History of Bhuj Airport The airstrip was destroyed in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. It was rebuilt during wartime by a group of 300 women from the nearby village of Madhapar. Later the Government of India honoured these women with a cash prize. In 1971 war, the Air Force base commander was Squadron Leader Vijay Kumar Karnik, he along with other officers kept the airbase operational by sustaining very heavy Pakistani bombing. Infrastructure of Bhuj Airport The airport has a single terminal that handles all arrivals and departures. The terminal can handle 350 passengers at a time. The airport has 71,920 square feet area on the ground floor and 14,880 square feet on the first floor. It has two boarding gates and has the capacity for up to 200 people arriving and 200 people departing. There are four check-in counters and one security counter. There is one entry gate and one x-ray baggage scanner provided by the AAI. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of an Airbus A320 family. There is also a permanent helipad located at Bhuj Airport. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com. |