# Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI / VEBS)

**Biju Patnaik International Airport** (IATA: BBI, ICAO: VEBS) is a large airport in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It opened on 17 Apr 1962. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,744 m (9,003 ft). It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BBI / VEBS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Opened: 17 Apr 1962
- Elevation: 42 m / 138 ft
- Coordinates: 20.2510, 85.8147
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,003 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/bhubaneswar
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biju_Patnaik_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598850
- Weather station: VEBS · WMO 42971
- Ident: VEBS

## Timeline

- 17 Apr 1962: Biju Patnaik International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 05/23 | 1,379 m / 4,524 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 051° / 231° |  |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [RRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/verk.md) Rourkela Airport · India · 246 km / 153 mi · IndiaOne Air
- [JRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vejh.md) Jharsuguda Airport · India · 260 km / 162 mi · Star Air (India)
- [UKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veuk.md) Utkela Airport · India · 275 km / 171 mi · IndiaOne Air
- [IXW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vejs.md) Sonari Airport · India · 287 km / 178 mi · IndiaOne Air
- [PYB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vejp.md) Jeypore Airport · India · 374 km / 232 mi · IndiaOne Air
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 847 km / 526 mi · Star Air (India)

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- [IndiaOne Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indiaone-air) · 4
- [Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | =1,773 of 29,858 | =534 in Asia | =52 in IN |
| Elevation | 42 m / 138 ft | =35,657 of 43,403 | =2,153 in Asia | =258 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =283 in Asia | =34 in IN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =2 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [VE62](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve62.md) Cuttack Airport / Charbatia Air Force Station · 34 km / 21 mi
- [IN-0338](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0338.md) Birasal Airport · 83 km / 51 mi
- [IN-0073](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0073.md) Savitri Jindal Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [VEBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebm.md) Berhampur Rangeilunda Airport · 144 km / 90 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: “Biju Patnaik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biju_Patnaik_Airport&oldid=1375860377), revision of 20 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/vebs/data