Jay Prakash Narayan Airport

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesPatna, Bihar, India
Elevation AMSL52 m / 170 ft
Coordinates25°35′29″N 085°05′21″E / 25.59139°N 85.08917°E / 25.59139; 85.08917
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PAT is located in Patna
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PAT is located in Bihar
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PAT is located in India
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PAT is located in Asia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,072 6,798 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers3,440,450 (Decrease 8.2%)
Aircraft movements23,740 (Decrease 15.0%)
Cargo tonnage9,165 (Decrease 20.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (IATA: PAT, ICAO: VEPT) is an domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India.[4] It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan.[5] It is the 15th busiest airport in India.[6][7] To meet demand, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working to expand and modernise airport infrastructure. The airport is currently undergoing an ambitious expansion project that includes a new two-level passenger terminal, which will be completed by May 2024.[8][9] Patna Airport is enabled with Digi Yatra facility from July 2024, passengers traveling from Patna Airport can avail it for seamless check-in experience and save their time.[10]

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Airport takes big leap..." The Telegraph. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Official WebSite of Central Excise and Service Tax, Patna Zone". customspatnazone.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Bihta gets bigger wings". The Telegraph. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Swanky terminal to replace old airport". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ^ Rumi, Faryal (1 May 2022). "Patna: 'New airport terminal building to be ready by December next yr'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Patna: 'DigiYatra at Patna Airport'". Dainik Bhaskar. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.