Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, KC Venugopal told the Rajya Sabha on August 27 that Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the Government of Bihar for acquisition of around 200 acres of land for the expansion of Gaya airport.
The matters relating to acquisition of land and payment of compensation thereto are the concern of the State Government. The land is to be handed over to AAI free of cost and free from all encumbrances. The State Government is in the process of acquisition of the requisite land.
There is no international airport in Bihar. However, there are two domestic/custom airports in Bihar at Patna and Gaya.