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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🛫 Popular Airports in India

Below is a quick reference table of some of India’s busiest airports, their IATA codes, and the cities they serve:

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

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