Airports / India / BBI
Biju Patnaik International Airport
VEBS / BBIBhubaneswar, IndiaELEV 138 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
133 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rourkela Airport (RRK).
Overview
Biju Patnaik International Airport (VEBS / BBI) is a large commercial airport serving Bhubaneswar, India. Field elevation is 138 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BBI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Rourkela Airport (RRK, 133 nm), Utkela Airport (UKE, 149 nm), and Sonari Airport (IXW, 155 nm).
Trip costs from BBI are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BBI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VEBS
IATA
BBI
FAA / Local
VEBS
Elevation
138 ft
Coordinates
20.2510° N · 85.8147° 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 138 ft, BBI sits lower than 83% 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.
- 133nmRRKRourkela AirportRourkela
- 149nmUKEUtkela AirportBhawanipatna
- 155nmIXWSonari AirportJamshedpur
- 186nmIXRBirsa Munda AirportRanchi
- 206nmCCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportKolkata
- 211nmVTZVisakhapatnam International AirportVisakhapatnam
Location
Open the full mapVEBS · Biju Patnaik International Airport · Bhubaneswar, India