Bhavnagar Aerodrome is an

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located 4 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a States of India, state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Gohil Koli, Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, whi ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It covers at an elevation of . It is near Bhavnagar Harbour Bhavnagar airstrip year 1961 .

Facilities

;Runway The airport has one runway, oriented 07/25, with dimensions . It is equipped with an ILS for approaches in the 25 direction. ; Terminal Bhavnagar Aerodrome has a single terminal building, which covers and has a capacity for 110 passengers. It contains three

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counters and a VIP lounge. ;Parking bays The airport has two parking bays: one for Code C aircraft like the

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and

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, and another for smaller, turboprop aircraft like the

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and

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AIRCRAFT BHAVNAGAR AIRPORT

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