Gorakhpur Airport
Gorakhpur Airport (IATA: GOP, ICAO: VEGK) is an airport located in Gorakhpur,
in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gorakhpur Airport is operated with
surveillance of Indian Air Force station base situated in Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur Airport is Civil Air terminal attached to Air Force Station Range,
which is primarily a military & Air Force facility. Gorakhpur Airport has a
limited number of commercial flights, currently connected only to Delhi
Airport. Distance to city from airport is 8 km, Gorakhpur Airport has a
single building with a common arrival and departure hall.
It is having Parking area with a capacity for 20 cars, but is not opened for
public use. The Airport is owned by Airports
Authority of India (AAI) but operated by Indian Air Force.
Equipped with two conveyor belts in the arrival hall, 10 check-in-counters,
escalators, lifts, restaurant and an additional security holding area in the
first floor, the extended terminal building will be able to handle the 200
passengers during peak hours.
Transportation
The main Gorakhpur bus stand is located at a distance of 7.5 km from the
Gorakhpur Airport. There are various local modes of transport such as
private car, auto rickshaws through which you can reach the bus stand as
they are easily available from the airport and vice versa.
Distance between Gorakhpur Airport and Gorakhpur Railway Station is just
around 8 km. One can reach the railhead from the airport or vice versa very
easily as there are numbers buses, private vehicles, taxis, etc. are
available from both of these places. One can hire any of them and can reach
the airport or the railway station by spending a very nominal amount.
The nearest hotels (The Grand Hotel and Shivoy Hotel) are located 33 km
away.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, Alliance Air, IndiGo and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to various cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Alliance Air | Delhi, Lucknow |
| IndiGo | Prayagraj, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| Delhi, Mumbai | Bangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Mumbai |
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