Imphal Airport
| Bir Tikendrajit International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Public Government of Manipur | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Imphal, Manipur | ||||||||||
| Location | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 774 m / 2,540 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°45′36″N 093°53′48″E / 24.76000°N 93.89667°ECoordinates: 24°45′36″N 093°53′48″E / 24.76000°N 93.89667°E | ||||||||||
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| Passenger movements | 1,766,877( 25.3%) |
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| Aircraft movements | 6,078(26.5%) |
| Cargo tonnage | 4,266(4.5%) |
Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IATA: IMF, ICAO: VEIM) is the second international airport built in the Northeastern region of India, after Guwahati, and the second largest busiest international airport in the north east region after Guwahati. It's named after king Tikendrajit. Located 8 km south of Imphal, the capital of Manipur, Imphal International Airport connects northeastern India with the country's major cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, and with the Myanmar city of Mandalay. AirAsia India, Air India, IndiGo, Jet Airways, Air India Regional, JetKonnect, Golden Myanmar Airlines, and North East Shuttle Airlines offer connection services from the airport to major cities and regional airports such as Agartala, Silchar, Aizawl, and Jorhat. Connecting flights to Rangoon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Thailand are in development.
Imphal International Airport is under the administrative control of Airports Authority of India.
Situated at 2545 feet (774.80m) above sea level, the airport covers 1275 acres (515.97 hectares). The runway measures 2,746 metres in length. Imphal International Airport is equipped with many modern passenger facilities including the facilities for night operation. The airport is equipped with the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) guidance system, which provides visual aid on both sides of the runway to assist pilots with maintaining the correct path of approach. A CAT-I ILS at runway 04 is also available to assist with aircraft landing.
There are currently two departure gates and two arrival gates at the airport. International & Domestic Terminal-1 has 10 check-in counters. The Departure section can service up to 60000 travelers, while the arrival section services up to 35000 travelers. The airport is suitable for 'C' type (Airbus 320 or 321) aircraft operations in all weather conditions. It is also suitable for aircraft such as the ATR42, A320, A321, A330, and Boeing 737 NG, 767 series.And frequently many military transport aircraft like BOEING C-17 and IL-76 of the Indian Air Force heavy lifter operates from this Airport.
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