--- iata: RPR name: Swami Vivekananda Airport city: Raipur country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/raipur' sources: - 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/raipur' - >- https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/airport_brochures/RAIPUR_AIRPORT-Broucher.pdf - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Airport' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_India' - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260425035010/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex3.pdf - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260428091121/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex2.pdf - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260424120057/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf - >- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/raipur-airport-digi-yatra-launch-by-civil-aviation-minister/articleshow/113139663.cms - >- https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/rammohan-naidu-launches-digi-yatra-facility-at-9-airports-across-india-from-vizag-airport/article68613237.ece - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/swami-vivekananda' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/swami-vivekananda/rpr1-the-airr-lounge quickFacts: - >- Swami Vivekananda Airport (IATA RPR / ICAO VERP; still called Mana Airport in older local speech) is Chhattisgarh’s primary civil gateway and the state’s busiest passenger airport, about 15 km south-east of Raipur and about 10 km east of Naya Raipur / Atal Nagar on an AAI campus at Mana. Owner and operator is the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Official passenger page pattern: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/raipur. Screenshot RPR (VERP) ≠ IDR (Indore) ≠ NAG (Nagpur) ≠ JLR (Jabalpur) ≠ BHO (Bhopal) — the wrong Central-India IATA is a multi-hour road day, not an airside hop. This is an AAI public domestic passenger airport (civil field opened 1975; renamed for Swami Vivekananda on 24 Jan 2012 after his Raipur youth years) — not a passenger enclave on a naval or air-force base like VTZ / PNQ / GOI. - >- One integrated passenger terminal (inaugurated 7 Nov 2012; ~22,000 m²; ~₹165 crore at build; public peak design often cited as ~1,300 simultaneous passengers including ~400 international design slots; three aerobridges / eight boarding gates / twenty check-in counters on public summaries) handles all scheduled passenger flows today. The old passenger shell was converted to cargo after the new hall opened; the domestic cargo terminal was inaugurated 4 Jun 2016 and is not a passenger check-in hall. The airport is still classified as domestic — Wikipedia and live schedule mirrors show IndiGo-heavy domestic trunks plus Air India on Delhi, with no durable scheduled international CIQ product as of Sep 2026. Treat “Swami Vivekananda International” branding and international design capacity as building labels, not proof of live overseas banks. - >- Traffic (AAI annexes for FY 2025–26 / 1 Apr 2025–31 Mar 2026, as compiled on Wikipedia and verified from archived Mar2k26 Annex II–IV PDFs): 2,763,498 passengers (+7.4% vs 2,572,031), 21,932 aircraft movements (+9.6% vs 20,006), and 5,588.5 t cargo (+10.0% vs 5,079.8). Prefer AAI annex PDFs when auditing. Domestic banks are IndiGo-heavy into Delhi / Mumbai / Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Kolkata / Chennai and similar trunks, with Air India on Delhi and thinner spokes such as Jagdalpur on public network summaries — always trust the ticket and FIDS, never a brochure. - >- Airfield (Wikipedia / public technical summaries for VERP): single runway 06/24 — 3,250 m × 45 m asphalt after a ~965 m extension operationalised 8 Aug 2024; aerodrome elevation about 317 m / 1,040 ft; CAT II ILS and night landing facilities on public summaries; eleven narrow-body apron stands cited. DigiYatra launched 6 Sep 2024 as part of the MoCA nine-airport AAI expansion that also covered Patna, Indore, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra, Coimbatore, Dabolim, and Visakhapatnam (ToI / The Hindu) — domestic biometric facilitation only. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Raipur Swami Vivekananda / RPR directory, checked Sep 2026): one soft room — The Airr Lounge (domestic airside after security, ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft; published 06:00–22:00 daily; max stay 2 hours; children under 5 free; digital card accepted; cold buffet listed complimentary on PP). Live PP soft directory = Airr only — do not invent Plaza Premium / Travel Club / Primus / Encalm soft pins from aggregator mirrors. - >- Ground: prepaid taxi / signed app cabs remain Plan A for the Mana run into Raipur / Civil Lines / Pandri / Naya Raipur (often ~30–50 minutes into old Raipur in normal traffic; Naya Raipur can be shorter). Raipur Junction is about 16 km and the Inter State Bus Terminal about 17 km on public summaries — both are separate road transfers. Raipur–Naya Raipur BRTS and AC city buses toward Bhilai / Durg appear in public connectivity notes when signed — not a metro into the terminal. Late nights default to prepaid / app cabs. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: DigiYatra helps domestically — still budget IndiGo banks and one strip detail: >- DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry / CISF / boarding for enrolled Indian nationals when e-gates and face pods are staffed (MoCA nine-airport launch 6 Sep 2024; ToI Raipur wrap; trials from ~25 Jun 2024 per local coverage). RPR remains a single-runway domestic field with IndiGo-heavy banks and Chhattisgarh monsoon / thunderstorm weather — build real buffers even after the Aug 2024 runway extension. