AirportsMaharshi Valmiki International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Faizabad, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AYJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AYJ
- ICAO code
- VEAY
- City
- Faizabad
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7477° N, 82.1637° E
- Elevation
- 102 m (335 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,250 m (7,381 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AYJ means Maharshi Valmiki International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEAY. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.7477° N, 82.1637° E. It stands 102 metres (335 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gauriganj, about 76 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Maharshi Valmiki International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,250 metres (7,381 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 80.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,250 m 7,381 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shravasti AirportShravasti | VSV | 85 km |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknow | LKO | 127 km |
| Gorakhpur AirportGorakhpur | GOP | 128 km |
| Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), Nepal | BWA | 149 km |
| Prayagraj AirportAllahabad | IXD | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 538 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,276 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,678 km | 3 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,221 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,121 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,926 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,662 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,493 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,918 km | 12 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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