Airports / India / IXR
Birsa Munda Airport
VERC / IXRRanchi, IndiaELEV 2,148 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sonari Airport (IXW).
Overview
Birsa Munda Airport (VERC / IXR) is a mid-sized airport serving Ranchi, India. Field elevation is 2,148 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list IXR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Sonari Airport (IXW, 56 nm), Dhanbad Airport (DBD, 68 nm), and Rourkela Airport (RRK, 69 nm).
Trip costs from IXR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IXR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VERC
IATA
IXR
FAA / Local
VERC
Elevation
2,148 ft
Coordinates
23.3143° N · 85.3217° 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 2,148 ft, IXR sits higher than 90% 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.
- 56nmIXWSonari AirportJamshedpur
- 68nmDBDDhanbad Airport
- 69nmRRKRourkela AirportRourkela
- 88nmGAYGaya AirportGaya
- 107nmRDPKazi Nazrul Islam AirportDurgapur
- 116nmVEPHPanagarh Air Force Station
Location
Open the full mapVERC · Birsa Munda Airport · Ranchi, India