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	== Expansion ==		== Expansion ==
	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 [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) plans to develop the airport as a standby to the [[Kolkata Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= Airport land issue: Patna's loss, Gaya's gain \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103180215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date= 13 August 2010 \|access-date=6 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> 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. 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 of CAT-1 ILS approach lighting. In the future, a cargo terminal has also been planned to be built.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gaya Airport - Status, Master Plan & Design \|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/gaya-airport-status-update-news-plan-design/ \|access-date=2022-11-22 \|website=The Metro Rail Guy \|language=en-US}}</ref>		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 [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) plans to develop the airport as a standby to the [[Kolkata Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= Airport land issue: Patna's loss, Gaya's gain \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103180215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date= 13 August 2010 \|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> 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. 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 of CAT-1 ILS approach lighting. In the future, a cargo terminal has also been planned to be built.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gaya Airport - Status, Master Plan & Design \|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/gaya-airport-status-update-news-plan-design/ \|access-date=2022-11-22 \|website=The Metro Rail Guy \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Airlines and destinations ==		== Airlines and destinations ==
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	\| [[Drukair]] \| '''Seasonal:''' [[Paro International Airport\|Paro]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Drukair to resume Paro-Gaya service from Dec-2022 \|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/drukair-to-resume-paro-gaya-service-from-dec-2022-1167196 \|website=CAPA \|date=26 October 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>		\| [[Drukair]] \| '''Seasonal:''' [[Paro International Airport\|Paro]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Drukair to resume Paro-Gaya service from Dec-2022 \|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/drukair-to-resume-paro-gaya-service-from-dec-2022-1167196 \|website=CAPA \|date=26 October 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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	\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-delhi-gaya-service-in-oct-2020-1027121\|title=IndiGo to commence Delhi-Gaya service in Oct-2020\|work=CAPA\|access-date=29 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indigo to operate 22 new domestic flights from 28 March\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indigo-to-operate-22-new-domestic-flights-from-28-march-11613050923466.html\|website=www.livemint.com\|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>		\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-delhi-gaya-service-in-oct-2020-1027121\|title=IndiGo to commence Delhi-Gaya service in Oct-2020\|work=CAPA\|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indigo to operate 22 new domestic flights from 28 March\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indigo-to-operate-22-new-domestic-flights-from-28-march-11613050923466.html\|website=www.livemint.com\|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
	\| [[Myanmar Airways International]] \| '''Seasonal:''' [[Yangon International Airport\|Yangon]]		\| [[Myanmar Airways International]] \| '''Seasonal:''' [[Yangon International Airport\|Yangon]]
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{{Short description|International airport in Gaya, Bihar, India}}
{{About|the airport in India|the airport in Niger|Gaya Airport (Niger)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Gaya Airport <br>Bodhgaya Airport
| image = Gaya_Airport_GAY.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = GAY
| ICAO = VEGY
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
| pushpin_label = '''GAY'''
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| location = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 380
| elevation-m = 116
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|44|40|N|084|57|04|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130522181327/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gaya.jsp Gaya Airport]
| r1-number = 10/28
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-length-f = 7,500
| r1-length-m = 2,286
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2020 - March 2021
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 69,655 ({{decrease}}70.7%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 788 ({{decrease}}78.1%)
| stat3-header =
| stat3-data =
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
| opened = 1936
}}

'''Gaya Airport''', also known as '''Bodhgaya Airport''', {{Airport codes|GAY|VEGY}} is an international airport serving [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. This airport is 12 kilometres south-west of Gaya and 5 kilometres away from the temple city of [[Bodhgaya]] which is Gautama [[Buddha]]'s place of enlightenment. 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 operates permanent pilgrimage flights from [[Thailand]], [[Myanmar]], [[Bhutan]], [[Vietnam]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Japan]] and all over the world as being the gateway to the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site in the world.

== Expansion ==
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 [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) plans to develop the airport as a standby to the [[Kolkata Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Airport land issue: Patna's loss, Gaya's gain |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103180215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/patna/28315369_1_patna-airport-runway-expansion-gaya-airport |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 13 August 2010 |access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> 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.

==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 meters can handle 250 incoming and 250 outgoing passengers. This airport is mainly seasonal and primarily caters to Buddhist tourists coming from South East Asian countries like [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Myanmar]], [[Cambodia]], etc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141228/jsp/nation/story_19267181.jsp#.VKZtXf2UfZE |title=Buddhist Tourists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126131242/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141228/jsp/nation/story_19267181.jsp#.VKZtXf2UfZE |archive-date=2016-11-26 }}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==

{{Airport-dest-list

| [[Air India]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]]


| [[IndiGo]] | [[Kempegowda_International_Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/gaya-airport-to-operate-flights-to-delhi-kolkata-mumbai-from-march-28/articleshow/81316943.cms|title=Gaya airport to operate flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai from March 28|work=Times of India|accessdate=3 March 2021}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-delhi-gaya-service-in-oct-2020-1027121|title=IndiGo to commence Delhi-Gaya service in Oct-2020|work=CAPA|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Indigo to operate 22 new domestic flights from 28 March|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indigo-to-operate-22-new-domestic-flights-from-28-march-11613050923466.html|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaya to Mumbai flight to start from December 25|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/gaya-mumbai-flight-to-be-operational-from-dec-25/articleshow/79699243.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-to-launch-flights-on-buddhist-circuit-from-august-1560436566274.html|title=IndiGo to launch flights on Buddhist circuit from August}}</ref>


}}

== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=GAY}}

'''Passenger, and Aircraft Movement at Gaya Airport (2011-2020)'''
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" width= align=
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year || Passengers || Change || Aircraft Movement || Change || Ref
|-
|2020–21
|69,655
|{{decrease}} 70.7%
|788
|{{decrease}} 78.1%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2020-2021|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2019–20
|237,452
|{{increase}} 11.1%
|3,606
|{{increase}} 36.1%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2019-2020|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2018–19
|213,635
|{{increase}} 14.4%
|2,649
|{{increase}} 8.6%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2018-2019|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2017–18
|186,670
|{{increase}} 5.1%
| 2,439
| {{increase}} 11.2%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2017-2018|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–17
| 177,663
| {{increase}} 13.1%
| 2,193
| {{increase}} 4.8%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2016-2017|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–16
| 157,144
| {{increase}} 22.0%
| 2,093
| {{increase}} 28.0%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2015-2016|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2014–15
| 128,829
| {{increase}} 24.6%
| 1,635
| {{increase}} 13.8%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2014-2015|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2013–14
| 102,212
| {{decrease}} 16.5%
| 1,437
| {{decrease}} 5.6%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2013-2014|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2012–13
| 121,091
| {{increase}} 23.2%
| 1,524
| {{increase}} 23.9%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2012-2013|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2011–12
| 98,273
| {{increase}} 94.0%
| 1,230
| {{increase}} 108.5%
| <ref>{{cite web|title=AAI Traffic News 2011-2012|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/business-opportunities/aai-traffic-news|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Patna Airport]]
* [[Darbhanga Airport]]
* [[Bihta Airport]]
* [[Bihta Air Force Station]]
* [[List of airports in India]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in India]]

== References ==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://indiaairport.com/airports/gaya/ Gaya Airport - India Airport Global Website]
*[https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/gaya Airport Authority of India, Gaya Airport]
*[https://www.aai.aero/en/node/74281 Gaya Airport Information]

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