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Bhavnagar Airport

Bhavnagar, India

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Bhavnagar Airport

Bhavnagar, India

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VABV

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44 ft

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Gateway to the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, India.

Opened

1966

Location

Bhavnagar, India

Bhavnagar Airport (IATA: BHU, ICAO: VABV) is a domestic civil enclave airport located in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It serves the Bhavnagar district and surrounding Saurashtra region, handling limited scheduled passenger traffic alongside its shared civil-military function. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and primarily connects Bhavnagar with major Indian cities such as Mumbai. It is a small-scale facility with modest infrastructure suited to regional air travel demand. Bhavnagar is known as a significant industrial city in Gujarat, home to the Alang ship-breaking yard, one of the world's largest. The airport supports business and leisure travel connected to these regional economic activities.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling domestic arrivals and departures with basic passenger amenities.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 5 kilometres from Bhavnagar city centre, accessible by taxis and auto-rickshaws.

Airlines here

IndiGo and Star Air have operated scheduled services at Bhavnagar Airport, connecting it primarily to Mumbai.

Notable facts

›Bhavnagar Airport is a civil enclave within a military aerodrome.
›It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›The airport primarily serves domestic routes, with Mumbai being the key connection.
›Bhavnagar is near Alang, home to one of the world's largest ship-breaking yards.
›The airport has an ICAO designation of VABV under the India/Pakistan FIR block.

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BHU → BOM9W · 73G

BHU → BOMS2 · 73G

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Bhavnagar Airport 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).

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