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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″N 072°11′07″E / 21.75222°N 72.18528°E
Map
	BHU BHU
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	73,449 ( 20.5%)
Aircraft movements	1,987 ( 1.4%)
Cargo tonnage	—
	Source: AAI

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

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%

References

^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "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.