Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh

Airports Authority of India

 ABOUT THE CITY AND AIRPORT CONNECTIVITY

NAME OF THE AIRPORT (STATE) : GORAKHPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)

ABOUT THE CITY:

(I) INTRODUCTION:
Gorakhpur district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Gorakhpur is the one of the major and
largest districts of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the district Gorakhpur is a city
located along the banks of Rapti River in the eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located
near the Nepal border, 273 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative
headquarter of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. The city is home to the Gorakshanath Temple
(Gorakhnath Math).

Gorakhpur was a part of the famous kingdom of Koshal, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas in the 6th
century BC. The earliest known monarch ruling over this region with his capital at yodhya was Ikshavaku,
who founded the solar dynasty of kshatriyas.

Gorakhpur is also famous for Chauri Chaura Incident during British period. On 23 August 1942, it also
witnessed massacre of many villagers and satyagrahis at Dohariya Kala, Village situated in Sahjanwa
Tehsil. This is the place where famous Indian Revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged by
Britishers for Kakori Train Robbery case.

Gorakhpur has also a lake Ramgartal Lake, which is 18 km bigger. It is bigger than Dal Lake of Kashmir
which is of 15.5 km Ramgarh Taal. It's vast and provides home to various types of fishes.

The Gorakhpur district takes its name from Gorakhnath, who was a saint of the 'Nath Sampradaya'. A
famous shrine called Gorakhnath Nath was built in his honor at the location where he practiced his
austerities.

(II) ABOUT THE DISTRICT POPULATION, ECONOMY, INDUSTRY & TOURISM POTENTIAL:

POPULATION:
According to the 2011 census, Gorakhpur district has a population of 44,36,275.

ECONOMY:
Horticulture, agriculture, forestry are the important economic sectors of Gorakhpur. The climate of
Gorakhpur makes it ideal for agriculture, which has been the major source of income for the city and its
surrounding regions. Apart from agriculture, there are a number of other industries that flourished here.
The soil of Gorakhpur is rich in salt petre, kankar and brick clay. Since brick clay is abundant throughout
the district, this region is known for producing bricks, thereby leading to the construction business thriving
within and outside Gorakhpur.

Medical facilities in Gorakhpur are much better than in surrounding regions and towns and due to this
there is quite an influx of people into the city in quest of these facilities. As a result of this, there is much
income from the service industry which continues to grow with each passing year.

Gorakhpur is the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway and the railways are therefore a booming
business. Combined with the tourism industry that sees millions of visitors each year, the railway industry
mints money with its industries that maintain coaches, engines and wagons as well.

INDUSTRY:
GIDA Sahjanwa is industrial area of Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is fast developing an
industrial area abbreviated as GIDA with many factories, including IGL, Parle and ARP, as well as power
looms, plywood and the only jute mill in Uttar Pradesh.
Located in the Industrial park (GIDA) of the Gorakhpur are:
 1000 megawatt distribution center of Indo – Tibbat (TALLA Pariyogana)
 The Mahaveer Jute Mill (India's second Jut Mill in working)
 India Glycols Limited

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  Gallant Ispat Ltd
 Azam Rubber Products
 Hindustan petroleum corp. Ltd

Some of the important industry of Gorakhpur are:-

Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings List of the units in – Gorakhpur & nearby area
 M/S ARP Pvt Ltd near Gida Gorakhpur,
 M/s GALLANTT ISPAT LIMITED SECTOR - 23, GIDA SAHJANWA, GORAKHPUR
 M/s Goyal Edibles LtdIsmailpur, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh – 27300.
 M/s Parle G Buiscuits Pvt. Ltd., Gida, Gorakhpur.
 M/s India Glycols Limited E-1, Sector 15, GIDA, Gorakhpur
 M/s Jalan Jee Polytex Ltd Boaring No.10, Industrial Estate, Sadar, Gorakhpur.
 M/s V. N. Dyers & Processors Private Limited Gorakhpur , Gorakhpur
 M/s, Ankur Udhyog ltd.- Buddha Spinners (Unit Of Ankur Udyog Ltd),Gorakhpur
 M/s Saraya Distillery Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur
 M/s Saraiya Sugar Mills, Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur in recent year have seen development of some small scale industries. Such small
scale industries:
 Sugar industry.
 Textile, Industry.
 Surgical products Industry.
 Metal Industry.
 Food Industry
 Garments Industry.

TOURISM POTENTIAL:
Gorakhnath Temple: The Gorakhnath Nath (Gorakhnath Mutt) is a temple of the Nath monastic group in
the Nath tradition. The name Gorakhnath derives from the medieval saint, Gorakhnath (c. 11th century), a
famous yogi who travelled widely across India and authored a number of texts that form part of the canon
of the Nath sampradaya. The Nath tradition was founded by guru Matsyendranath.This math is situated
in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh within a large premises.The temple performs various cultural and social
activities and serves as the cultural hub of the city.

