List of airports in Bihar
Bihar, a state of India, has airports which have access to international flights, domestic and some non used airstrips for emergency purposes.[1] All the airports in Bihar are operated by Airports Authority of India.
List[]
The list includes the domestic, military and non – operational airports with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.[1]
Sl. no. | Location | Airport name | ICAO | IATA | Operator | Category | Role |
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International airports | |||||||
1 | Gaya | Gaya Airport | VEGY | GAY | Airports Authority of India | International Airport | Public |
2 | Patna | Jay Prakash Narayan Airport | VEPT | PAT | Airports Authority of India | International Airport | Public |
Domestic/regional airports | |||||||
3 | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur Airport | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Closed |
4 | Darbhanga | Darbhanga Airport[2] | VE89 | DBR | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Public |
5 | Jogbani | Forbesganj Airport | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Closed |
6 | Munger | Munger Airport | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Closed |
7 | Saharsa | VEMZ | MZU | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Closed | |
8 | Raxaul | Raxaul Airport | VERL | — | Airports Authority of India | Domestic Airport | Closed |
Military airbases | |||||||
9 | Bihta | Bihta Air Force Station | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Air base |
10 | Purnea | Purnea Airport | VEPU | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Air base |
11 | Gopalganj | Sabeya Airport | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Air base |
Closed airstrips/runways | |||||||
12 | Birpur | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Airstrip | |
13 | Chhapra | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Airstrip | |
14 | Katihar | — | — | Airports Authority of India | Defence | Airstrip |
References[]
- ^ a b "List of Airports in Bihar". India Airport. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Bihar's Darbhanga Airport to get flight connectivity with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru". DNA Web Team. DNA India. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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