Gaya Airport / Gaya International Airport also known as Bodhgaya Airport / Bodhgaya International Airport (IATA: GAY, ICAO: VEGY) is a public airport located in the city of Gaya in Bihar. After Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, Gaya International Airport is another international airport of the state of Bihar. Owned by Airports Authority of India (AAI), Gaya Airport is handling around 50,000 passengers and about 600 aircraft every year.
Summary of Gaya Airport / Bodhgaya Airport
Airport Type: Public
Owned by: Airports Authority of India (AAI)
Altitude of Airport: 380 ft/ 116 metre from sea level
Runways: One (surface – asphalt / length – 2,286 metre (7,500 feet)
Statistics: Passenger movements – 50, 650 / Aircraft movements - 592
Along with serving to the pilgrims visiting the Buddhist town of Bodhgaya, Gaya Airport is also serving to Haj pilgrims bounded to Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia. Every year thousands of Buddhist pilgrims use Gaya Airport as the direct base from many Asian countries. Currently Gaya Airport is connected by direct flights from countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Japan and Thailand. Just 5 km away from Bodhgaya, Gaya Airport is connected by motorable roads with Gaya and Patna.
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Druk Air
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Paro
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Address: Airport Controller, Airports Authority of India
Gaya Airport
Gaya - 823004 (Bihar)
Telephone: 91-631-2210129, 91-9431224694 (M)
E-Mail ID: apc_vegy@aai.aero
Website: http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gaya.jsp
