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VABJ Bhuj Airport MVFR

  • Name
    Bhuj Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    VABJ / BHJ / VABJ
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    4:21 am (IST)
  • Municipality
    Bhuj
  • Coordinates
    23° 17′ 16″ N 69° 40′ 12″ E
  • Elevation
    257 ft (78 m MSL)

About Bhuj Airport

Bhuj Airport (IATA: BHJ, ICAO: VABJ) is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base located in Bhuj in the Kutch District of the state of Gujarat, India. It is located 4 km from the city centre. It is situated at an altitude of 257 feet (78 m), and occupies a total area of 832 acres (337 ha). It is located 100 miles (160 km) from the Indo-Pakistan border.

The airport was previously made up of two bunkers/buildings near the Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base, with which it shares the runway. On one side of the passing road there was an Indian Airlines bunker. From there a coach would transport passengers across the Indian Air Force grounds to the small departures terminal.

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