Airports / India / BHO
Raja Bhoj International Airport
VABP / BHOBhopal, IndiaELEV 1,711 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
91 nm
To the nearest alternate
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport (IDR).
Overview
Raja Bhoj International Airport (VABP / BHO) sits in Bhopal, India, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 1,711 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 BHO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport (IDR, 91 nm), Kota Airport (KTU, 139 nm), and Jabalpur Airport (JLR, 150 nm).
Charter pricing from BHO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bhopal.
Field capability
ICAO
VABP
IATA
BHO
FAA / Local
VABP
Elevation
1,711 ft
Coordinates
23.2875° N · 77.3374° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 1,711 ft, BHO sits higher than 79% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 91nmIDRDevi Ahilya Bai Holkar International AirportIndore
- 139nmKTUKota AirportKota
- 150nmJLRJabalpur AirportJabalpur
- 150nmAVRAmravati AirportAmravati
- 156nmAKDAkola AirportAkola
- 163nmNAGDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International AirportNagpur
Location
Open the full mapVABP · Raja Bhoj International Airport · Bhopal, India