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{{Short description|Domestic airport located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Gorakhpur Airport
| image = Gorakhpur Airport new terminal building.jpg
| image-width = 200px
| caption =
| IATA = GOP
| ICAO = VEGK
| type = Civil Enclave
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| city-served = [[Gorakhpur]]
| location = [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| elevation-f = 259
| elevation-m = 79
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|44|22|N|83|26|58|E|type:airport}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label = '''GOP'''
| pushpin_label_position = right
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-f = 9,000
| r1-length-m = 2,743
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2021 - March 2022
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 6,02,820 ({{increase}} 20.4%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 6,639 ({{increase}} 35.3%)
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''Gorakhpur Airport''' {{Airport codes|GOP|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 {{convert|5|mi}}. 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]]. It will be expanded in the following months together with a conveyor belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gorakhpur.jsp|title=Airport Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225073104/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gorakhpur.jsp|archive-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>

== Air Force Station Gorakhpur ==
It's one of the bases of [[Indian Armed Forces]] which operates under [[Central Air Command (India)|Central Air Command]] of [[Indian Air Force]], IAF operates [[No. 16 Squadron IAF]], [[No. 27 Squadron IAF]] and [[No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF|No. 105 Helicopter Unit]] from here. These squadrons have regular military exercises; other than this, they actively take part in rescue operations. [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] aircraft and [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopters are based here.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-jaguar-fighter-plane-crashes-in-uttar-pradesh-s-kushinagar/story-Yz4fKIEP9RwsXQwYsfp9YJ.html|title=IAF's Jaguar fighter plane crashes in UP's Kushinagar, pilot ejects safely|date=28 January 2019|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|quote=The crash happened barely 15 minutes after it took off from Gorakhpur air base along with two other Jaguars for routine exercise.}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Gorakhnath Airport has one runway that is designated 11/29 and has dimensions of {{convert|9000|x|150|ft|m|order=flip}}. The existing terminal is able to handle 200 passengers in peak hours and has an area of 23,500 sq ft.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gorakhpur.jsp | title=Gorakhpur | work=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=10 September 2016 | access-date=26 February 2017 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225073104/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/gorakhpur.jsp | archive-date=25 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Suresh Prabhu inaugurates new domestic terminal building at Gorakhpur Airport |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/suresh-prabhu-inaugurates-new-domestic-terminal-building-at-gorakhpur-airport-118090301036_1.html |access-date=19 March 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=3 September 2022}}</ref>

On 28 March 2021, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh [[Yogi Adityanath]] laid the foundation for the extension of the existing terminal building at a cost of {{INR|26.87 crore}}, which will be spread in an area of 3440 sqm.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adityanath lays foundation stone to extend terminal building at Gorakhpur airport |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/adityanath-lays-foundation-stone-to-extend-terminal-building-at-gorakhpur-airport/article34184971.ece |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=28 March 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="ETNow"/> 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.<ref name="ETNow">{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/gorakhpur-airport-terminal-building-all-set-for-expansion-details-inside/738922|title=Gorakhpur Airport terminal building all set for expansion. Details inside|date=30 March 2021|work=ETNow|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/adityanath-flags-off-new-gorakhpur-lucknow-flight-service-101616933342096.html|title=Adityanath flags off new Gorakhpur-Lucknow flight service
|date=28 March 2021|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]]| [[Allahabad Airport|Allahabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref name=LiveHindustan>{{cite web| url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-direct-flight-for-mumbai-from-31st-march-from-gorakhpur-2381816.html |title=31 मार्च से मुंबई और 30 अप्रैल से कोलकाता-हैदराबाद की सीधी उड़ान |language=hi |date=28 January 2019 |access-date=2 March 2019 |website=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Live Hindustan]] |author=हिन्दुस्तान टीम |location=Gorakhpur</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedules|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>}}

==Traffic==
[[file:Front view of new terminal Gorakhpur Airport.jpg|thumb|Front view of new terminal Gorakhpur Airport]]
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=GOP}}

==New Gorakhpur Airport==
Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the [[Airports Authority of India]], the airport will not be able to cope with the growing demand for air traffic into Gorakhpur. Hence, a greenfield airport for Gorakhpur in 300 acres has been proposed on Gorakhpur Varanasi National Highway.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://abpnews.abplive.in/uttar-pradesh/govt-plan-new-airport-and-bus-station-in-gorakhpur-1148516 |title=New Gorakhpur Airport|date=15 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019 |location=Gorakhpur}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Airports in India]]
*[[List of the busiest airports in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Airports in India}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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