AirportsBhuj Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bhuj, in Gujarat, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHJ
- ICAO code
- VABJ
- City
- Bhuj
- State or region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.2878° N, 69.6702° E
- Elevation
- 82 m (268 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,501 m (8,205 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHJ means Bhuj Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VABJ. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.2878° N, 69.6702° E. It stands 82 metres (268 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bhuj Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,501 metres (8,205 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 62.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,501 m 8,205 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kandla AirportKandla | IXY | 48 km |
| Jamnagar AirportJamnagar | JGA | 98 km |
| Rajkot International AirportRajkot | HSR | 173 km |
| Porbandar AirportPorbandar | PBD | 182 km |
| Keshod AirportKeshod | IXK | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 945 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 573 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,465 km | 2 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,644 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,965 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,594 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,431 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,789 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,698 km | 13 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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