Aurangabad Airport
Aurangabad Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aurangabad | ||||||||||
| Location | Chikalthana, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,917 ft / 582 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°51′46″N 75°23′53″E / 19.86278°N 75.39806°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Aurangabad Airport | ||||||||||
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IXU Location of airport in Maharashtra IXU IXU (India) | |||||||||||
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| Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Aurangabad Airport (IATA: IXU, ICAO: VAAU) is a customs airport serving the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Chikalthana, about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) east of the city centre and 11 km from Aurangabad Railway Station, along the Aurangabad–Nagpur State Highway. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India, with one passenger terminal covering 190,000 square feet of floor area and two aerobridges.
In March 2020, the Government of Maharashtra proposed to rename the airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport after the Maratha ruler Sambhaji. In December 2025, the Government of India released an order for the airport to be renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Airport. However, as it differed from the original proposal of the state government, and the renaming was later put on hold by the Airports Authority of India.