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C.6.4 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): Bhopal

AIRPORT NAME Raja Bhoj Airport

CITY, COUNTRY Bhopal, India
IATA CODE BHO
ICAO CODE VABP
Apt Elev 1719 ft
ARP coordinates N23.17.2 E077.20.2
Local Time UTC +0530

C.6.4.1 Company Routes

(a) DEL‐BHO (DPN W20S BPL)
(b) BHO ‐DEL (DPN VABP W20N DPN)
(c) BHO ‐IDR (BPL W10S IID)
(d) IDR ‐BHO (IID W10N BPL)
(e) DEL ‐IDR (DPN W20S IID
(f) IDR ‐DEL (IID W10N BPL W20N DPN)

C.6.4.2 Airport Characteristics

(a) Raja Bhoj Airport (IATA: BHO, ICAO: VABP) is a domestic
airport serving Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh,
India. It is located in Bairagarh suburban area which lies
15 km (9.3 mi) north‐west of Bhopal city center on National
Highway 12. The runway and ATC are controlled by Airport
Authority of India.
(b) Topography: Bhopal has an average elevation of 427 metres
(1401 ft). Bhopal is located in the central part of India, and is
just north of the upper limit of the Vindhya mountain
ranges. Located on the Malwa plateau, it is higher than the
north Indian plains and the land rises towards the Vindhya
Range to the south. The city has uneven elevation and has
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small hills within its boundaries. The major hills in Bhopal

comprise of Idgah hills and Shyamala hills in the northern
region and Arera hills in the central region.
(c) Fire Fighting Facilities: Within ATS hours: CAT ‐ 7.
(d) Bird Activity: Birds cross approach path at Dawn and Dusk.
(e) Fuel: Jet A1 available.
(f) Apron: All bays are power‐in, power‐out. They are cleared
for B‐737‐800/900ER aircraft. Refer Airfield and Apron
Layout Charts below.

Figure 1: VABP Airfield Layout

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C.6.4.3 Met
Bhopal has a humid subtropical climate with mild, dry winters, a hot
summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March
and go on till mid‐June, the average temperature being around 30°C
(86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly
exceed 40 °C (104 °F). The monsoon starts in late June and ends in
late September. These months see about 40 inches (1020 mm) of
precipitation, frequent thunderstorms and flooding. The average
temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high.
Temperatures rise again up to late October when winter starts,
which lasts up to early March. Winters in Bhopal are mild, sunny
and dry, with average temperatures around 18 °C (64 °F) and little
or no rain. The winter peaks in January when temperatures may
drop close to freezing on some nights. On 6 January 2011, the
lowest temperature was 2 °C lower than in Shimla. Total annual
rainfall is about 1146 mm (46 inches).
Seasons (Temperature in Degree Centigrade)
Season Period Max. Min.
Temperature Temperature
Winter Nov ‐ Feb 27.2 11.9
Spring Mar ‐ April 36.0 19.5
Summer May ‐ June 38.9 25.4
Monsoon July ‐ Aug 29.7 22.7
Autumn Sept ‐ Oct 31.5 20.0
Weather (Temperature in Degree Centigrade)
Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max. 25.3 28.6 33.6 38.3 40.0 37.0 30.6 28.8 30.5 32.0 29.0 25.9

Min. 10.2 12.4 17.1 21.8 25.5 25.3 23.1 22.4 21.4 18.4 14.1 10.9

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C.6.4.4 Runway Characteristics

Note: SpiceJet B‐737‐800/900ER aircraft shall use only R/W 12/30.
RWY ELEV TORA TODA ASDA LDA AVG WIDTH
SLOPE
(ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (%) (ft)
12 1712 9006 9006 9006 9006 ‐0.03 150
30 1709 9006 9006 9006 9006 +0.03 150

PCN: Rwy 12 : 86F/C/X/U [DESIGN PCN]

Rwy 30 : 86F/C/X/U [DESIGN PCN]
R/W Lighting: HIRL and HIALS for RWY 12/30.
PAPI: Available for both RWY, Left/30
RVR: Available for TDZ only
Transition Altitude: 5000 Ft AMSL

C.6.4.5 Approach / Departure Information:

(a) ATC Communication:
Facility Call Sign Frequency
APP BHOPAL Approach 118.05 MHz
TWR BHOPAL Tower 118.05 MHz
DATIS Bhopal Information 127.25 MHz
(b) NAV Aids
Type of Aid Ident Frequency
DVOR BPL 117.1 MHz
DME BPL 1205/1142 MHz
DME (ILS Rwy IBPH 1060/997 MHz
30)
LOC (ILS Rwy 30) IBPH 109.9 MHz

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(c) Company Minima: Refer latest Company Minimums Chart

placed in Jeppesen Airway manual in the aircraft.
(d) SID’s/STAR’s: Refer Jeppesen Airway manual in the aircraft.
(e) Arrival and Departure Procedures:
Standard Procedures. Refer Jeppesen Airway Manual 11‐1 for
ILS 30 and 13‐1 for VOR 12.

C.6.4.6 Landing Characteristics: Nothing unusual. Good braking action.

C.6.4.7 Company Alternate airfields for Diversion:

Airport ICAO IATA Initial HDG GCD
(deg) (NM)
INDORE VAID IDR 248 91
NAGPUR VANP NAG 131 165
AURAGABAD VAAU IXU 248 264
AHMEDABAD VAAH AMD 248 271

C.6.4.8 MISSED APPROACH/GO AROUND PROCEDURE: As per type SOPs

and published Jeppesen procedure.

C.6.4.9 FUEL POLICY AND ALTERNATES: As per company policy/CFP.

C.6.4.10 TAKE OFF AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES: No SIDs applicable. As

per ATC

C.6.4.11 SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES: As per type SOPs.

C.6.4.12 Special CREW QUALIFICATION

(a) PIC: Nil.
(b) Co‐Pilot: Nil.
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