Ayodhya Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ayodhya, Faizabad | ||||||||||
| Location | Usroo, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 30 December 2023 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 m / 335 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°44′53″N 82°09′03″E / 26.7480337°N 82.1507812°E | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Ayodhya Airport (IATA: AYJ, ICAO: VEAY), officially named as Maharshi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham, is an international airport currently handling only domestic flights, serving the cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport is located adjacent to NH-27 and NH-330. The Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2014 for the development of the airport. Construction began on the airport in February 2022, and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2023, with flight operations beginning from 10 January 2024. In financial year 2024-25, the airport handled over 1.1 million passengers, making it one of the country's fastest-growing airports.