Bhavnagar Aerodrome is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
located 4 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of
Bhavnagar,
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
check-in
Check-in is the process whereby people announce their arrival at an office, hotel, airport, hospital, seaport or event.
Office check-in
Many offices have a reception or front office area near the entrance to greet or assist visitors arriving to a ...
counters and a VIP lounge.
;Parking bays
The airport has two parking bays: one for Code C aircraft like the
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
The first member of the famil ...
and
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Boeing Renton Factory, Renton Factory in Washington (state), Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the Boeing 707, 7 ...
, and another for smaller, turboprop aircraft like the
ATR 72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (french: Avions de transport régional or it, Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed ...
and
Q400.
AIRCRAFT BHAVNAGAR AIRPORT
file:Jet Airways at Bhavnagar.jpg, Jet Air Wayys Domestica ATR 72 Aircraft at Bhavnagar Airpor
File:Spicejet_Q400.jpg, Spice Jet Aircraft Q400 Bhavnagar Airport
File:VT-RKE VOBL (38675264715).jpg, Alliance Air (India) Domestica ATR 72-600
File:ATR.72-600 AIR INDIA EXPRESS F-WWEZ 1226 TO VT-AIT 10 02 15 TLS (16869587331).jpg, Alliance Air(india) Domestica ATR 72-600 in former Air India regional livery
File:VT-EHC Airbus A300 Indian Airlines with "50 Years Of Flying" Titles (8413530545).jpg, Former Airbus A300 Mumbai-Bhuj-Bhavnagar-MUMBI Indian Airlines with 50 Years Of Flying Titles
File:Boeing 737-2A8-Adv, Alliance Air (Indian Airlines) AN1260965.jpg, Former Boeing B737-2A8-Adv Aliance Air(Metro Bhart) Former Indian Airlines
Airlines and destinations
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References
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