BBI — Biju Patnaik International Airport

Large airport in Bhubaneswar, India.
IATA code
BBI
ICAO code
VEBS
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
—
No open data
Nonstop routes
40
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Elevation
42 m
138 ft
Runways
2
Longest 2,744 m

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About BBI

Biju Patnaik International Airport is a large airport serving Bhubaneswar, India. It opened in 1962 and is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 40 nonstop routes from BBI.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from BBI

Route Distance Passengers / year
BBI → DEL1,275 km 1,196,667
BBI → BLR1,164 km 814,159
BBI → BOM1,363 km 591,456
BBI → HYD847 km 488,901
BBI → CCU381 km 366,117
BBI → MAA1,004 km 187,775
BBI → GAU877 km 111,758
BBI → PNQ1,263 km 110,964
BBI → AMD1,399 km 110,863
BBI → RPR437 km 68,891
BBI → PAT596 km 66,660
BBI → DXB3,168 km 51,632
BBI → LKO879 km 46,585
BBI → COK1,506 km 41,199
BBI → IXR343 km 38,151
BBI → VNS651 km 33,173
BBI → IDR1,073 km 31,477
BBI → VTZ350 km 30,529
BBI → BKK1,747 km 29,858
BBI → JRG260 km 25,611
BBI → DED1,342 km 22,221
BBI → IXC1,467 km 21,451
BBI → SIN2,878 km 21,236
BBI → IXD711 km 19,755
BBI → AUH3,237 km 18,930
BBI → DPS4,541 km 15,216
BBI → IXZ1,206 km 14,635
BBI → JAI1,253 km 13,239
BBI → GOX1,360 km 12,096
BBI → GOI1,379 km 10,242
BBI → RDP401 km 9,893
BBI → IXB757 km 8,216
BBI → DMU1,026 km 2,075
BBI → IXJ1,757 km 1,558
BBI → IXA690 km 196
BBI → HGI1,091 km 100
BBI → IXS899 km 33
BBI → JRH1,115 km 20
BBI → SXR1,872 km 4
BBI → CJB1,387 km 2

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
JRGJharsuguda Airport260 km
UKEUtkela Airport275 km
IXRBirsa Munda Airport344 km
VTZAlluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag)351 km
CCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport382 km

Distance from BBI to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
BBI → LHR8,019 km —
BBI → DXB3,168 km 51,632
BBI → CDG7,853 km —
BBI → FRA7,408 km —
BBI → IST5,823 km —
BBI → AMS7,650 km —
BBI → JFK12,942 km —
BBI → ATL13,952 km —
BBI → LAX13,484 km —
BBI → SIN2,878 km 21,236
BBI → HND5,505 km —
BBI → DOH3,547 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
14/322,744 m 46 mAsphalt
05/231,379 m 46 mAsphalt

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Location

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India · 20.2510, 85.8147

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Biju Patnaik International Airport has the IATA code BBI and the ICAO code VEBS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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