AirportsGaya Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gaya, in Bihar, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GAY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GAY
- ICAO code
- VEGY
- City
- Gaya
- State or region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.7443° N, 84.9512° E
- Elevation
- 116 m (380 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GAY means Gaya Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEGY. 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 24.7443° N, 84.9512° E. It stands 116 metres (380 feet) above sea level.
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
Gaya Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,286 metres (7,500 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 74.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Prakash Narayan AirportPatna | PAT | 95 km |
| Birsa Munda AirportRanchi | IXR | 163 km |
| Deoghar AirportDeoghar | DGH | 180 km |
| Darbhanga AirportDarbhanga | DBR | 188 km |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasi | VNS | 225 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 888 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,395 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,976 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,574 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,419 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,038 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,309 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,339 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,561 km | 12 h 00 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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