About Gaya Airport
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.
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.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal had informed the Rajya
Sabha on 28 August 2013 that 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 South East Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar,
Cambodia, Laos, etc.
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