{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Silchar Airport","iataCode":"IXS","icaoCode":"VEKU","city":"Silchar","country":"IN","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":24.9129009247,"longitude":92.9786987305},"elevationMeters":107,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"The code IXS marks Silchar Airport in Assam's Barak Valley, a regional passenger field rather than a freight station. It has no commercial cargo terminal, so tea and farm produce from the valley travel by road some 300 km to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati (GAU), the northeast's cargo gateway. The hilly terrain makes the feeder leg time-consuming, demanding careful planning for perishables. For forwarders, Silchar feeds Guwahati without handling freight itself.","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/silchar-airport-ixs","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/silchar-airport-ixs","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Silchar Airport · (IATA: IXS) · Silchar, IN · 107 m"}