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file:Jet Airways at Bhavnagar.jpg|Jet Air Wayys Domestica ATR 72 Aircraft at Bhavnagar Airpor Morning Time
File:Spicejet_Q400.jpg|Spice Jet Aircraft Q400 Bhavnagar Airport Mumbai Via Puna
File:VT-MXX - Boeing 737 MAX 8 - SpiceJet - MSN 60184 - VGHS.jpg|VT-MXX MAY BE M80 - Boeing 737 MAX 8 - SpiceJet -SpiceJet launches UDAN flights connecting Bhavnagar with Mumbai, Rajkot Pune

File:VT-RKE VOBL (38675264715).jpg|Alliance Air (India) Domestica[[ATR 72|ATR 72-600]]
File:ATR 42-320, Air-India Regional (Alliance Air) JP7687822.jpg| Alliance Air(India) Domestica ATR 42

File:ATR.72-600 AIR INDIA EXPRESS F-WWEZ 1226 TO VT-AIT 10 02 15 TLS (16869587331).jpg|Alliance Air(india) Domestica [[ATR 72-600]] in former Air India regional evening timelivery

File:VT-EHC Airbus A300 Indian Airlines with "50 Years Of Flying" Titles (8413530545).jpg|Former Airbus A300 Mumbai-Bhuj-Bhavnagar-MUMBI Indian Airlines with 50 Years Of Flying Titles Year 2003 Evening Time
File:Boeing 737-2A8-Adv, Alliance Air (Indian Airlines) AN1260965.jpg|Former Boeing B737-2A8-Adv Aliance Air(Metro Bhart Air Travel) Former Indian Airlines
File:Airbus A319-112, Air-India JP6490904.jpg|Air-India Domestica Airbus A319-112 Metro Bharat Air Travel

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Bhavnagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesBhavnagar
LocationShubhashnagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Elevation AMSL43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates21°45′08″N 072°11′07″E / 21.75222°N 72.18528°E / 21.75222; 72.18528
Map
BHU is located in Gujarat
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BHU
BHU is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,920 6,300 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 – March 2023)
Passengers60,970 (Increase 77%)
Aircraft movements2,015 (Increase 45.3%)
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 and 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

AirlinesDestinations
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 Increase 78.4%
2012–2013 2,221 Decrease 16.4%
2013–2014 936 Decrease 57.9%
2021–2022 914 Increase 65.4%
2022–2023 2,015 Increase 45.3%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "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.