Gaya Airport also known as Bodhgaya Airport , is a public airport serving Gaya

Gaya, India

Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar, India, and it is also the headquarters of Gaya District.Gaya is 100 kilometers south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Situated on the banks of Falgu River , it is a place sanctified by both the Hindu and the Buddhist religions...

, Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the second most busiest airport in Bihar after Patna. It is one of the holiest places of worship for Buddhist people. It is an International airport where direct international flights operate from most of the SAARC Countries including China, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, etc. Most of the traffic generally comes for the nearby temple city of Bodhgaya which is Gautama Buddha

Buddha

In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...

's place of enlightenment. This airport is 5 km away from Bodhgaya.

Airlines and destinations

External links

• Gaya Airport at Airports Authority of India
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