AYJ — Maharshi Valmiki International Airport
- IATA code
- AYJ
- ICAO code
- VEAY
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- —
- No open data
- Nonstop routes
- 8
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Asia/Kolkata
- Elevation
- 102 m
- 335 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,250 m
Local time now: —
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About AYJ
Maharshi Valmiki International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ayodhya, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from AYJ.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from AYJ
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| AYJ → DEL | 539 km | 325,788 |
| AYJ → AMD | 1,045 km | 103,498 |
| AYJ → BOM | 1,275 km | 95,209 |
| AYJ → BLR | 1,570 km | 91,780 |
| AYJ → HYD | 1,122 km | 71,486 |
| AYJ → NMI | 1,268 km | 41,788 |
| AYJ → HSS | 687 km | 3,806 |
| AYJ → VNS | 160 km | 151 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| VSV | Shravasti Airport | 85 km |
| LKO | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | 127 km |
| GOP | Gorakhpur Airport | 128 km |
| BWA | Gautam Buddha International Airport | 149 km |
Distance from AYJ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,250 m | 45 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India · 26.7477, 82.1637
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