It is located on the Ghazipur-Mau Road, 7 kilometres from Ghazipur.

The airstrip is owned by the State Government.

The airstrip was set up by the British Administration during World War II,[2] is spread over 63 acres and has a 4,800 ft (1,463 m) runway with asphalt surface.

It is located at an elevation of 230 ft (70 m) above mean sea level.

In January 2019, SpiceJet was awarded routes to Kolkata and Delhi from this airport as part of the government's Regional Connectivity Scheme, UDAN III.