Airports / India / IXS
Silchar Airport
VEKU / IXSSilchar, IndiaELEV 352 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF).
Overview
Silchar Airport, listed as VEKU / IXS, is a mid-sized airport in Silchar, India. The airport sits 352 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into IXS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF, 51 nm), Osmany International Airport (ZYL, 61 nm), and Kailashahar Airport (IXH, 64 nm).
Charter pricing from IXS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Kumbhigram Air Force Station. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Silchar.
Field capability
ICAO
VEKU
IATA
IXS
FAA / Local
VEKU
Elevation
352 ft
Coordinates
24.9129° N · 92.9787° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 352 ft, IXS sits lower than 62% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 51nmIMFBir Tikendrajit International AirportImphal
- 61nmZYLOsmany International AirportSylhet
- 64nmIXHKailashahar AirportKailashahar
- 67nmAJLLengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui)
- 72nmSHLShillong AirportShillong
- 72nmDMUDimapur AirportDimapur
Location
Open the full mapVEKU · Silchar Airport · Silchar, India