge to encourage airlines to schedule their aircraft to remain overnight, so that there may be more early-morning flights to the metro cities. [11] The Airports Authority of India also constructed three more parking bays, thereby making it the first tier-II airport in India to have eight aircraft parking bays. [12] [13] [14] Two new aerobridges were added to the terminal [14] [15] and the runway was extended as well. [16] [17]

Cargo terminal

A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das. The terminal can handle 50 metric tonnes (mT) of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, cargo X-ray machines, hardware security machines, and CCTV cameras. [18] [19]

Expansion and Modernization

Though footfall of the passengers have gone up over the years, the airport is yet acquire an international tag for want of additional infrastructure like extended runway, runway strip extension, extra parking bays, an isolation bay, spacious terminal building and more aerobridges to qualify as international airport. Therefore signing of a long-pending Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Airport Authority of India & Jharkhand Government for transfer of 303.62 acre land taken place on 27 June 2022.

As per the MoU, a total of 303.62 acres of land will be transferred to the AAI by the State Government, of which 301.12 acres will be transferred in the first phase. Of the 301.12 acres, which has been acquired by the Government, 273.78 acres of land will be made available on lease for 30 years at the rate of Rs 1.00 per annum. The remaining 27.34 acres of land will be provided free of cost on the basis of ownership to replace it with 27.31 acres of land of the army. [20]

Deputy Secretary, Civil Aviation Division, Government of Jharkhand, Akhilesh Kumar Sinha & Airport Director, Birsa Munda Airport, KL Agrawal exchanged the signed deal for land transfer.

AAI officials said that a new terminal building, isolation bay, control tower, fire station, etc. will also be built on the additional land apart from expanding the runway to 3,655 metres from the existing 2,748 metres and widening the runway strip to 60 metres from the existing 45 metres. The necessary navigational aids, visual aids and ground lighting facilities will be upgraded for the operation of wide-body aircraft. Additional land near the airstrip would allow belly landing of aircraft in emergency situation.

Officials of the Civil Aviation Department said that the State Government would also expand its hangar on the Birsa Munda airport campus to facilitate parking of extra planes and helicopters.

Officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Ranchi, said that the long-delayed plan of expansion of the airport got underway after the signing of agreement with the State Government on 27 June. “The agreement was due to be signed in 2008, but the issue lingered for long due to one pretext or the other,” said an officer. [21]

A new 35.45 meter high control tower was operationalised. [22]

Facilities

Runway

Runway at Birsa Munda Airport [23]
Runway NumberLengthWidthApproach Lights/ILS
13/312,748 m (9,016 ft)45 m (148 ft)CAT I / CAT I

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Express Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai
Air India Delhi
Alliance Air Kolkata [24]
IndiGo Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Deoghar, [25] Goa–Mopa, [25] Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, [26] Mumbai, Patna, [27] Pune

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bagdogra Airport</span> Airport in Siliguri, West Bengal, India

Bagdogra Airport is a customs airport serving the city of Siliguri in West Bengal, India. It is located in Bagdogra, 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west from the city centre. It is operated as a civil enclave at Bagdogra Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. It is the gateway to the hill stations of Darjeeling, Gangtok, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Mirik and other parts of North Bengal region. Siliguri, being a major transport and economic hub, the airport sees thousands of travellers and tourists annually. The Government of India conferred limited international airport status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations to Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi and Paro. This is the second busiest airport in West Bengal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jay Prakash Narayan Airport</span> International airport in Patna, Bihar, India

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is an domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 15th busiest airport in India. To meet demand, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working to expand and modernise airport infrastructure. The airport is currently undergoing an ambitious expansion project that includes a new two-level passenger terminal, which will be completed by May 2024. Patna Airport is enabled with Digi Yatra facility from July 2024, passengers traveling from Patna Airport can avail it for seamless check-in experience and save their time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport</span> International airport serving Agartala, Tripura, India

Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, also known as Agartala Airport, is an international airport situated 12 kilometres northwest of Agartala, the capital of Tripura. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is the second busiest airport in North-East India after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati and 29th busiest airport in India. It is the third international airport in North-East India, after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and Imphal Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aurangabad Airport</span> Airport in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Aurangabad Airport is a domestic airport and a seasonal international airport serving the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Chikalthana, about 5.5 km east of the city centre and 11 km from Aurangabad Railway Station, along the Aurangabad–Nagpur State Highway. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India, with one passenger terminal with 190,000 square feet of floor area and two aerobridges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kadapa Airport</span> Airport of Andhra Pradesh, India

Kadapa Airport is a domestic airport serving Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the city, and is spread over 669.5 acres (270.9 ha) of land. It has been upgraded at a cost of ₹ 42 crore. The upgraded airport was inaugurated on 7 June 2015 by the then Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The terminal building has a capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time and the apron can accommodate seven ATR-72 type aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaya Airport</span> International airport in Gaya, Bihar, India

Gaya International Airport is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of Gaya and 5 km (3.1 mi) from Bodh Gaya, from where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajahmundry Airport</span> Airport of Andhra Pradesh, India

Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Madhurapudi, 16 km (9.9 mi) north from the city centre, on National Highway 516E. Before modernisation, it was used by Vayudoot. It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and other government agencies for offshore oil exploration operations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vijayawada Airport</span> International Airport in Vijayawada, India

Vijayawada Airport, officially known as Vijayawada International Airport, is an international airport serving the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, Andhra Pradesh, India. The airport is located at Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, Andhra Pradesh, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hubli Airport</span> Airport in Karnataka, India

Hubli Airport is a domestic airport serving the twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad in the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated in Gandhi Nagar, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Hubballi and 20 km (12 mi) from Dharwad. It is connected with 10 destinations throughout the country. The airport has been made self-reliant in terms of electricity generation, with the commissioning of an 8 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted grid-connected photovoltaic solar plant in April 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgaum Airport</span> Airport in Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Belgaum Airport, also known as Belagavi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Belgaum, Karnataka. The current integrated terminal building was inaugurated by the then Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju on 14 September 2017. Near the airport, there is an Indian Air Force station, where new recruits receive basic training.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bhavnagar Airport</span> Domestic airport in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Bhavnagar Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It is located at Shubhashnagar, 4 km (2 mi) south-east from the city centre and 9 km (5.6 mi) south from the Bhavnagar Port. It and covers an area of 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport</span> International airport in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The airport is located at Sonegaon, 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Nagpur. The airport covers an area of 1,355 acres. In 2005, it was named after B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution of India and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. The airport handled 27,94,427 passenger in year 2023-24, making it 26th busiest airport in India. The airport handles around 8,000 passengers per day and caters to four domestic airlines and two international airlines connecting Nagpur to Sharjah, Doha, and 14 domestic destinations. The airport spread over 1,460 acres is also home to Nagpur Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. Growth in passenger traffic is fuelled by passengers traveling to and from the state capital Mumbai, located over 700 km (378 mi) away and the national capital Delhi. The airport has one terminal and has two aerobridges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jabalpur Airport</span> Airport in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India

Jabalpur Airport, also known as Dumna Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at Dumna, 25 km (16 mi) east of the city. It is the third busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore and Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal in terms of both passenger and aircraft movements. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has upgraded the airport to provide better services to the air travellers of the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khajuraho Airport</span> Airport in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Khajuraho Airport is a domestic airport that serves the cities of Khajuraho and Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, India. The airport is 3 km south of Khajuraho, 4 km from Khajuraho railway station and 40 km from Chhatarpur. It covers an area of 590 acres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuticorin Airport</span> Airport in Tuticorin, India

Tuticorin Airport is a domestic airport serving Thoothukudi and its adjoining districts of Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It is located at Vagaikulam, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) west of the city centre, on National Highway 7A. The airport was ISO 9001:2015 quality certified on 13 April 2018. It is the fifth busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, and Madurai airports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surat Airport</span> International airport in Surat, Gujarat, India

