Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) – Gateway to Odisha

Biju Patnaik International Airport (IATA: BBI, ICAO: VEBS), located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is the primary airport serving eastern India. Named after Biju Patnaik, a legendary freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Odisha, the airport stands as a modern aviation hub blending efficiency with rich cultural heritage.

Strategically located just 4 kilometers south of Bhubaneswar city center, Biju Patnaik International Airport connects Odisha to major cities across India and international destinations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

? Overview

The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and serves both domestic and international operations. It is one of the fastest-growing airports in eastern India, handling millions of passengers annually.

With two well-equipped terminals, modern facilities, and efficient management, BBI plays a key role in promoting tourism, trade, and connectivity for the state of Odisha.

? Biju Patnaik International Airport – Key Information

? Flights and Destinations

Biju Patnaik International Airport connects Bhubaneswar with major Indian cities and select international routes.

✈️ Domestic Destinations:

• Delhi (DEL)

• Mumbai (BOM)

• Kolkata (CCU)

• Bengaluru (BLR)

• Chennai (MAA)

• Hyderabad (HYD)

• Pune (PNQ)

? International Destinations:

• Dubai (DXB) – FlyDubai, IndiGo

• Bangkok (BKK) – Thai AirAsia

• Singapore (SIN) – Seasonal and charter services

? Terminals and Facilities

Biju Patnaik International Airport has two main terminals:

• Terminal 1 (Domestic):
  Handles domestic flights with modern check-in counters, baggage belts, and lounges.

• Terminal 2 (International):
  Manages international operations with immigration counters, duty-free shops, and enhanced security.

✈️ Facilities Include:

• Spacious passenger lounges

• Duty-free and retail outlets

• Restaurants and cafés

• Free Wi-Fi access

• ATM, forex, and medical services

• Car parking and car rental desks

• Special assistance for senior citizens and differently-abled passengers

The terminals are designed with local Odisha art and architecture, reflecting the cultural heritage of the region.

? Transport and Access

Biju Patnaik International Airport is easily accessible from all parts of Bhubaneswar and nearby cities.

• By Car/Taxi: 10–15 minutes from Bhubaneswar city centre.

• By Bus: Local city buses and shuttle services operate to and from the airport.

• By Train: The nearest railway station, Bhubaneswar Junction, is about 4 km away.

• By Auto-Rickshaw: A convenient and economical option for nearby areas.

Parking facilities are available for both short-term and long-term stays, with designated spaces for two-wheelers and four-wheelers.

?️ Attractions Near the Airport

Travelers arriving in Bhubaneswar can explore nearby cultural and historical attractions such as:

• Lingaraj Temple – One of the oldest temples in India.

• Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves – Ancient rock-cut monuments.

• Nandankanan Zoological Park – A unique zoo and botanical garden.

• Konark Sun Temple – UNESCO World Heritage Site (approx. 65 km away).

• Puri Beach and Jagannath Temple – Major pilgrimage and tourist destinations.

?️ Weather and Best Time to Visit

Bhubaneswar has a tropical climate, with pleasant winters and hot summers.
The best time to visit is between October and February, when the weather is comfortable for sightseeing and travel.

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#	Airport Name	IATA Code	City	Logo
1	Pune Airport	PNQ	Pune
2	Jammu Airport	IXJ	Jammu	N/A
3	Bagdogra International Airport	IXB	Bagdogra
4	Lengpui Airport	AJL	Aizawl
5	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport	IMF	Imphal
6	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport	VNS	Varanasi
7	Jaipur International Airport	JAI	Jaipur
8	Gaya Airport	GAY	Gaya
9	Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport	ATQ	Amritsar
10	Hindon Airport	HDO	Lucknow	N/A
11	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	HYD	Hyderabad
12	Surat International Airport	STV	Surat
13	Kannur International Airport	CNN	Kannur
14	Mangaluru International Airport	IXE	Mangaluru
15	Tirupati International Airport	TIR	Tirupati
16	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	AMD	Ahmedabad
17	Nashik International Airport	ISK	Nashik
18	Vadodara Airport	BDQ	Vadodara
19	Indira Gandhi International Airport	DEL	Delhi
20	Cochin International Airport	COK	Cochin
21	Calicut International Airport	CCJ	Kozhikode
22	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	NAG	Nagpur
23	Coimbatore International Airport	CJB	Coimbatore
24	Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport	LKO	Lucknow
25	Vijayawada International Airport	VGA	Vijayawada
26	Srinagar Airport	SXR	Srinagar
27	Biju Patnaik International Airport	BBI	Bhubaneswar
28	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	GAU	Guwahati
29	Goa International Airport	GOI	Goa
30	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport	TRV	Thiruvananthapuram
31	Kempegowda International Airport	BLR	Bengaluru
32	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	IDR	Indore
33	Veer Savarkar International Airport	IXZ	Port Blair
34	Madurai Airport	IXM	Madurai
35	Dimapur Airport	DMU	Dimapur
36	Pakyong Airport	PYG	Pakyong
37	Raja Bhoj Airport	BHO	Bhopal
38	Darbhanga Airport	DBR	Darbhanga
39	Jolly Grant Airport	DED	Dehradun
40	Manohar International Airport	GOX	Goa
41	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	IXL	Leh
42	Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	BOM	Mumbai
43	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	CCU	Kolkata
44	Chennai International Airport	MAA	Chennai
45	Birsa Munda Airport	IXR	Ranchi
46	Shillong Airport	SHL	Shillong
47	Visakhapatnam International Airport	VTZ	Visakhapatnam
48	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	TRZ	Tirupati
49	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	IXA	Agartala

