Gaya
Airfield Identification
Unknown date to present
India
CITY: Gaya, Bihar
IATA/ICAO CODES: GAY / VEGY
COORDINATES: 24°45'N / 84°57'E
OTHER NAMES: Gaya, Bodhgaya
Commando Operations
Gaya was used as an enroute refueling stop on the Air Transport Command Trans-India ferry route. The 8th Operational Training Unit (8 OTU) was also located there.
On 5 December 1945, Gaya was inactivated, and it later became a civilian airport.
Units & operators based
1311th AAF Base Unit (Gaya)
Air Transport Command, India-China Wing, Station 20 (December 1943 to August 1944)
Air Transport Command, 8th Operational Training Unit (8 OTU)
Commandos based at ATC ICW Station 20 / 1311th AAF Base Unit
Last edited: 25/06/2019