Gorakhpur Airport — Gorakhpur, India

GOP is Gorakhpur Airport, serving Gorakhpur, a significant city in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, India, near the border with Nepal. Gorakhpur holds religious and cultural importance, home to the Gorakhnath Temple, and the airport supports pilgrim traffic alongside general passenger demand from this densely populated part of India. GOP has seen growing domestic connectivity in recent years as India's regional airline expansion, including government-backed regional connectivity schemes, brought more routes to previously underserved cities like Gorakhpur. The airport also has historical ties to the Indian Air Force, having originated partly from military infrastructure. As eastern Uttar Pradesh continues to develop economically, GOP has become an increasingly active gateway compared to its more limited traffic in earlier decades.