Gaya Airport

This article is about the airport in India. For the airport in Niger, see Gaya Airport (Niger).

Gaya International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesGaya
LocationGaya, Bihar, India
Opened2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Elevation AMSL116 m / 380 ft
Coordinates24°44′40″N 084°57′04″E / 24.74444°N 84.95111°E / 24.74444; 84.95111
WebsiteGaya Airport
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GAY is located in Bihar
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GAY is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers320,295 (Increase 39.6%)
Aircraft movements2,539 (Increase 13.7%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Gaya International Airport (IATA: GAY, ICAO: VEGY) is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of Gaya and 5 km (3.1 mi) from Bodh Gaya, from where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.