Geeta Press: - The Gita Press is the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts. It is located
in Gorakhpur city of India's Uttar Pradesh state. It was founded in 1923 by Jaya Dayal
Goyandka and Ghanshyam Das Jalan for promoting the principles of Sanatana Dharma. Hanuman
Prasad Poddar better known as "Bhaiji" was the founding and the lifetime editor of its noted magazine
who also wrote articles with his pen name "SHIV", Kalyan. It started publishing in 1927, with a circulation
of 1,600 copies and at present its print order had reached 2.5 lakh (in 2012). The Gita Press archives
contain over 3,500 manuscripts including over 100 interpretations of the Gita.

Buddha Mueseum: - Buddha Museum Gorakhpur was established in 1987 but the present building came
into existence in 1997.The museum's main aim is the collection, preservation, documentation, exhibition
of the cultural property and to make them available for educational activities to create awareness about
the glorious past. It show cases items like age old sculpture, figurines, terracotta items, beads etc. Most
of the objects here are rare and priceless.
Kushinagar: - Kushinagar is situated at 53 km east from Gorakhpur on the National Highway -28. The
reclining Nirvana statue of the Buddha is inside the Parinirvana Stupa. Statue is 6.10 metres long and is
made of monolith red - sand stone. It represents the "Dying Buddha" reclining on his right side with his
face towards the west. It is placed on a large brick-pedestal with stone-posts at the corners. Nirvana
Chaitya (Main Stupa)
Nirvana Chaitya is located just behind the Main Parinirvana Temple. It was excavated by Carlleyle in the
year 1876. During excavations, a copper-plate was found, which contained the text of the "Nidana-Sutra"
which concluded the statement that plate had been deposited in the "Nirvana-Chaitya" by one Haribala,
who also installed the great Nirvana Statue of Buddha in the temple front.
Ramabhar Stupa Ramabhar Stupa, also called a Mukutbandhan-Chaitya, is the cremation -place of
Buddha. This Site is 1.5 km east of the main Nirvana Temple on the Kushinagar-Deoria road.

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 Matha Kuar Shrine A Colossal statue of Lord Buddha is installed, which is carved out of one block which
represents Buddha seated under the "Bodhi Tree" in a pose known as " Bhumi Sparsh Mudra " (Earth
touching attitude). The inscription at the base of statue is datable to the 10th or 11th Century A.D.
SantKabir Nagar (Maghar) :- Maghar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar district in
the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sant Kabir, the 15th Century mystic poet, is buried in Maghar.

(III) PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND CONNECTIVITY BY RAIL, ROAD & AIR AS PER TABLE
MENTIONED BELOW:

S. Name & Name & Name & Name & Details of Aerial Industrial/
No. Distance Distance Distance Distance connecting and tourists
between between between between road to distance religious places
Airport to Airport to Airport to Airport to nearest from of interest
Nearest Nearest National Nearest National / Nearby around the city
city centre Railway Highway State State Highway Airport/ s with distance
station Highway ROW WIDTH
1 Gorakhpur Gorakhpur NH 28 SH 1 Four 12.24 m Varanasi Tourist place:
City Railway 100 m 3.70 km Lane Airport Khusinagar
7 km Station Road 162 NM / 40 km
201 km
8 km
Religious place:
Lucknow Gorakhnaath
Airport Temple
243 NM / 10 km
272 km
Buddha Temple
kushinagar
40 km

Sant kabir Nagar

50 km

Siddharth
Nagar
120 km

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 TECHNICAL DETAIL ABOUT THE AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP

NAME OF THE AIRPORT (STATE) : GORAKHPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)

ABOUT THE AIRPORT :

A GENERAL INFORMATION
INDIAN AIR FORCE
a. AIRPORT OWNER/OPERATOR
(CIVIL ENCLAVE MAINTAINED BY AAI)
b. STATE UTTAR PARDESH
c. ICAO/ IATA CODE VIGK/GOP
d. LOCATION 8 KM FROM Railway Station
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OF AERODROME
e. 26 44’ 33.12” N/083 27’01.73” E
REFERENCE POINT (ARP–WGS 84)
f. SUITABILITY SUITABLE FOR A320.
Domestic : SCHEDULED /
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
g. DESTINATION NON-SCHEDULED
(SCHEDULED/NON-SCHEDULED)
International : NIL
Domestic : NIL
OPERATORS
International : NIL
Domestic : NIL
FREQUENCY
International : NIL
SUNRISE TO SUNSET
h. ATC WATCH HOURS (IST) ATC WITH IAF
CIVIL ENCLAVE(0800 TO 1200 UTC)
OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE VICINITY Varanasi Airport 201 km
i.
(WITHIN 150 Km RADIUS) Lucknow Airport 272 km
j. STATUS OF AIRPORT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED

