Airports / India / AYJ
Maharshi Valmiki International Airport
VEAY / AYJFaizabad, IndiaELEV 335 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
68 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO).
Overview
Maharshi Valmiki International Airport, listed as VEAY / AYJ, is a mid-sized airport in Faizabad, India. Field elevation is 335 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AYJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO, 68 nm), Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 69 nm), and Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA, 81 nm).
Trip costs from AYJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Maharishi Valmiki International. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AYJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VEAY
IATA
AYJ
FAA / Local
VEAY
Elevation
335 ft
Coordinates
26.7477° N · 82.1637° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 335 ft, AYJ sits lower than 65% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 68nmLKOChaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknow
- 69nmGOPGorakhpur AirportGorakhpur
- 81nmBWAGautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)
- 82nmIXDPrayagraj AirportAllahabad
- 86nmKEPNepalgunj AirportNepalgunj
- 86nmVNSLal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasi
Location
Open the full mapIN-0025 · Maharshi Valmiki International Airport · Faizabad, India