Airports / India / BHU
Bhavnagar Airport
VABV / BHUBhavnagar, IndiaELEV 44 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Surat International Airport (STV).
Overview
Bhavnagar Airport, listed as VABV / BHU, is a mid-sized airport in Bhavnagar, India. The airport sits 44 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 BHU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Surat International Airport (STV, 49 nm), Vadodara International Airport (BDQ, 68 nm), and Rajkot International Airport (HSR, 74 nm).
Charter pricing from BHU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bhavnagar.
Field capability
ICAO
VABV
IATA
BHU
FAA / Local
VABV
Elevation
44 ft
Coordinates
21.7522° N · 72.1852° 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 India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 44 ft, BHU sits lower than 90% 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.
- 49nmSTVSurat International AirportSurat
- 68nmBDQVadodara International AirportVadodara
- 74nmHSRRajkot International AirportRajkot
- 83nmAMDSardar Vallabh Patel International AirportAhmedabad
- 85nmRAJRajkot AirportRajkot
- 87nmNMBDaman AirportDaman
Location
Open the full mapVABV · Bhavnagar Airport · Bhavnagar, India