# Gaya Airport (GAY / VEGY)

**Gaya Airport** (IATA: GAY, ICAO: VEGY) is a medium airport in Gaya, Bihar, India. It opened in 2002. It has one runway, 2,286 m (7,500 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegy

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GAY / VEGY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Gaya, Bihar, India
- Opened: 2002 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 116 m / 380 ft
- Coordinates: 24.7443, 84.9512
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,286 m / 7,500 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/gaya
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaya_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531481
- Weather station: VEGY · WMO 42591
- Ident: VEGY

## Timeline

- 2002: Gaya Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,286 m / 7,500 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 104° / 284° | yes |

## Routes

6 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 425 km / 264 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 888 km / 552 mi · IndiGo, Air India
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 2,034 km / 1,264 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 2,062 km / 1,281 mi · IndiGo, Thai Airways

### Seasonal (3)

- [PBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vqpr.md) Paro International Airport · Bhutan · 536 km / 333 mi · Bhutan Airlines, Drukair
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 2,062 km / 1,281 mi · Drukair
- [KTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0002.md) Techo International Airport · Cambodia · 2,577 km / 1,601 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GAY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 3
- KB [Drukair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/drukair) · 2 · seasonal
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- B3 [Bhutan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bhutan-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- ZA [Sky Angkor Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-angkor-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,286 m / 7,500 ft | =3,115 of 29,858 | =966 in Asia | =101 in IN |
| Elevation | 116 m / 380 ft | =29,484 of 43,403 | =1,633 in Asia | #202 in IN |
| Age | Opened 2002 | =11,541 of 15,079 | =574 in Asia | #59 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [VEBT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0346.md) Bihta Air Force Station · 94 km / 59 mi
- [PAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vept.md) Jay Prakash Narayan Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [VE54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve54.md) Daltonganj Airport · 118 km / 74 mi
- [IN-0067](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0067.md) Ulao Aerodrome · 137 km / 85 mi
- [VE41](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve41.md) Giridih Airport · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gaya Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaya_Airport&oldid=1371236280), revision of 25 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegy/data