Surat Airport is an international airport serving Surat, Southern Gujarat. It is located in Magdalla, situated 12 km (6.4 mi) from the city centre. It has a total area of 770 acres, and is the second busiest airport in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, in terms of both aircraft movements and passenger traffic. It was awarded the status of a customs airport on 9 June 2018, and the international status was approved by the cabinet on 15 December 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonari Airport</span> Airport in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Sonari Airport, also known as Jamshedpur Airport, is a domestic airport in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, owned by Tata Steel. It is located approximately 4.4 km (2.7 mi) from the city centre. It is the main airport serving the city of Jamshedpur and adjoining regions. The airport was in commercial operations until 2016, when the operations from the airport was ceased. After efforts taken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Jharkhand and Tata Steel, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted licence to the airport for public use on 25 January 2023. It reopened for commercial operations between Kolkata and Bhubaneswar from 31 January 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalgaon Airport</span> Airport in Maharashtra, India

Jalgaon Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Jalgaon in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Kusumbe, off National Highway 753F (NH-753F), 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the city centre, and 47 km (29 mi) away from the Ajanta Caves, for which it is its closest airport. The airport has a flight training institute run by Skynex Aviation. After resumption of operations in April 2024 with Fly91 and Alliance Air from June 2024, the airport became one of the fastest growing airports in Maharashtra, with direct connectivity to the major cities of Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Goa and Ahmedabad. As of June 2024, it is the fifth-busiest airport in the state by private and commercial aircraft movements.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darbhanga Airport</span> Domestic airport in Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-527B and NH-57 highways, which passes through Darbhanga. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The foundation stone for the airport was laid by the then Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and the then Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu, in the presence of the State Civil Aviation Minister, Jayant Sinha, on 24 December 2018. After efforts taken by the then Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri. Commercial flights started on 8 November 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deoghar Airport</span> Airport in Jharkhand, India

Deoghar Airport is a domestic airport serving Deoghar in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.4 mi) from the city centre. The airport has been primarily developed to serve the region of North-Eastern part of Jharkhand and some districts of West Bengal and Bihar. It also caters millions of pilgrims of Baidyanath Temple across the country and Sammed Shikarji for Jains. It is spread over 654 acres (265 ha). The airport has a 2,500 meter long runway, capable of handling Airbus A320, A321 and Boeing 737 type of aircraft. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the airport on 25 May 2018, and it was opened on 12 July 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Airline and Location Code Search". www.iata.org.
  5. ↑ "Ranchi Birsa Munda on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  6. ↑ "AAI Airport's". www.aai.aero.
  7. ↑ "Ranchi Airport Information". Airports Authority of India. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Ranjan, Mukesh (6 April 2017). "Ranchi Airport crosses 1 million mark of passengers". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday". The Times of India. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday". The Times of India. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Mishra, Alok K N (31 March 2013). "Ranchi's double treat for flyers, airlines". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Mishra, Alok K N (1 April 2013). "Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  13. ↑ Bisoee, Animesh (29 August 2019). "Birsa airport ready for more planes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Infra-boost to cater for increasing passenger flow to airport". The Pioneer. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". Centreforaviation.com. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Chaudhury, Sumedha (2 November 2016). "Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Mukesh, A.S.R.P. (17 January 2018). "Runway extension on radar". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Cargo terminal for Ranchi airport ahead of business meet | Ranchi News". Times of India. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "अब तक नहीं बदली कार्गो टर्मिलन की तस्वीर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  20. ↑ Infra, Khabar (29 June 2022). "After 'land' boost, Ranchi's Birsa Munda airport set to vie for int'l tag". Khabar Infra. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ranchi Airport: बिरसा मुंडा एयरपोर्ट पर बढ़ेंगी सुविधाएं, 303 एकड़ में 100 करोड़ की लागत से होगा कायाकल्प". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  22. ↑ Jha, Mithilesh (7 June 2023). "birsa munda airport ranchi new control tower summer schedule". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Birsa Munda Airport of Ranchi gets Instrument Landing System". ANI News. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "Alliance Air to operate flights on Kolkata-Ranchi-Bhubaneswar route from August 11".
  25. 1 2 "Indigo 1H23 Domestic Routes Addition Summary – 05Mar23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Ranchi to get direct flights to Lucknow, Bhubaneshwar". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Airport Movement Report" (PDF). Dgca.nic.in. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.