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Porbandar Airport
VAPR / PBDPorbandar, IndiaELEV 23 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Keshod Airport (IXK).
Overview
Porbandar Airport (VAPR / PBD) sits in Porbandar, India, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 23 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 PBD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Keshod Airport (IXK, 40 nm), Jamnagar Airport (JGA, 53 nm), and Rajkot Airport (RAJ, 74 nm).
Charter pricing from PBD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Porbandar.
Field capability
ICAO
VAPR
IATA
PBD
FAA / Local
VAPR
Elevation
23 ft
Coordinates
21.6495° N · 69.6564° 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 23 ft, PBD sits lower than 94% 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.
- 40nmIXKKeshod AirportKeshod
- 53nmJGAJamnagar AirportJamnagar
- 74nmRAJRajkot AirportRajkot
- 89nmHSRRajkot International AirportRajkot
- 91nmIXYKandla AirportKandla
- 98nmBHJBhuj AirportBhuj
Location
Open the full mapVAPR · Porbandar Airport · Porbandar, India