Bahawalpur Airport

Bahawalpur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
ServesBahawalpur District, Punjab
LocationBahawalpur-63100
Elevation AMSL392 ft / 119 m
Coordinates29°20′53″N 71°43′04″E / 29.34806°N 71.71778°E / 29.34806; 71.71778
Map
BHV is located in Pakistan
BHV
BHV
Location of airport in Pakistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,848 9,345 Asphalt
Statistics (2017–18[1])
Passengers34,493
Passenger changeIncrease9.6%
Aircraft movements932 Sources: AIP Pakistan[2] and DAFIF[3][4]

Bahawalpur Airport (IATA: BHV, ICAO: OPBW) is situated 2 nm (3.7 km) from the city centre of Bahawalpur,[2] in lower Punjab, Pakistan. The airport mainly caters to the city of Bahawalpur, however, the national carrier decided to launch international flights to the Middle East in July 2009. The airport extension project is being supervised by the Dubai Civil Aviation Department.

  1. ^ "Statistical Data for Web site Major Traffic Flow Airport / Airline wise". PCAA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b AIP Pakistan: OPBW – Bahawalpur Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Airport information for OPBW". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  4. ^ Airport information for BHV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).