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#	Airport Name	IATA Code	Country	Logo
1	Shirak International Airport	LWN	Armenia
2	Cornwall Airport Newquay	NQY	United Kingdom
3	N'dalatando Airport	NDF	Angola
4	Zaranj Airport	ZAJ	Afghanistan
5	London Southend	SEN	United Kingdom	N/A
6	Porto Amboim Airport	PBN	Angola
7	N'zeto Airport	ARZ	Angola
8	Jalalabad Airport	JAA	Afghanistan
9	Manston International	MSE	United Kingdom	N/A
10	Liverpool John Lennon	LPL	United Kingdom	N/A
11	Jersey	JER	United Kingdom	N/A
12	Gardez Airport	GRG	Afghanistan
13	Uíge Airport	UGO	Angola
14	Khost International Airport	KHT	Afghanistan
15	Wick John O'Groats	WIC	United Kingdom	N/A
16	Nili Airport	NLI	Afghanistan
17	Luau Airport	UAL	Angola	N/A
18	Glasgow Prestwick	PIK	United Kingdom	N/A
19	Malanje Airport	MEG	Angola
20	Chitato Airport	PGI	Angola
21	Urgun Airport	URN	Afghanistan
22	Taloqan Airport	TQN	Afghanistan
23	Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport	MSZ	Angola
24	Darwaz Airport	DAZ	Afghanistan
25	Cazombo Airport	CAV	Angola
26	Lubango Airport	SDD	Angola
27	East Midlands	EMA	United Kingdom
28	Kukës International Airport Zayed	KFZ	Albania
29	Oxford	OXF	United Kingdom	N/A
30	Sumburgh	LSI	United Kingdom	N/A
31	Manchester	MAN	United Kingdom	N/A
32	Penzance Heliport	PZE	United Kingdom	N/A
33	Cuango-Luzamba Airport	LZM	Angola
34	Carlisle Lake District	CAX	United Kingdom
35	Southampton	SOU	United Kingdom	N/A
36	Wycombe Air Park	HYC	United Kingdom	N/A
37	Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport	HEA	Afghanistan	N/A
38	Glasgow	GLA	United Kingdom	N/A
39	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza	TIA	Albania
40	Belfast International	BFS	United Kingdom
41	Uruzgan Airport	URZ	Afghanistan
42	Newcastle International	NCL	United Kingdom	N/A
43	Burton–Nibbs International Airport	BBQ	Antigua And Barbuda
44	Catumbela Airport	CBT	Angola
45	Jamba Airport	JMB	Angola
46	City Of Derry	LDY	United Kingdom
47	Cafunfo Airport	CFF	Angola
48	Norwich	NWI	United Kingdom	N/A
49	Brighton City	ESH	United Kingdom
50	Menongue Airport	SPP	Angola
51	Chaghcharan Airport	CCN	Afghanistan
52	Guernsey	GCI	United Kingdom	N/A
53	Waco Kungo Airport	CEO	Angola
54	Teesside International	MME	United Kingdom	N/A
55	Mawlānā Jalāl Ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī Intl Airport	MZR	Afghanistan
56	Fayzabad Airport	FBD	Afghanistan
57	V. C. Bird International Airport	ANU	Antigua And Barbuda
58	Sharana Airstrip	OAS	Afghanistan
59	Bagram Air Base	OAI	Afghanistan
60	Kuran Wa Munjan Airport	KUR	Afghanistan
61	Cabinda Airport	CAB	Angola
62	Sumbe Airport	NDD	Angola
63	Sardeh Band Airport	SBF	Afghanistan
64	Cardiff	CWL	United Kingdom
65	Bamyan Airport	BIN	Afghanistan
66	Albano Machado Airport	NOV	Angola
67	Maymana Airport	MMZ	Afghanistan
68	Leeds Bradford	LBA	United Kingdom	N/A
69	Syunik Airport	YUK	Armenia
70	London Stansted	STN	United Kingdom	N/A
71	Lumbala Airport	GGC	Angola
72	Inverness Airport	INV	United Kingdom	N/A
