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	The new integrated [[Airport terminal\|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>		The new integrated [[Airport terminal\|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>

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	{{short description\|Indian airport serving Ranchi, Jharkhand, India}}		{{short description\|Indian airport serving Ranchi, Jharkhand, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2022}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2022}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=October ~~2022~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=October 2018}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Birsa Munda Airport		\| name = Birsa Munda Airport
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	[[File:Ranchi Airport Evening view of Apron.png\|thumb\|Aircraft at Apron]]		[[File:Ranchi Airport Evening view of Apron.png\|thumb\|Aircraft at Apron]]
	[[File:Ranchi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|Terminal view from Apron]]		[[File:Ranchi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|Terminal view from Apron]]
	The new integrated [[Airport terminal\|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The new integrated [[Airport terminal\|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>

	The terminal building spreads over {{Convert\|19600\|m2\|km2}} and was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert\|138\|c\|lk=on\|year=~~2022~~}}. It has two aero-bridges and six escalators and the equipment used was imported from China, Germany and [[Singapore]]. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 March 2013\|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday\|newspaper=The Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918163843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms\|archive-date=18 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The terminal building spreads over {{Convert\|19600\|m2\|km2}} and was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert\|138\|c\|lk=on\|year=2013}}. It has two aero-bridges and six escalators and the equipment used was imported from China, Germany and [[Singapore]]. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 March 2013\|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday\|newspaper=The Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918163843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms\|archive-date=18 September 2020}}</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 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021959/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/india/38162884_1_flights-atf-raipur-airport \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 April 2013 \|title=Ranchi's double treat for flyers, airlines \|date=31 March 2013 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=3 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Airports Authority of India also constructed three more parking bays, thereby making it the first Tier-II airport in India to have eight aircraft parking bays.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Mishra \|first=Alok K N \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419040839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=19 April 2013 \|title=Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays \|date=1 April 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=3 April ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bisoee \|first1=Animesh \|title=Birsa airport ready for more planes \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/birsa-munda-airport-ready-for-more-planes/cid/1701223 \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=29 August ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news \|title=Infra-boost to cater for increasing passenger flow to airport \|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/infra-boost-to-cater-for-increasing-passenger-flow-to-airport.html \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Pioneer \|date=18 May 2018 \|language=en}}</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=11 December 2017 \|access-date=16 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> and the runway is to be extended as well.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chaudhury \|first1=Sumedha \|title=Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Decks-cleared-for-Birsa-Munda-airport-expansion/articleshow/55198488.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=2 November ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mukesh \|first1=A.S.R.P. \|title=Runway extension on radar \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/runway-extension-on-radar/cid/1361203 \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=17 January ~~2022~~}}</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 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021959/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/india/38162884_1_flights-atf-raipur-airport \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 April 2013 \|title=Ranchi's double treat for flyers, airlines \|date=31 March 2013 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The Airports Authority of India also constructed three more parking bays, thereby making it the first Tier-II airport in India to have eight aircraft parking bays.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Mishra \|first=Alok K N \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419040839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=19 April 2013 \|title=Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays \|date=1 April 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bisoee \|first1=Animesh \|title=Birsa airport ready for more planes \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/birsa-munda-airport-ready-for-more-planes/cid/1701223 \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=29 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news \|title=Infra-boost to cater for increasing passenger flow to airport \|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/infra-boost-to-cater-for-increasing-passenger-flow-to-airport.html \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Pioneer \|date=18 May 2018 \|language=en}}</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=11 December 2017 \|access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> and the runway is to be extended as well.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chaudhury \|first1=Sumedha \|title=Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Decks-cleared-for-Birsa-Munda-airport-expansion/articleshow/55198488.cms \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=2 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mukesh \|first1=A.S.R.P. \|title=Runway extension on radar \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/runway-extension-on-radar/cid/1361203 \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=17 January 2018}}</ref>

	===Cargo terminal===		===Cargo terminal===

	A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]]. The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, 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 \|work=Times of India\|date=9 February 2017 \|access-date=4 November ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=अब तक नहीं बदली कार्गो टर्मिलन की तस्वीर \|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ranchi-condition-of-cargo-terminal-on-birsa-munda-airport-17456241.html \|access-date=16 January 2021 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|date=3 February 2018 \|language=hi}}</ref>		A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]]. The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, 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 \|work=Times of India\|date=9 February 2017 \|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=अब तक नहीं बदली कार्गो टर्मिलन की तस्वीर \|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ranchi-condition-of-cargo-terminal-on-birsa-munda-airport-17456241.html \|access-date=16 January 2021 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|date=3 February 2018 \|language=hi}}</ref>

