AirportsGorakhpur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gorakhpur, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GOP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GOP
- ICAO code
- VEGK
- City
- Gorakhpur
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7397° N, 83.4497° E
- Elevation
- 79 m (259 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GOP means Gorakhpur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEGK. 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 26.7397° N, 83.4497° E. It stands 79 metres (259 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
Gorakhpur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 50.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), Nepal | BWA | 85 km |
| Maharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad | AYJ | 128 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur, Nepal | BHR | 142 km |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasi | VNS | 155 km |
| Simara AirportSimara, Nepal | SIF | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 658 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,377 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,806 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,309 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,162 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,885 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,575 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,378 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,819 km | 12 h 20 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.
Links
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