Biju Patnaik Airport
Biju Patnaik Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bhubaneswar | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 17 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | IndiaOne Air, IndiGo | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 m / 138 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°14′40″N 085°49′04″E / 20.24444°N 85.81778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Bhubaneswar Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||||||
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Biju Patnaik Airport (IATA: BBI, ICAO: VEBS) is an international airport serving Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India. It is situated around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of Bhubaneswar Railway Station and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city center.
Named after Biju Patnaik, the former Chief Minister of Odisha, famed aviator and freedom fighter, it is the 15th busiest airport in India and the 11th busiest among the airports maintained by the Airports Authority of India. It is the 19th busiest airport in India in terms of cargo traffic. In the fiscal year 2024-25, it handled over 4.8 million passengers and around 9.1 thousand metric tonnes of cargo.