Ayodhya Airport, officially named as Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya Dham, is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport is located adjacent to NH-27 and NH-330 at Naaka in Faizabad. 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.
Ayodhya Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the airport, with the presence of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, and Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on 30 December 2023.
Interior of the airport, with two departure gates leading to the apron
Departures area of the airport
Ayodhya is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Image: Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir, Ayodhya Dham
Image: Sarayu River night view, Ayodhya 001
Image: Vijayraghav Mandir, Ayodhya
Image: Hanuman Garhi Temple, a major religious site in Ayodhya utter pradesh
