Bhuj Airport
Domestic airport serving Bhuj, Gujarat, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).[4] It is located 100 miles (160 km) from the Indo-Pakistan border.[5]
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
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Serves | Bhuj | ||||||||||
Location | Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 257 ft / 78 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°17′16″N 069°40′13″E | ||||||||||
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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.[6][7]