Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport

Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner

Airports Authority of India

Recruiter call
Operator Indian Air Force
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 / 26.73944; 83.44944
Map
GOP
GOP
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,743 9,000 ?

Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport or Gorakhpur Airport (IATA: GOP, ICAO: VEGK) is an airport located in Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Airports Authority of India operates it as a civil enclave at the Gorakhpur Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. From the city the airport is 5 miles (8.0 km). The airport covers an area of 0.71 acres. In June 2017, the Civil Terminal building was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath as the Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport. It will be expanded in the following months together with a conveyor belt.[1]

Military airbase

Air Force Station Gorakhpur belongs to the Indian Air Force. No. 27 Squadron IAF operates from here. These squadrons have regular military exercises, other than this they actively take part in rescue operations.The helicopter unit No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF is located in Gorakhpur Military Airbase.

Infrastructure

Gorakhnath Airport has one runway that is designated 11/29 and has dimensions of 2,743 by 46 metres (9,000 ft × 150 ft). The new terminal is able to handle 200 passengers seating capacity.[2] Air India Regional flies daily between Gorakhpur and Delhi.[3] In addition, SpiceJet introduced daily flights from Gorakhpur to Delhi and Kolkata in October 2016, but SpiceJet stopped its Kolkata flight from 3rd October 2017. Indigo started its flight to and from New Delhi starting from 1st September 2018,with 180 seater plane enaugrating by Suresh Prabhu and Yogi Adityanath in presence of other degnatories.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air OdishaLucknow [5]
Alliance AirDelhi
SpiceJetDelhi
IndiGoDelhi

References

  1. ↑ "Airport Website". Archived from the original on 2008-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Gorakhpur". Airports Authority of India. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). Air India. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "SpiceJet starts six new domestic routes with Q400s". Anna.aero. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Airodisha.com. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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