Where is BHO airport?

BHO is a large airport in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, at 23.2875, 77.3374, 522 m above sea level.

What time zone is BHO in?

BHO is in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30.

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BHO — Raja Bhoj International Airport

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Large airport in Bhopal, India.

IATA code: BHO
ICAO code: VABP
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 17; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 522 m; 1,713 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,750 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with B

About BHO

Raja Bhoj International Airport is a large airport serving Bhopal, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 17 nonstop routes from BHO.

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Busiest nonstop routes from BHO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BHO → DEL	New Delhi, India	584 km	625,339
BHO → BOM	Mumbai, India	657 km	355,731
BHO → BLR	Bengaluru, India	1,117 km	256,351
BHO → PNQ	Pune, India	631 km	103,877
BHO → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	482 km	73,652
BHO → HYD	Hyderabad, India	680 km	66,930
BHO → GOI	Goa, India	949 km	50,107
BHO → RPR	Raipur, India	510 km	47,796
BHO → NMI	Navi Mumbai, India	651 km	23,243
BHO → DXN	Delhi, India	543 km	3,635
BHO → PAT	Patna, India	826 km	2,061
BHO → REW	Rewa, India	418 km	1,846
BHO → IDR	Indore, India	170 km	695
BHO → GOP	Gorakhpur, India	726 km	164
BHO → LKO	Lucknow, India	526 km	152
BHO → JAI	Jaipur, India	421 km	129
BHO → JLR	Jabalpur, India	278 km	22

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	Serves	Distance
IDR	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	Indore, India	169 km
JLR	Jabalpur Airport	Jabalpur, India	278 km
AVR	Amravati Airport	Amravati, India	278 km
NAG	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	Nagpur, India	301 km
HJR	Khajuraho Airport	Khajuraho, India	312 km

Distance from BHO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BHO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,185 km	—
BHO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,239 km	—
BHO → CDG	Paris, France	6,998 km	—
BHO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,558 km	—
BHO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,918 km	—
BHO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,820 km	—
BHO → JFK	New York, United States	12,325 km	—
BHO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,417 km	—
BHO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	13,456 km	—
BHO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,765 km	—
BHO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,111 km	—
BHO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	2,618 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
12/30	2,750 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India · 23.2875, 77.3374

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Questions

Raja Bhoj International Airport has the IATA code BHO and the ICAO code VABP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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