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Bhavnagar airport (India)
Bhavnagar airport is located near Bhavnagar, with Bhavnagar at 2mi↑, Vartej at 8mi↑, Ghogha at 8mi↑, Sihor at 14mi↑, Valabhipur at 22mi↑, Umrala at 24mi↑, Dhola at 27mi↑, Palitana at 28mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in India and Southernmost airports in India
→ See also airports in India
aerial view of Bhavnagar airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : VABV
- IATA code : BHU
- Local code : -
Elevation : 13 m = 43ft
→ See also Highest airports in India and Lowest airports in India
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 1920m = 6299ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in India
Coming to Bhavnagar airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- nari road train station at 7mi
- vartej train station at 8mi
- kodiyarmandir train station at 12mi
By plane :
- Bhavnagar airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Surat airport at 57mi : book on Trip.com
- Vadodara airport at 78mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Bhavnagar airport VABV BHU
METAR for Bhavnagar airport VABV BHU
VABV 101200Z 20007KT 6000 FEW025 FEW025CB SCT080 30/24 Q1005
Decoded METAR for Bhavnagar airport VABV BHU
METAR issued by VABV on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 29 hours and -1394 minutes ago.
visibility is 6km = 4mi.
The temperature is 30°C = 86°F, dew point is 24°C = 75°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m.
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Bhavnagar airport VABV BHU
VABV 050800Z 0509/0518 25015G25KT 5000 FU SCT020 SCT025 FEW030TCU TEMPO 0512/0515 3000 -TSRA DRDU SCT015 FEW030CB SCT080 BECMG 0513/0515 4000 HZ 0516/0518 18010KT=
Decoded TAF for Bhavnagar airport VABV BHU
TAF issued by VABV on Monday, May 5, 2025 at 08:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 9 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
0509/0518 25015G25KT 5000 FU SCT020 SCT025 FEW030TCU
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
smoke
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0512/0515 3000 -TSRA DRDU SCT015 FEW030CB SCT080
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
light intensity thunderstorm rain
low drifting cloud of dust
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m few clouds at 3000ft = 910m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0513/0515 4000 HZ
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
haze
from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0516/0518 18010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 180°
NOTAM for Bhavnagar airport
Around Bhavnagar airport (India)
near
- Hotels in Bhavnagar
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 2871mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 3839mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 3841mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 3851mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 3867mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 3921mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 3928mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 3928mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 3937mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 3942mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 3946mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 3947mi↑
- for Bhavnagar airport at 0mi↑
- for Bharuch - Ankleshwar airport at 56mi↑
- for Surat airport at 57mi↑
nearest airports to Bhavnagar airport (India)
- Bharuch - Ankleshwar airport ( ) at 56mi↑Proposed
- Surat airport (VASU STV ) at 57mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Dholera airport ( ) at 61mi↑Proposed
- Amreli airport ( IN-0023) at 62mi↑
- Dholka heliport ( IN-0216) at 69mi↑
- Vadodara airport (VABO BDQ ) at 78mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Rajkot Greenfield airport (VAHS ) at 85mi↑Proposed
- TELAV heliport ( IN-0215) at 87mi↑
- Sarkhej-Okaf heliport ( IN-0213) at 88mi↑
- SVP Hospital heliport ( IN-0212) at 91mi↑
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport (VAAH AMD ) at 96mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Rajkot airport (VARK RAJ ) at 98mi↑TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in India
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap