# Raja Bhoj International Airport (BHO / VABP)

**Raja Bhoj International Airport** (IATA: BHO, ICAO: VABP) is a large airport in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It has one runway, 2,750 m (9,022 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BHO / VABP
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Owner: Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Serves: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Elevation: 522 m / 1,711 ft
- Coordinates: 23.2875, 77.3374
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,750 m / 9,022 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: http://aai.aero/allAirports/bhopal_generalinfo.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Bhoj_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285421
- Weather station: VABP · WMO 42667
- Ident: VABP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes |

## Routes

12 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [REW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va1g.md) Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWA · India · 417 km / 259 mi · Alliance Air
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 481 km / 299 mi · IndiGo
- [RPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/varp.md) Swami Vivekananda Airport · India · 510 km / 317 mi · IndiGo
- [DXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0392.md) Noida International Airport · India · 545 km / 339 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 586 km / 364 mi · IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India
- [PNQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vapo.md) Pune International Airport · India · 632 km / 393 mi · IndiGo
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 652 km / 405 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 658 km / 409 mi · IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 683 km / 424 mi · IndiGo
- [PAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vept.md) Jay Prakash Narayan Airport · India · 825 km / 513 mi · Alliance Air
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,123 km / 698 mi · IndiGo

### Seasonal (1)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,916 km / 2,433 mi · SpiceJet

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BHO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 9
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 2
- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 2
- 9I [Alliance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-air) · 2
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | =1,734 of 29,858 | =518 in Asia | #47 in IN |
| Elevation | 522 m / 1,711 ft | =10,498 of 43,403 | #798 in Asia | #62 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.050 |
| ATIS |  | 127.250 |
| VOR | BPL | 117.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [VE85](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve85.md) Bentayan Airport · 150 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Raja Bhoj Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raja_Bhoj_Airport&oldid=1375526560), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabp/data