The airport is spread over an area of . The airport terminal building, spread over 7,500 square meters can handle 250 departure and 250 arrival passengers, two
aerobridges and an
apron capable for handling five
Airbus A320 type aircraft. It is mainly seasonal and primarily caters to Buddhist tourists coming from
South-East Asian countries from
Thailand,
Bhutan and
Myanmar at present. A January 2021 report by the
Parliament of India described the IATA code as "inappropriate, unsuitable, offensive and embarrassing" for Gaya due to the city's religious significance. In its report, the Committee on Public Undertakings recommended changing the airport code from "GAY" to "YAG", asking the government to "make all efforts" to change the code. As of February 2022, IATA has rejected a code change, stating that airport codes are permanent unless a strong justification relating to air safety is given. LGBT groups in India have criticized the parliamentary committee's request as reflective of
homophobia. Gaya Airport also serves as the only place of Bihar from where
Hajj pilgrims take direct flight to
Jeddah and
Madina in Saudi Arabia. == Expansion ==