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#ALIH [[Bandar Udara Birsa Munda]]
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bandar Udara Internasional Birsa Munda
| nativename-a =
| image2 = Ranchi Airport Night View.jpg
| image2-width = 300
| caption2 = Birsa Munda International Airport, Ranchi
| IATA = IXR
| ICAO = VERC
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Ranchi]]
| 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 AAI page]
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India#Asia#World
| pushpin_relief = 10
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption =Location of airport in Ranchi, India
| pushpin_label ='''IXR'''
| r1-number = 13/31 <!--1,000 Passengers (at a time)-->
| r1-length-f = 10,500
| r1-length-m = 3,200
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 63
| h1-length-m = 19
| h1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 1,778,349 {{increase}}71.7
| stat-year = April (2017) - March (2018)
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2014.jsp|format=jsp|title=TRAFFIC STATISTICS - DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS|publisher=Aai.aero|accessdate=31 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103234103/http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2014.jsp|archivedate=3 January 2015|df=}}</ref>
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 1,500,9
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 4,743
| stat4-header =
| stat4-data =
}}
'''Birsa Munda International Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXR|VERC}}, also known as '''Ranchi Airport''', is the International airport serving the city of [[Ranchi]], the capital city of the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]]. It is named after Indian tribal freedom fighter [[Birsa Munda]] and is currently managed by [[Airports Authority of India]]. The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the centre of the city. The whole airport sprawls over an area of 1568 acres.<ref> {{cite web | url=http://www.infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nid=uGKVlKZ7hyyWUZ4+5nDkOQ==|title=Ranchi Airport expansion plan faces mob fury | date=April 2011 | publisher=Infrastructure Today | accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> The airport is used by more than 1.5 million passengers annually and is the [[List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic|28th busiest airport]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi-airport-crosses-1-million-mark-of-passengers.html|title=RANCHI AIRPORT CROSSES 1 MILLION MARK OF PASSENGERS|website=Pioneer|publisher=www.dailypioneer.com|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref>
==Terminals==
=== Integrated terminal ===
The new integrated [[Airport terminal|passenger terminal]] building at Birsa Munda Airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.
The terminal building spreading over 19,600 sqm has been constructed at a cost of Rs 138 crore. It has two aero-bridges and six escalators. All the equipments used have been imported from [[China]], [[Germany]] and [[Singapore]]. The airport has capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms | title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday | date=19 March 2013 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=17 October 2018 }}</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 |title=Ranchi’s double treat for flyers, airlines |publisher=Bennet, Coleman and Co. |website=Times of India |date=31 March 2013 |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The Airports Authority of India also announced the construction of three more parking bays, thereby making it the first Tier-II airport in India to have eight planned aircraft parking bays.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mishra |first=Alok K N |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays |title=Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays |publisher=Bennet, Coleman and Co. |website=Times of India |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The construction work is scheduled to be completed within a few months.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author=The Pioneer |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/infra-boost-to-cater-for-increasing-passenger-flow-to-airport.html |title=Infra-boost to cater for increasing passenger flow to airport |publisher=Dailypioneer.com |date=2018-05-18 |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</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=2017-12-11 |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</ref> and the runway will also be expanded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Decks-cleared-for-Birsa-Munda-airport-expansion/articleshow/55198488.cms |title=Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion | Ranchi News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-11-02 |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=A.S.R.P. Mukesh |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/runway-extension-on-radar-201586 |title=Runway extension on radar |publisher=Telegraph India |date=2018-01-17 |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</ref>
=== Cargo terminal ===
A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar das . The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday.
It is equipped with explosive trace detection devices, 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 |publisher=Times of India |date=2017-02-09 |accessdate=2018-11-04}}</ref>
==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[AirAsia India]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Air India]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20India_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Biju Patnaik International Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Jharsuguda Airport|Jharsuguda]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Raipur]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Alliance%20Air_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Go Air]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Go%20Air_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[IndiGo]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Indigo_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Vistara]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Vistara_WS2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/ranchi Ranchi Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]]
* [http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IN69879&sch=VERC World Aero Data page for VERC]
* {{GCM|VERC|VERC: Birsa Munda Airport|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
* {{ASN|IXR|IXR: Ranchi Airport}}
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