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

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

❓ 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.