Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh

Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh (VOPB) is a medium airport in Port Blair, India. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code VOPB or IATA code IXZ. It sits in Asia.

Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh sits near sea level at 13 ft.

Local operations run on Asia/Kolkata. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for VOPB updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare VOPB against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Veer Savarkar International Airport is the primary airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. It is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Port Blair, the capital of the islands. It opened in 2000 and was named after Indian politician Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 2002.