Airports / India / GAY
Gaya Airport
VEGY / GAYGaya, IndiaELEV 380 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#59 / 134
India airports by Google rating
4.2★ across 2777 Google ratings — ranked against 134 rated India fields.
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT).
Overview
Gaya Airport, listed as VEGY / GAY, is a mid-sized airport in Gaya, India. Field elevation is 380 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GAY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (PAT, 51 nm), Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU, 85 nm), and Birsa Munda Airport (IXR, 88 nm).
Trip costs from GAY are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GAY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VEGY
IATA
GAY
FAA / Local
VEGY
Elevation
380 ft
Coordinates
24.7443° N · 84.9512° 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 380 ft, GAY sits lower than 60% 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.
- 51nmPATJay Prakash Narayan AirportPatna
- 85nmMZUMuzaffarpur AirportMuzaffarpur
- 88nmIXRBirsa Munda AirportRanchi
- 97nmDBDDhanbad Airport
- 102nmDBRDarbhanga AirportDarbhanga
- 121nmVNSLal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasi
Location
Open the full mapVEGY · Gaya Airport · Gaya, India