Gaya Airport
Gaya International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Gaya | ||||||||||
Location | Gaya,Bihar,India | ||||||||||
Opened | 2002 | ||||||||||
ElevationAMSL | 116 m / 380 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°44′40″N084°57′04″E/ 24.74444°N 84.95111°E | ||||||||||
Website | Gaya Airport | ||||||||||
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Gaya International Airport(IATA:GAY,ICAO:VEGY) is aninternational airportservingGaya,Bihar,India.It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of Gaya and 5 km (3.1 mi) fromBodh Gaya,from whereGautama Buddhaattained enlightenment.
Overview[edit]
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The airport is spread over an area of 954 acres. The airport terminal building, spread over 7,500 square meters can handle 250 departure and 250 arrival passengers, twoaerobridgesand anaproncapable for handling fiveAirbus A320type aircraft. It is mainly seasonal and primarily caters to Buddhist tourists coming fromSouth-East Asian countriesfromThailand,BhutanandMyanmarat present.[4]
A January 2021 report by theParliament of Indiadescribed the IATA code as "inappropriate, unsuitable, offensive and embarrassing" for Gaya due to the city's religious significance. In its report, the Committee on Public Undertakings recommended changing the airport code from "GAY" to "YAG", asking the government to "make all efforts" to change the code. As of February 2022, IATA has rejected a code change, stating that airport codes are permanent unless a strong justification relating to air safety is given.[5]LGBT groups in India have criticized the parliamentary committee's request as reflective ofhomophobia.[6]
Expansion[edit]
An additional 100 acres of land is under process for acquiring, while another 100 acres of land from four villages is to be acquired for runway expansion. TheAirports Authority of India(AAI) plans to develop the airport as a standby toKolkata Airport.[7]The thenMinister of State for Civil Aviation,K.C. Venugopal,informed the Rajya Sabha on 2018 that AAI has requested theGovernment of Biharfor a further acquisition of around 200 acres to allow the airport to be expanded. The airport is to be expanded and upgraded with the construction of a new passenger terminal building which would replace the current terminal structure. Other expansion works include expanding runaway 10/28, and installation ofCAT-I ILSapproach system. In the future, a cargo terminal has also been planned to be built.[8]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bhutan Airlines | Seasonal:Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,Paro[9] |
Drukair | Seasonal:Paro[10] |
IndiGo | Delhi,[11]Kolkata[12] |
Myanmar Airways International | Seasonal:Yangon[13] |
Myanmar National Airlines | Seasonal:Yangon |
Thai AirAsia | Seasonal:Bangkok–Don Mueang |
Thai Airways International | Seasonal:Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
Thai VietJet Air | Seasonal:Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
Statistics[edit]
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Passenger, and Aircraft Movement at Gaya Airport (2011-2022)
Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft Movement | Change | Ref |
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2021–22 | 47,311 | ![]() |
625 | ![]() |
[14] |
2020–21 | 69,655 | ![]() |
788 | ![]() |
[15] |
2019–20 | 237,452 | ![]() |
3,606 | ![]() |
[16] |
2018–19 | 213,635 | ![]() |
2,649 | ![]() |
[17] |
2017–18 | 186,670 | ![]() |
2,439 | ![]() |
[18] |
2016–17 | 177,663 | ![]() |
2,193 | ![]() |
[19] |
2015–16 | 157,144 | ![]() |
2,093 | ![]() |
[20] |
2014–15 | 128,829 | ![]() |
1,635 | ![]() |
[21] |
2013–14 | 102,212 | ![]() |
1,437 | ![]() |
[22] |
2012–13 | 121,091 | ![]() |
1,524 | ![]() |
[23] |
2011–12 | 98,273 | ![]() |
1,230 | ![]() |
[24] |
See also[edit]
- Patna Airport
- Darbhanga Airport
- Bihta Airport
- Bihta Air Force Station
- List of airports in India
- List of the busiest airports in India
References[edit]
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
- ^"Annexure III – Passenger Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved22 April2024.
- ^"Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved22 April2024.
- ^"Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved22 April2024.
- ^"Buddhist Tourists".Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2016.
- ^"'GAY' code for Gaya airport inappropriate; make all efforts to change it: Parliamentary panel tells govt ".The Economic Times.Retrieved15 February2022.
- ^Farrukh, Rimal (7 February 2022)."Lawmakers Say This Holy City's Airport Code Is Too GAY".Vice.Retrieved15 February2022.
- ^"Airport land issue: Patna's loss, Gaya's gain".The Times of India.13 August 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2013.Retrieved6 May2013.
- ^"Gaya Airport - Status, Master Plan & Design".The Metro Rail Guy.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Bhutan Airlines Winter Flight Schedule".24 May 2023.
- ^"Drukair to resume Paro-Gaya service from Dec-2022".CAPA.26 October 2022.
- ^"IndiGo to commence Delhi-Gaya service in Oct-2020".CAPA.Retrieved29 September2020.
- ^"Indigo to operate 22 new domestic flights from 28 March".www.livemint.com.11 February 2021.Retrieved11 February2021.
- ^"Myanmar Airways International to commence Yangon-Gaya service".Aeroroutes.Retrieved8 July2023.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2021-2022".www.aai.aero.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2020-2021".www.aai.aero.Retrieved18 May2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2019-2020".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2018-2019".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2017-2018".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2016-2017".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2015-2016".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2014-2015".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2013-2014".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2012-2013".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
- ^"AAI Traffic News 2011-2012".www.aai.aero.Retrieved6 March2021.
External links[edit]
- Gaya Airport - India Airport Global Website
- Airport Authority of India, Gaya Airport
- Gaya Airport Information
- GAYA قايا meaning أسلوب (STYLE)
- Airports in Bihar
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the China-Burma-India Theater
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India
- Transport in Gaya, India
- 1936 establishments in India
- Airports established in 1936
- International airports in India
- 20th-century architecture in India