AirportsBhavnagar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bhavnagar, in Gujarat, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHU
- ICAO code
- VABV
- City
- Bhavnagar
- State or region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.7522° N, 72.1852° E
- Elevation
- 13 m (44 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHU means Bhavnagar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VABV. 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 21.7522° N, 72.1852° E. It stands 13 metres (44 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
Bhavnagar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,920 metres (6,300 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 89.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,920 m 6,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Surat International AirportSurat | STV | 91 km |
| Vadodara International AirportVadodara | BDQ | 125 km |
| Rajkot International AirportRajkot | HSR | 137 km |
| Sardar Vallabh Patel International AirportAhmedabad | AMD | 154 km |
| Diu AirportDiu | DIU | 175 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 903 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 305 km | 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,757 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,944 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,236 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,721 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,123 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,647 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,389 km | 13 h 00 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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