	==Airlines and destinations==		==Airlines and destinations==
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	{{nowrap\|[[AirAsia India]]}} \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/08/airasia-india-aircraft-aborts-take-off-at-ranchi-airport-after-encountering-bird-hit-2180898.html \|access-date=4 September 2020 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=8 August ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf\|date=28 October 2018\|title=Airport Movement Report\|website=Dgca.nic.in\|access-date=23 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054218/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		{{nowrap\|[[AirAsia India]]}} \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/08/airasia-india-aircraft-aborts-take-off-at-ranchi-airport-after-encountering-bird-hit-2180898.html \|access-date=4 September 2020 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf\|date=28 October 2018\|title=Airport Movement Report\|website=Dgca.nic.in\|access-date=23 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054218/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	\|[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\|[[Bhubaneswar Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/alliance-air-to-operate-flights-on-kolkata-ranchi-bhubaneswar-route-from-august-11-290588\|title=Alliance Air to operate flights on Kolkata-Ranchi-Bhubaneswar route from August 11}}</ref>		\|[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\|[[Bhubaneswar Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/alliance-air-to-operate-flights-on-kolkata-ranchi-bhubaneswar-route-from-august-11-290588\|title=Alliance Air to operate flights on Kolkata-Ranchi-Bhubaneswar route from August 11}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian airport serving the city of Ranchi}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Birsa Munda Airport
| nativename-a = Ranchi Airport
| image = Panorama of Birsa Munda Airport.jpg
| 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
| pushpin_relief = 10
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Ranchi, India
| pushpin_label = '''IXR'''
| r1-number = 13/31 
| r1-length-f = 8,901
| r1-length-m = 2,713
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 63
| h1-length-m = 19
| h1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 1,219,643 {{decrease}}50.9
| stat-year = April 2020 – March 2021
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 19,137 {{increase}}13.4
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 5,869{{increase}}11.3%
| footnotes = Source: Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="traffic_stats1">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k20Annex3.pdf|title=Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-III|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|date=22 May 2020|access-date= 22 May 2020|page=3}}</ref><ref name="traffic_stats2">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k20Annex2.pdf|title=Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-II|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|date=22 May 2020|access-date=22 May 2020|page=3}}</ref>
<ref name="traffic_stats3">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k20Annex4.pdf |title=Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-IV|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|date=22 May 2020|access-date= 22 May 2020|page=3}}</ref>
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'''Birsa Munda Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXR|VERC}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/|title=Airline and Location Code Search|website=www.iata.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/IXR|title=Ranchi Birsa Munda on ch-aviation|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> also known as '''Ranchi Airport''', is the primary 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/ranchi|title=AAI Airport's | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA|website=www.aai.aero}}</ref> The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city center. The 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| access-date=17 October 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The airport is used by more than 1.2 million passengers annually and is the [[List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic|20th busiest airport]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ranjan |first1=Mukesh |title=Ranchi Airport crosses 1 million mark of passengers |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/ranchi-airport-crosses-1-million-mark-of-passengers.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Pioneer |date=6 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Terminals==

===Integrated terminal===

The new integrated [[Airport terminal|passenger terminal]] building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|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 | Ranchi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

[[File:Ranchi Airport New.jpg|thumb|Interior of The terminal at Ranchi Airport]]

[[File:Ranchi Airport.jpg|thumb|Terminal view from Apron]]

The terminal building spreads over {{Convert|19600|m2|km2}} and was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|138|c|lk=on|year=2013}}. It has two aero-bridges and six escalators and the equipment used was imported from [[China]], [[Germany]] and [[Singapore]]. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 March 2013|title=New terminal at Ranchi airport to be inaugurated on Sunday|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918163843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-terminal-at-Ranchi-airport-to-be-inaugurated-on-Sunday/articleshow/19049560.cms|archive-date=18 September 2020}}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021959/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/india/38162884_1_flights-atf-raipur-airport |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 April 2013 |title=Ranchi's double treat for flyers, airlines |date=31 March 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The Airports Authority of India also constructed three more parking bays, thereby making it the first Tier-II airport in India to have eight 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419040839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/ranchi/38188580_1_airport-director-r-r-runway-bays |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2013 |title=Ranchi airport to get 3 more parking bays |date=1 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/birsa-munda-airport-ready-for-more-planes/cid/1701223|title=Birsa Munda Airport ready for more planes|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><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=18 May 2018 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</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=11 December 2017 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> and the runway is to be extended as well.<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=2 November 2016 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</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=17 January 2018 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>

===Cargo terminal===

A new cargo terminal was inaugurated in February 2017 by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]]. The terminal can handle 50 MT of cargo everyday and is equipped with explosive trace detection equipment, 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 |work=Times of India|date=9 February 2017 |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=अब तक नहीं बदली कार्गो टर्मिलन की तस्वीर |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ranchi-condition-of-cargo-terminal-on-birsa-munda-airport-17456241.html |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=3 February 2018 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[AirAsia India]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news |title=AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/08/airasia-india-aircraft-aborts-take-off-at-ranchi-airport-after-encountering-bird-hit-2180898.html |access-date=4 September 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054218/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20Asia_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|[[Air India]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20India_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214035858/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Air%20India_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece}}</ref>| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite news |title=GoAir to add over 100 flights in domestic network from September 5 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/goair-to-add-over-100-flights-in-domestic-network-from-september-5/articleshow/77931545.cms |access-date=7 September 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=4 September 2020}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Go%20Air_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214041701/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Go%20Air_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]]<ref>https://www.goair.in/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/</ref>

|[[IndiGo]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shahi |first1=Alok |title=Ahmedabad IndiGo Flight: आज से रांची- अहमदाबाद के लिए इंडिगो की फ्लाइट शुरू; देखें Booking Details |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ahmedabad-indigo-flight-indigo-airlines-starts-ranchi-to-ahmedabad-flight-from-tomorrow-february2-21327642.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=2 February 2021 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-ahmedabad-ranchi-service-in-feb-2021-1050009 |website=centreforaviation.com |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Indigo_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123143357/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Indigo_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=23 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-spicejet-will-start-service-from-ranchi-to-ahmedabad-delhi-and-mumbai-from-december20-21115944.html|title=SpiceJet to launch Ranchi flights from Delhi and Mumbai on December 20|work=Jagran|access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet's Flights Schedule & Information for Domestic & International Flight|website=www.spicejet.com}}</ref>
|[[Vistara]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Vistara_WS2018.pdf|date=28 October 2018|title=Airport Movement Report|website=Dgca.nic.in|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072902/http://dgca.nic.in/dom_flt_schedule/Vistara_WS2018.pdf|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* [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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