Bhavnagar Airport

Bhavnagar Airport
IATA: BHU ICAO: VABV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Bhavnagar
Location	Shubhashnagar, 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
Website	Bhavnagar Airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,920 6,300 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 – March 2025)
Passengers 74,503 ( 1.4%) Aircraft movements 1,995 ( 0.3%) 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 covers an area of 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 6 metres (20 ft). ^[4]

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

Airlines	Destinations
SpiceJet [6]	Mumbai, Pune

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BHU airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual aircraft movements at Bhavnagar Airport ^[4]

Year	Aircraft movements	Percent change
2010–2011	1,490
2011–2012	2,658	78.4%
2012–2013	2,221	16.4%
2013–2014	936	57.9%
2021–2022	914	65.4%
2022–2023	2,015	45.3%

See also

• List of airports in Gujarat

References

1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
4. "Bhavnagar Airport" Archived 15 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Airports Authority of India. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
5. "AAI in the West" (PDF). Cruising Heights. Newsline Publications Pvt. Ltd.: 34–36 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
6. "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 15 April 2023.