Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nagpur, Maharashtra (India)

IATA: NAG ICAO: VANP

Longest Active Runway

10,500 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

1,033 ft

315 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

21.0922°, 79.0472°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #449 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#720 of 7558

Top 9.6% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (India)

#20 of 26 in IN

#21 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NAG in numbers: 10,500 ft longest runway · tied #449 of 650 published · #720 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.6%) · #20 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NAG lies at 315 m (1,033 ft), #190 of 650 published airports by elevation and 67.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 435 ft above the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 4,396 ft higher than NAG.

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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 NAG. Nearest published airport: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), 234 NM, 13,976 ft (3,476 ft longer than NAG); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)

NAG runway: 14/32 10,500 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #20 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 4,034 ft (14,534 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14/32	10,500 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	6,358 ft (1938 m / 1.938 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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