Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport (IATA: IXS, ICAO: VEKU) is located in Silchar in the state
of Assam, India built by the British in 1944 and is also a Civil enclave
airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force.
The airport is situated on the foothills of the Barail range. It is the
fourth busiest airport of the north-eastern India next to Guwahati, Agartala
and Imphal. Silchar Airport handles about 230,000 passengers yearly.
Approximately 30 flights per week depart from the Silchar Airport for cities
like Imphal, Guwahati, Kolkata, Jorhat and Agartala.
It is equipped with Instrument Landing System CAT I and Night landing
facility. Plans are on to set up a new integrated terminal which would
facilitate modern passenger comfort and accommodate more passengers. The
Indian Air Force has not thought till now of starting the night landing
facility at Silchar Airport. The airport area is surrounded by tea gardens,
so one can enjoy a nice and a clear view of those tea gardens during take
off and landing.
Air India Regional operate schedule flights to Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata and
Tezpur. Jet Airways operate schedule flights to Guwahati and Kolkata from
this Airport.
Airport Facilities
The terminal has four check-in counters along with one boarding gate allows
a facility to handle nearly 300 passengers at a given time with 150 each at
the arrival and the departure section. Rest rooms are also available for
transit passengers with charges applied as per Airports Authority of India
(AAI) rules. There are two conveyor belts available in the arrival building
to support multiple aircraft at a single time.
Silchar Airport has a variety of options for eating and shopping at the
airport premises. Moreover, shops selling local handicraft items are also
there at the airport. The airport comes under the administrative control of
the AAI.
Indian Oil handles the Aviation fuel service department of Silchar Airport.
Connectivity to City
By Road
Silchar Airport is about 24 kilometers away from the main city and it takes
only a 45–50 minutes drive. Cabs and private cars are easily available at
the city for the airport and the approximate charge is about 200 rupees per
person.
Daily bus service is also operated by Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC)
between the main city and airport and the timings are as follows: first bus
at 5:10 am and the second bus at 10:00 am both from the city to the airport
and for return the first bus is at 7:15 am and the second bus is at 12:40 pm
both from the airport to the city, charges applicable is Rs.100 for AC bus
and Rs.50 for Deluxe bus all in per person rate.
By Rail
Silchar Railway Station is located at a distance of 26 kilometres from
Silchar Airport by road. It is only about 50–55 minutes drive from the
Airport till the railway station through Kumbhirgram Airport Road. Taxis and
cabs are readily available outside the station for the airport and vice
versa.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, Air India, Alliance Air, IndiGo and SpiceJet serve scheduled commercial flights to various major
cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Air India | Kolkata |
| Alliance Air | Imphal |
| IndiGo | Bengaluru, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata, Shillong |
| SpiceJet | Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata |
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