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default. Airr Lounge’s Priority Pass window publishes 06:00–22:00 with a 2-hour max stay — confirm the live app before a red-eye that sits outside those hours. summary: >- DigiYatra and a compact campus help; one runway plus evening banks still need real buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One integrated hall — do not invent a second passenger campus detail: >- Screenshot RPR ≠ IDR ≠ NAG ≠ BHO ≠ JLR before the car leaves Raipur / Naya Raipur / Mana. All scheduled passengers still clear the 2012 integrated terminal; the cargo shed and any aerocity / expansion CGIs are not today’s check-in hall. Live Priority Pass pin: The Airr Lounge after domestic security on the ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft (airside). Follow boarding-pass / FIDS signs, not a dual-terminal blog map or an “international wing” that does not board scheduled overseas metal today. summary: Single passenger hall; boarding-pass letters beat folklore. category: terminal - label: Food title: Airr if entitled airside — landside sealed water is still Plan A detail: >- Live Priority Pass product is The Airr Lounge (domestic airside after security, ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft; 06:00–22:00; max 2h; children under 5 free; cold buffet listed complimentary on PP). Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside café markup is the usual Indian-airport tax. Confirm alcohol treatment on the live PP app — do not assume a free pour from aggregator copy. Ignore Plaza Premium / Travel Club inventions — live PP directory = Airr only. summary: One live PP soft room; landside bottles still beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: Prepaid taxi Plan A — no terminal metro detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters in arrivals or signed Ola / Uber pickup for the Mana run into Raipur / Naya Raipur (often ~30–50 minutes to old city in normal traffic; confirm the board / app quote). Raipur Junction and ISBT are separate road transfers (~16–17 km on public summaries). BRTS / AC buses toward Bhilai–Durg are daylight options when signed — not a substitute for late-night prepaid. Do not invent an in-terminal metro platform from Naya Raipur planning coverage. summary: Road hop into Raipur / Naya Raipur; metro is not at the kerb. category: status lounges: - name: The Airr Lounge zone: >- Airside domestic departures — after security checks, ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft (Priority Pass rpr1-the-airr-lounge). hours: '06:00-22:00' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this lounge pin - Paid walk-up when the operator offers it (confirm desk) bestFor: - Domestic departures with Priority Pass after clearing CISF - Travellers who want a soft-lounge sit before boarding (max 2 hours) summary: >- Live Priority Pass soft lounge for domestic airside. Published hours 06:00–22:00 daily; location is departures after security on the ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft. PP conditions list a maximum 2-hour stay, children under 5 free, digital card accepted, air-conditioning, cold buffet listed complimentary, flight information, and disabled access. Confirm alcohol / hot-food extras on the live PP app before you budget a free pour. Live PP soft directory = Airr only. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic airside) amenities: - >- Air conditioning / digital card accepted / cold buffet listed complimentary / flight information / disabled access on PP - Children under 5 admitted free on PP conditions - 'Published 06:00–22:00; maximum 2-hour stay (confirm desk)' waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures hall) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a Mana road transfer. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in the integrated terminal departures / check-in hall before security / DigiYatra entry terminal: Integrated Terminal landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: Post-security café and retail units toward domestic gates / SHA terminal: Integrated Terminal airside - kind: free name: Airr Lounge drinks (entitlement only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft / listed drinks with accepted Priority Pass entitlement only during published 06:00–22:00 hours (max 2h stay) — not a public fountain. Confirm whether alcohol is complimentary or extra on the live PP listing. location: >- The Airr Lounge, domestic airside ground floor next to Bastar Art and Craft, during published hours terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic) airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.6 slug: rpr region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/rpr](/airports/rpr). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/rpr) - [Lounge directory](/airports/rpr/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) Raipur, India · Asia-Pacific Compact AAI domestic gateway for Raipur and Naya Raipur — one 2012 integrated hall, DigiYatra, a live Priority Pass Airr soft room, and a lengthened CAT II runway — traded against IndiGo-heavy banks, no scheduled international CIQ, and road-only city access. ## Airportist Score **6.6 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 2,763,498 (AAI FY 2025–26 via Mar2k26 Annex III; +7.4% YoY); cargo 5,588.5 t (+10.0%); movements 21,932 (+9.6%) - Terminals: 1 integrated AAI passenger terminal (~22,000 m²; inaugurated 7 Nov 2012) for all scheduled domestic flows; separate cargo terminal (2016); still domestic-classified - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic trips into Raipur / Naya Raipur / Chhattisgarh - Travellers who want a single-hall AAI campus with DigiYatra - Priority Pass holders who clear CISF during Airr’s 06:00–22:00 window - Connections that stay domestic rather than inventing international CIQ here ## Watch out for - Confusing RPR with IDR / NAG / BHO / JLR - Aggregator lounge directories inventing Plaza Premium pins - Assuming scheduled international immigration exists - Inventing a metro stop inside the terminal - Red-eyes outside Airr’s published 06:00–22:00 / 2-hour max stay - Monsoon / thunderstorm banks on the single 06/24 strip ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/rpr/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/rpr/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/rpr/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/rpr/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/rpr/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/rpr/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/rpr/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/rpr/reviews.md)