VOPB
Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh
MVFR
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Name
Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VOPB / IXZ / VOPB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:59 pm (IST)
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Municipality
Port Blair
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Coordinates
11° 38′ 28″ N 92° 43′ 46″ E
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Elevation
84 ft (26 m MSL)
About Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh
Veer Savarkar International Airport (IATA: IXZ, ICAO: VOPB) is an airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Port Blair and the primary airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Earlier known as Port Blair Airport, it was renamed in 2002 after Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who had been detained in the Cellular Jail in the city for 11 years during India’s freedom struggle. It operates as a civil enclave, sharing airside facilities with INS Utkrosh of the Indian Navy.