73	Dundee	DND	United Kingdom
74	Benbecula	BEB	United Kingdom
75	Farnborough	FAB	United Kingdom	N/A
76	Dundo Airport	DUE	Angola
77	Ronaldsway	IOM	Isle Of Man	N/A
78	Sheberghan Airport	SBH	Afghanistan	N/A
79	Joaquim Kapango Airport	SVP	Angola
80	Bournemouth	BOH	United Kingdom
81	Stornoway	SYY	United Kingdom	N/A
82	Kunduz Airport	UND	Afghanistan
83	Sheghnan Airport	SGA	Afghanistan
84	Tarinkot Airport	TII	Afghanistan
85	Farah Airport	FAH	Afghanistan
86	Benguela Airport	BUG	Angola
87	Vlora International Airport	VLO	Albania
88	Zvartnots International Airport	EVN	Armenia
89	Dirico Airport	DRC	Angola
90	London Luton	LTN	United Kingdom	N/A
91	George Best Belfast City	BHD	United Kingdom	N/A
92	London Gatwick	LGW	United Kingdom	N/A
93	Exeter	EXT	United Kingdom
94	Luena Airport	LUO	Angola
95	Dubai Creek Seaplane Base (Heliport)	DCG	United Arab Emirates
96	Andorra–La Seu D'Urgell Airport	LEU	Andorra
97	London City	LCY	United Kingdom	N/A
98	Andorra La Vella	ALV	Andorra
99	Kirkwall	KOI	United Kingdom	N/A
100	Alderney	ACI	United Kingdom
101	Coventry Airport Limited	CVT	United Kingdom
102	Saurimo Airport	VHC	Angola	N/A
103	Cambridge City	CBG	United Kingdom
104	Heathrow	LHR	United Kingdom	N/A
105	Land's End	LEQ	United Kingdom	N/A
106	Blackpool Airport	BLK	United Kingdom
107	Aberdeen International	ABZ	United Kingdom
108	Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport	KDH	Afghanistan
109	Birmingham	BHX	United Kingdom
110	Nzagi Airport	NZA	Angola
111	Saint Mary's / Isles Of Scilly	ISC	United Kingdom	N/A
112	Edinburgh	EDI	United Kingdom
113	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algeria
114	Ghazni Airport	GZI	Afghanistan
115	Bristol	BRS	United Kingdom
116	Qala I Naw Airport	LQN	Afghanistan
117	Soyo Airport	SZA	Angola
118	Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central)	DWC	United Arab Emirates
119	Dubai International Airport	DXB	United Arab Emirates
120	Lucapa Airport	LBZ	Angola
121	Humberside Airport	HUY	United Kingdom	N/A
122	Kabul International Airport	KBL	Afganistan
123	Negage Airport	GXG	Angola
124	Ondjiva Pereira Airport	VPE	Angola
125	Kapanda Airport	KNP	Angola
126	Quatro De Fevereiro International Airport	LAD	Angola
127	Khwahan Airport	KWH	Afghanistan
128	Cuito Cuanavale Airport	CTI	Angola

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where is Biju Patnaik International Airport located?
It is located 4 km south of Bhubaneswar city centre, Odisha, India.

2. What is the airport code for Bhubaneswar?
The IATA code is BBI, and the ICAO code is VEBS.

3. Which airlines operate from Biju Patnaik International Airport?
Major airlines include IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, Akasa Air, and Alliance Air.

4. Does Bhubaneswar have international flights?
Yes, international services operate to Dubai, Bangkok, and Singapore.

5. How can I reach the airport from the city centre?
The airport is about 15 minutes away by taxi, with regular public transport and app-based cabs available.