Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh

Compiled by Bill Gao

Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)

IATA: IXZ ICAO: VOPB

Longest Active Runway

10,795 ft

3,290 meters

Field Elevation

13 ft

4 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

11.6402°, 92.7290°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#418 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#666 of 7558

Top 8.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (India)

#19 of 26 in IN

#19 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 IXZ in numbers: 10,795 ft longest runway · #418 of 650 published · #666 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.8%) · #19 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

IXZ lies at 4 m (13 ft), #616 of 650 published airports by elevation and 5.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 585 ft below the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 5,416 ft higher than IXZ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of IXZ. Nearest published airport: Yangon International Airport (RGN), 373 NM, 11,200 ft (405 ft longer than IXZ); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,795 ft (3,290 m)

IXZ runway: 04/22 10,795 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #19 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 3,739 ft (14,534 ft). +8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,795 ft (3290 m / 3.290 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →