Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
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| Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport Patna Airport |
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| IATA: PAT – ICAO: VEPT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Location | Patna, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 51 m | ||
| Coordinates | 25°35′29″N 085°05′17″E / 25.59139°N 85.08806°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 6,410 | 1,954 | Asphalt |
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport or Patna Airport (IATA: PAT, ICAO: VEPT) is situated in Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. The airport is categorised a restricted international airport by the Airports Authority of India. It is named after Jayaprakash Narayan. Besides this, there is a project for a new airport in nearby small town of Bihita which may be built. It for the world-famous institute named Indian Institute of Technology which is being built in Bihita.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Indian Airlines | Delhi |
| IndiGo | Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai |
| Jet Airways | Delhi |
| JetLite | Kolkata |
| Kingfisher Airlines | Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ranchi |
[edit] Incidents
60 people were killed when Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed near the airport.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Patna Airport at Airports Authority of India
- Airport information for VEPT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for VEPT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Accident history for PAT at Aviation Safety Network
