Jay Prakash Narayan Airport

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
	IATA: PAT; ICAO: VEPT;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Patna, Bihar, India
Elevation AMSL	52 m / 170 ft
Coordinates	25°35′29″N 085°05′21″E / 25.59139°N 85.08917°E
Map
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Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	3,440,450 ( 8.2%)
Aircraft movements	23,740 ( 15.0%)
Cargo tonnage	9,165 ( 20.8%)
	Source: AAI

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]

^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Airport takes big leap..." The Telegraph. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Bihta gets bigger wings". The Telegraph. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
^ "Swanky terminal to replace old airport". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ 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.

[AAI3-1] "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.

[traffic_stats1-6] "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[TTG-7] "Bihta gets bigger wings". The Telegraph. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

[telegraphindia.com-8] "Swanky terminal to replace old airport". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[Rumi-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.

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