AirportsRaja Bhoj International Airport is a large airport serving Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHO
- ICAO code
- VABP
- City
- Bhopal
- State or region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.2875° N, 77.3374° E
- Elevation
- 522 m (1,711 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHO means Raja Bhoj International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VABP. 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 23.2875° N, 77.3374° E. It stands 522 metres (1,711 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
Raja Bhoj International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 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 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International AirportIndore | IDR | 169 km |
| Jabalpur AirportJabalpur | JLR | 278 km |
| Amravati AirportAmravati | AVR | 278 km |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International AirportNagpur | NAG | 301 km |
| Khajuraho AirportKhajuraho | HJR | 312 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 586 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 658 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,235 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,174 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,305 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,437 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,770 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,101 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,063 km | 12 h 35 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.
Links
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