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{{short description|Indian airport serving Ranchi, Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Birsa Munda Airport
| nativename-a =
| image = Panorama of Birsa Munda Airport.jpg
| IATA = IXR
| ICAO = VERC
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Ranchi Metropolitan Region]]
| hub =
| location = Hinoo, Ranchi (adjacent to [[Hatia]])
| elevation-f = 2,120
| elevation-m = 646
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{coord|23|18|51|N|085|19|18|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website = [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/ranchi Birsa Munda Airport]
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
| pushpin_relief = 10
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Jharkhand
| pushpin_label = '''IXR'''
| r1-number = 13/31 
| r1-length-f = 9,015
| r1-length-m = 2,748
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 63
| h1-length-m = 19
| h1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 1,723,237 ({{increase}} 41.3%)
| stat-year = April 2021 – March 2022
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 14,871 ({{increase}} 70%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 5,608 ({{decrease}} 0.8%)
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
| mapframe-zoom = 11
| mapframe = Yes
}}
'''Birsa Munda Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXR|VERC}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/|title=Airline and Location Code Search|website=www.iata.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/IXR|title=Ranchi Birsa Munda on ch-aviation|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> is a [[domestic airport]] serving [[Ranchi]], the capital city of the [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. It is named after the Indian tribal freedom fighter [[Birsa Munda]], and is currently managed by [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/ranchi|title=AAI Airport's | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA|website=www.aai.aero}}</ref> The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city center. The airport sprawls over an area of 1,568 acres.<ref>url= https://www.aai.aero/en/node/92426</ref> The airport is used by more than 1.2 million passengers annually and is the [[List of the busiest airports in India|19th busiest airport]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ranjan |first1=Mukesh |title=Ranchi Airport crosses 1 million mark of passengers |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/ranchi-airport-crosses-1-million-mark-of-passengers.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Pioneer |date=6 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Terminals==

===Integrated terminal===
[[File:Ranchi Airport.png|thumb|Terminal building front view]]
[[File:Ranchi Airport New.jpg|thumb|Interior of The terminal at Ranchi Airport]]

[[File:Ranchi Airport.jpg|thumb|Terminal view from Apron]]
The new integrated [[Airport terminal|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=19 March 2013}}</ref>

The terminal building spreads over {{Convert|19600|m2|km2}} and was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|138|c|lk=on|year=2013}}. It has two aero-bridges and six escalators and the equipment used was imported from China, Germany and [[Singapore]]. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 March 2013|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918163843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms|archive-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mishra |first=Alok K N |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/india/38162884_1_flights-atf-raipur-airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021959/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/india/38162884_1_flights-atf-raipur-airport |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 April 2013 |title=Ranchi's double treat for flyers, airlines |date=31 March 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mishra |first=Alok K N |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419040839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2013 |title=Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays |date=1 April 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bisoee |first1=Animesh |title=Birsa airport ready for more planes |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/birsa-munda-airport-ready-for-more-planes/cid/1701223 |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=29 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |title=Infra-boost to cater for increasing passenger flow to airport |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/infra-boost-to-cater-for-increasing-passenger-flow-to-airport.html |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Pioneer |date=18 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Two new aerobridges will be added to the terminal<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ranchi-airport-expansion-to-commence-in-2018-747885 |title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA |publisher=Centreforaviation.com |date=11 December 2017 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> and the runway is to be extended as well.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhury |first1=Sumedha |title=Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Decks-cleared-for-Birsa-Munda-airport-expansion/articleshow/55198488.cms |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=2 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukesh |first1=A.S.R.P. |title=Runway extension on radar |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/runway-extension-on-radar/cid/1361203 |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=17 January 2018}}</ref>

===Cargo terminal===

A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]]. The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, cargo X-ray machines, hardware security machines, and CCTV cameras.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/ranchi/cargo-terminal-for-city-airport-ahead-of-biz-meet/articleshow/57047459.cms |title=Cargo terminal for Ranchi airport ahead of business meet | Ranchi News |work=Times of India|date=9 February 2017 |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=अब तक नहीं बदली कार्गो टर्मिलन की तस्वीर |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ranchi-condition-of-cargo-terminal-on-birsa-munda-airport-17456241.html |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=3 February 2018 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list|
{{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}} | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news |title=AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/08/airasia-india-aircraft-aborts-take-off-at-ranchi-airport-after-encountering-bird-hit-2180898.html |access-date=4 September 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054218/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]|[[Bhubaneswar Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/alliance-air-to-operate-flights-on-kolkata-ranchi-bhubaneswar-route-from-august-11-290588|title=Alliance Air to operate flights on Kolkata-Ranchi-Bhubaneswar route from August 11}}</ref>

|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 May 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Go%20Air_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214041701/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Go%20Air_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|[[IndiGo]]| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]],<ref>{{cite news|author1=Joshi, Gaurav|title=IndiGo Announces Eight New Domestic Routes|url=https://simpleflying.com/indigo-eight-new-domestic-routes/|work=Simple Flying|date=21 October 2022|access-date=22 October 2022|language=en}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport|Lucknow]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-to-get-direct-flights-to-lucknow-bhubaneshwar/cid/1824928|title=Ranchi to get direct flights to Lucknow, Bhubaneshwar|access-date=3 August 2021|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803034632/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-to-get-direct-flights-to-lucknow-bhubaneshwar/cid/1824928|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Indigo_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123143357/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Indigo_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=23 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Pune Airport|Pune]]
|[[Vistara]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Vistara_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072902/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Vistara_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website}}
* {{ASN|IXR|IXR: Ranchi Airport}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ranchi]]
[[Category:Airports in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Transport in Ranchi]]
[[Category:Memorials to Birsa Munda]]
[[Category:World War II sites in India]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

Birsa Munda Airport - Revision history

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