GOPVEGK

Gorakhpur Airport

Gorakhpur, India · Asia

Asia Asia/Calcutta

6direct destinations

4airlines

1runway

2,743 mLongest runway

Gorakhpur Airport (IATA: GOP, ICAO: VEGK) (proposed to be renamed as Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport) is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) operates it as a civil enclave at the Air Force base. The airport is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the city centre. The airport covers an area of 0.71 acres (0.29 ha). In June 2017, the passenger terminal was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. It is the third busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow International Airport and Varanasi International Airport in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movements.

Location

26.740°N, 83.450°E · 79 m s. n. m. (259 ft)

General data

CountryIndia

CityGorakhpur

IATA codeGOP

ICAO codeVEGK

Coordinates26.740°N, 83.450°E

Elevation79 m s. n. m. (259 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Calcutta

Runways1

Longest runway2,743 m

OperatorFuerza Aérea India

Direct destinations6

Runways · 1

11/29

Length2,743 m8,999 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

118.500

Approach

122.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 4

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Gorakhpur Airport (GOP). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOP

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_gop,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOP},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOP}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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