Bhavnagar Airport

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Bhavnagar Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Bhavnagar
LocationShubhashnagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Elevation  AMSL 43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates 21°45′08″N072°11′07″E / 21.75222°N 72.18528°E / 21.75222; 72.18528
Map
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BHU
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BHU
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/251,9206,300 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers73,449 (Increase2.svg 20.5%)
Aircraft movements1,987 (Decrease2.svg 1.4%)
Cargo tonnage
Source: AAI [1] [2] [3]

Bhavnagar Airport( IATA : BHU, ICAO : VABV) is a domestic airport serving the city of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It is located at Shubhashnagar, 4 km (2 mi) south-east from the city centre and 9 km (5.6 mi) south from the Bhavnagar Port. It and covers an area of 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 6 metres (20 ft). [4]

Contents

Facilities

Runway

The airport has one runway, oriented 07/25, with dimensions 1,920 by 45 metres (6,299 ft × 148 ft). It is equipped with an ILS for approaches in the 25 direction. [4]

Terminal

Bhavnagar Aerodrome has a single terminal building, which covers 1,617 square metres (17,410 sq ft) and has a capacity for 110 passengers. [5] It contains three check-in counters and a VIP lounge. [4]

Parking bays

The airport has two parking bays: one for Code C aircraft like the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, and another for smaller, turboprop aircraft like the ATR 72 and Q400. [4]

Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
SpiceJet [6] Mumbai, Pune

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BHU airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual aircraft movements at Bhavnagar Airport [4]
YearAircraft movementsPercent change
2010–20111,490
2011–20122,658Increase2.svg 78.4%
2012–20132,221Decrease2.svg 16.4%
2013–2014936Decrease2.svg 57.9%
2021–2022914Increase2.svg 65.4%
2022–20232,015Increase2.svg 45.3%

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