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

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

❓ 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.