Airports / Pakistan / BHV
Bahawalpur Airport
OPBW / BHVBahawalpur, PakistanELEV 392 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Multan International Airport (MUX).
Overview
Located in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Bahawalpur Airport (OPBW / BHV) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 392 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BHV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Multan International Airport (MUX, 54 nm), Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (DEA, 74 nm), and Rafiqui Air Base (OPRQ, 90 nm).
Charter pricing from BHV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bahawalpur.
Field capability
ICAO
OPBW
IATA
BHV
FAA / Local
OPBW
Elevation
392 ft
Coordinates
29.3481° N · 71.7180° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Pakistan fields
state range 29–7,316 ft
At 392 ft, BHV sits lower than 67% of the 39 Pakistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 54nmMUXMultan International AirportMultan
- 74nmDEADera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan
- 90nmOPRQRafiqui Air BaseShorkot
- 95nmRYKShaikh Zaid AirportRahim Yar Khan
- 110nmBKBNal AirportBikaner
- 138nmLYPFaisalabad International AirportFaisalabad
Location
Open the full mapOPBW · Bahawalpur Airport · Bahawalpur, Pakistan