# Bahawalpur Airport (BHV)

> Bahawalpur, PK · IATA: BHV · ICAO: OPBW · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BHV` |
| ICAO | `OPBW` |
| City | Bahawalpur |
| Country | PK |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 119 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 29.34810, 71.71800 |

## Description

BHV is the IATA code for Bahawalpur Airport, the air access point to southern Punjab and the fringes of the Cholistan desert, operated by the Pakistan Airports Authority. Scheduled traffic is essentially domestic, with Pakistan International Airlines serving Karachi; occasional Gulf services have come and gone over the years. No dedicated cargo terminal, scheduled freighter operation or cold storage is confirmed here, so air cargo moves only as belly freight on passenger flights. Regional exports — cotton, textiles, mangoes and dates — travel by road to airports with real handling capacity: Multan (MUX) about 100 kilometres to the northwest is the nearest, followed by Lahore (LHE, roughly 400 kilometres) and Karachi (KHI, around 700 kilometres) for intercontinental lift and air customs clearance. The N-5 national highway and the Karachi–Lahore railway make Bahawalpur a workable collection point for consolidated shipments. Forwarders should treat it as a feeder location rather than a standalone cargo airport.

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