It is mainly seasonal and primarily caters to Buddhist tourists coming from South-East Asian countries from Thailand, Bhutan and Myanmar at present.

[4] 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.

Venugopal, informed the Rajya Sabha on 2018 that AAI has requested the Government of Bihar for a further acquisition of around 200 acres to allow the airport to be expanded.

Other expansion works include expanding runaway 10/28, and installation of CAT-I ILS approach system.

[8] Passenger and aircraft movements at Gaya Airport (2011-2022) This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency