Gaya Airport
| Gaya Airport गया हवाई अड्डा Gayā Havāī Aḍḍā | |||||||||||
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| IATA: GAY – ICAO: VEGY | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gaya | ||||||||||
| Location | Gaya, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 380 ft / 116 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°44′40″N 084°57′04″E / 24.74444°N 84.95111°ECoordinates: 24°44′40″N 084°57′04″E / 24.74444°N 84.95111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Gaya Airport | ||||||||||
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Gaya Airport, also known as Bodhgaya Airport, (IATA: GAY, ICAO: VEGY) is a public airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. This airport is 5 kilometres away from the temple city of Bodhgaya which is Gautama Buddha's place of enlightenment. It is the second busiest airport in Bihar after Patna.
Overview
Gaya airport is spread over an area of 954 acres. An additional 100 acres of land is under encroachment while another 100 acres of land from four villages is to be acquired for runway expansion. The airport terminal building, spread over 7,500 square metres can handle 250 incoming and 250 outgoing passengers. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to develop the airport as a standby to the Kolkata Airport.[2]
Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal had informed the Rajya Sabha on 28 August 2013 that Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the government of Bihar for a further acquisition of around 200 acres to allow the airport to be expanded.
This airport is mainly seasonal and primarily caters to Buddhist tourists coming from Sri Lanka and South East Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, etc.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India | Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Yangon |
| Bhutan Airlines | Seasonal Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Paro (both begin 4 December 2016)[4] |
| Myanmar Airways International | Mandalay Seasonal: Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Seasonal: Yangon |
| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo |
| Thai Smile | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Thai Vietjet Air | Seasonal: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ "TRAFFIC STATISTICS - DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS" (jsp). Aai.aero. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Airport land issue: Patna's loss, Gaya's gain". The Times of India. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Buddhist Tourists".
- ↑ "This winter fly with BHUTAN AIRLINES on a pilgrimage to Bodhgaya - Paro- Gaya- Bangkok -Gaya -Paro, Wednesdays and Sundays- effective 4th December 2016. - BOOKINGS OPEN NOW !". Retrieved 4 July 2016.