Gorakhpur Airport

Gorakhpur Airport
Gorakhpur Airport
	IATA: GOP; ICAO: VEGK;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Gorakhpur
Location	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL	79 m / 259 ft
Coordinates	26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E / 26.73944°N 83.44944°E
Map
	GOP GOP
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	680,203 ( 19.1%)
Aircraft movements	5,510 ( 18.6%)
Cargo tonnage	—
	Source: AAI

Gorakhpur Airport (IATA: GOP, ICAO: VEGK) (proposed to rename Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport)^[4]^[5] is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) operates it as a civil enclave at the Air Force base. The airport is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the city centre. The airport covers an area of 0.71 acres (0.29 ha). In June 2017, the passenger terminal was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.

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