Bhavnagar Airport

Bhavnagar Airport
Bhavnagar Airport
	Bhavnagar Airport airside
	Bhavnagar Airport cityside
	IATA: BHU; ICAO: VABV;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Bhavnagar
Elevation AMSL	43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates	21°45′08″N 072°11′07″E / 21.75222°N 72.18528°E
Map
	BHU BHU
Runways
Statistics (2013–2014)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	936
Passengers	66,989
	Source: Airports Authority of India

Bhavnagar Aerodrome (IATA: BHU, ICAO: VABV) is an airport located 4 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It covers 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).^[1] It is near Bhavnagar Harbour Bhavnagar airstrip year 1961 .

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.^[1]

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.^[2] It contains three check-in counters and a VIP lounge.^[1]

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.^[1]

Gallery

Jet Air Wayys Domestica ATR 72 Aircraft at Bhavnagar Airpor
Spice Jet Aircraft Q400 Bhavnagar Airport
Alliance Air (India) DomesticaATR 72-600
Alliance Air(india) Domestica ATR 72-600 in former Air India regional livery
Former Airbus A300 Mumbai-Bhuj-Bhavnagar-MUMBI Indian Airlines with 50 Years Of Flying Titles
Former Boeing B737-2A8-Adv Aliance Air(Metro Bhart Air Travel) Former Indian Airlines
File:AirIndia Airbus A320-200.jpg

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
SpiceJet^[3]	Mumbai, Pune

Statistics

Annual aircraft movements at Bhavnagar Aerodrome^[1]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bhavnagar Airport" Archived 15 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Airports Authority of India. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
^ "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.
^ "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

[aai-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bhavnagar Airport" Archived 15 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Airports Authority of India. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[2] "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.

[3] "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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