B AIRPORT ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBERS

AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF
AERODROME ADMINISTRATION, INDIA
a. ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, CIVIL AIRPORT GORAKHPUR
TELE-FAX, AFS (AFTN)& E-MAIL ID 0551-2273485,0551-2271761,8756476454
apdgorakhpur@aai.aero
b. CONTACT NUMBER AND E-MAIL ID OF-
i ATC IN CHARGE SATCO ,IAF,Gorakhpur,0551-2272381
ii PROJECT MANAGER Not Available
Air India,0551-2270290
iii AIRLINE MANAGER
Jet Airways-0551-2272482
iv GROUND HANDLING MANAGER Not Available
IOCL,9415007046
v AIRPORT FUEL SERVICES MANAGER
0551-2270734

C AIRPORT LAND AREA & UTILIZATION

a TOTAL LAND AREA AVAILABLE (Acres)
b AVAILABLE LAND ON AIRSIDE
i PRESENT IN USE (OPERATIONAL AREA)
ii FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
c AVAILABLE LAND ON CITY SIDE
i PRESENT IN USE
ii FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
0.71 acre, (only terminal building),Civil Enclave
Related to IAF
Information Not Available
Information Not Available
Only 0.71 acre land including terminal building and
AAI offices situating within premises of IAF Gorakhpur.
Information Not Available
Information Not Available

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d Residential colony Not Available
e Additional land requisitioned to state govt. Nil
f Land on lease to other department/agencies Nil
g. Land for commercial development Not Available
h. Land for solar panels Not Available

D TECHNICAL INFORMATION
AERODROME DATA (AIR SIDE)
AERODROME ELEVATION / REFERENCE
a. 77m /38 °C
TEMPERATURE
b. AERODROME REFERENCE CODE (ARC) 4C
c. AERODROME TRAFFIC DENSITY LIGHT
d. TYPE OF TRAFFIC PERMITTED VFR/IFR
AERODROME RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING
e. CAT VII
CATEGORY (ARFF)
f. VOR CHECK POINTS Not Available

E MOVEMENT AREA FACILITIES (AIR SIDE)

a. RUNWAY DESIGNATION / DIMENSION RWY :11/29 2743m X 45m
b. DIMENSION OF RUNWAY STRIP 2863m x 150m
50/R/C/X/U (FIRST 305 M OF RWY 29)
c. RUNWAY STRENGTH ( PCN / LCN)
120/F/A/X/T (Center Portion Of RWY)
d. RUNWAY CONSTRUCTED / LAST RE-CARPETED YEAR 2015
e. RUNWAY SHOULDERS Not Available
f. LOCATION OF THRESHOLD(DISPLACEMENT) At Beginning Of RWY
g. STOP WAY/ BLAST PAD (SWY/BP) Available
h. TURN PADS Available
I. RUNWAY END SAFETY AREA (RESA) Information Available with IAF
j. SLOPE Information Available with IAF

F DECLARED DISTANCE (IN METER)

RWY
TORA TODA ASDA LDA
DESIGNATOR
11 2743 3064 2973 2743
29 2743 3058 2967 2743

G TAXIWAY
TWY-(DIMENSION/LOCATION/STRENGTH) 113.6 m x15.15 m
SHOULDER DETAIL(WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available
a
TWY- DIMENSION/LOCATION/STRENGTH) Not Available
SHOULDER DETAIL(WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available
. PARALLEL TWY (WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available
b
SHOULDER DETAILS (WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available

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H APRON
a. DIMENSION/AREA (IN SQ M) 122 m x 42 m
b. CAPACITY 01 ATR-72
c. PCN Not Available
d. ISOLATION BAY (DIMENSION/LOCATION/STRENGTH) Information Available with IAF

I HANGARS WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE

a. AAI Not Available
b. NON-AAI Information Available with IAF

AERONAUTICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM (VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL AIDS)

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(RELATED TO IAF GORAKHPUR)
a. RWY / TWY / TURN PAD / APRON EDGE LIGHTS Available
b. PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) Available On Both RWY
c. APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM (ALS) SALS Available On Both RWY
d. APRON FLOOD LIGHT Available
e. AERODROME BEACON Available
f. ISOLATION BAY LIGHTING Not Available
g. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT Provided Within Movement Area
h. LIGHTED LANDING ‘T’ / WDI Available
i. MARKINGS Available

K COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATIONAL & SURVELLIANCE AIDS (RELATED TO IAF GORAKHPUR)

AIR-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATION-VHF/ GROUND-
TO-GROUND COMMUNICATION-HF/ DVTRS/
a. 122.7 TWR/APP
HHRT/MASTER CLOCK SYSTEM/ ATIS/ DIAL-UP
(AFTN) /DSCN/ VPN/AMSS/VCCS & LAN/ WAN
b. NDB & DVOR/DME (HIGH POWER) NDB available (GH -278 KHZ)
c. ILS/DME (LOW POWER) ( LLZ/GP) Not Available
d. SURVEILLANCE RADAR Available (PAR FOR IAF ONLY)-125.0 MHz

L AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FACILITY (RELATED TO IAF GORAKHPUR)

a. CATEGORY B
b. EQUIPMENTS AWS And All Standard Equipment’s.

M AVIATION REFUELING SERVICES

a. CATEGORY CAR Series-E ,Category-D
b. EQUIPMENTS ALL STANDARD EQUIPMENTS
C. AGENCY IOCL

N SECURITY & SAFETY FACILITY (RELATED TO IAF GORAKHPUR)

PERIMETER BOUNDARY WALL/
a. Available (C.E. AREA)
FENCE(LENGTH/HEIGHT IN M)
b. PERIMETER ROAD (length/width) Available
c. SECURITY GATES/WATCH TOWER Available
d. FIRE STATION / MT WORKSHOP Information Available WIith IAF

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O PASSENGER FACILITY INFORMATION
DOMESTIC SIDE INTERNATIONAL SIDE
a. TERMINAL BUILDING BUILT UP AREA (IN SQ M) 250 Sqm
b. ANNUAL DESIGN CAPACITY (MPPA) 0.02
PEAK HOUR CAPACITY (PHP)-
c. 20 PAX
DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL/TRANSIT PAX
d. PASSENGER FACILITATION
CHECK-IN-COUNTERS / CUTE SYSTEM 04
CONVEYOR BELTS Not Available
X-BIS 01
PBB/ELEVATOR/ESCALATORS Not Available
IMMIGRATION / CUSTOMS / HEALTH / PLANT
Not Available
QUARANTINE FACILITY
NOT AVAILABLE
PAX BAGGAGE TROLLEYS 50
RESERVED LOUNGE 01
AIRLINES OFFICES 02
FIRST AID 01
RESTAURANT / SNACKS BAR Not Available
SMOKING ROOM Not Available
CHILD CARE ROOM Not Available
FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS
SUCH AS TOILETS RAMPS,RAILINGS,WHEEL Not Available
CHAIR etc.
CAR PARK AREA /CAPACITY Not Available
MULTI LAYER CAR PARKING Not Available

P AAI STAFF ACCOMMODATION

EXISTING PROPOSED
a TYPE WISE PROVISION Not Available Land Not Available
b CISF BARRACK ACCOMMODATION Not Available Not Available

Q AIRPORT SERVICES
a WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
b RAIN WATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Source of water to civil airport is from (MES) Indian Air
Force (IAF) Gorakhpur.
At present not available at Gorakhpur airport.

c SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM Septic tanks Available

Solid waste from the terminal building is first collected
in garbage yard.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
d From the garbage yard, garbage is transported and
SYSTEM
disposed off in the Municipal dumping ground of
Gorakhpur city.
Power supply for civil airport provided by Indian air
e POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
force (MES).

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R ANNUAL TRAFFIC HANDLED (F.Y.)
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
DOM INTL DOM INTL DOM INTL DOM INTL
AIRCRAFT
a 456 0 560 0 608 0 276 0
MOVEMENT
b PASSENGER 20265 0 28784 0 22254 0 11285 0
c CARGO (IN TONNES) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S ANNUAL REVENUE/EXPENDITURE (F.Y.) Rs.IN LAKHS

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
a AERONAUTICAL REVENUE 31.67 46.36 43.43 7.00
b NON- AERONAUTICAL REVENUE 5.25 2.80 1.68 9.00
c TOTAL REVENUE (a+b) 36.92 49.16 45.11 16.00
d EXPENDITURE 273.97 238.88 190.68 118.00

T MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORK (RS. 2 CRORES AND ABOVE)

DATE OF
COST PDC ADC
COMMENCE MENT
A ONGOING
Construction of new passenger
1 9.67 11.03.2016 19.09.2017 WIP
terminal building.
Construction of Ran Basera in BRD
2 Medical college, Gorakhpur for 2.91 02.05.2016 18.02.2017 WIP
Patients/Attendant.
B PROPOSED NIL

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