Jay Prakash Narayan Airport

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Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Template:Airport codes is a customs airport located in Patna, the state capital of Bihar in India.[1] It is named after independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan.[2] Patna is classified as a restricted international airport due to its short runway.[3][4] It is the 9th busiest airport in India, and the annual passenger traffic increased by (-7) per cent in the year 2020-21.[5][6] To meet demand, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working to expand and modernise airport infrastructure. The airport is currently undergoing ambitious expansion project that is due to be completed in 2021.[7] In addition to this, the AAI has proposed to develop a civil enclave at Bihta Air Force Station to serve as the second airport for Patna.[8]

Expansion

The runway length at Patna airport is 7,000 feet.[9] Patna airport is sandwiched between the Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan and Phulwari Sharif railway station.[10] The runway length is 1,938 metres for landing from the east and 1,677 metres for landing from the west. The area of terminal building will be increased from the existing 7,200 square metres to 57,000 square metres.[11] The new terminal building of Patna Airport will be a two-storey structure, equipped with six aerobridges and an apron area to park 14 aircraft at any given time. At present, the airport has the capacity to park only six aircraft. Several existing buildings in and around Patna airport premises, including the Airport Colony and IAS Bhavan, will be demolished for the expansion work. Besides, several utility buildings, including the meteorological centre and Bihar Flying Club, will be shifted and a new ATC tower will be constructed adjacent to Birla Institute of Technology, Patna campus.


13.1 acres of land near the Patna airport will be used for construction of a world-class two-storey terminal building, and in lieu of that 11.35 acre of land in Anisabad, Patna will be transferred to Bihar Government by Airports Authority of India.[12] The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has proposed to extend the terminal for sustaining air operations at least till 2035 and handle 6 million passengers per annum. A new terminal building would be constructed and connected to the existing building via skybridge. In addition, the AAI has planned to develop a civil enclave at Bihta Air Force Station, 20 kilometres away from Patna, to cater to larger aircraft.[6] In October 2016, Bihar cabinet approved the Patna master plan which envisages development of a new airport at Bihta.[13] Bihar government is acquiring 126 acres of land for construction of Bihta Airport.[14] In September 2018, Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Template:INRConvert for a new terminal building that will be designed by Singapore firm Meinhardt and will be able to handle 4.5 million passengers a year, compared to present 0.7 million in transit. The new terminal will have an area of 65,155 square metres, including a basement area of 18,650 square metres. Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited has been selected to execute the design.[15] The new terminal building of Patna airport will be complete by October 2022, construction already started in October-November 2018.

As of February 2020, two floors of the multi-level parking garage were complete. 45% of work on the cargo complex, technical block, fire block and air traffic control tower have been completed.[16]

Structure

It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring Template:Convert.[17][18]

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

As from 2019-2020 data, Patna Airport handled more than 4 million passengers, which was a 12.9% increase from 2018-2019.[19] Aircraft movements were at 30,959 which also increased by 10.2%.[20] Between 2019-2020 the Patna Airport also handled 12,249 metric tonnes of cargo which also increased by 7.1% from the previous years.[21] Patna airport is currently the 14th busiest airport in India in terms of passengers catered by the airport.

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Passenger, Aircraft Movement, and Cargo at Patna Airport (2011-2020)

Year Passengers Change Aircraft Movement Change Cargo (MT) Change Ref
2020–21 2,710,000 Template:Decrease 40.1% 21,572 Template:Decrease 30.3% 11,859 Template:Decrease 3.2% [22]
2019–20 4,525,765 Template:Increase 11.4% 30,959 Template:Increase 10.2% 12,249 Template:Increase 7.1% [23]
2018–19 4,061,900 Template:Increase 30.6% 28,087 Template:Increase 28.2% 11,435 Template:Increase 66.2% [24]
2017–18 3,111,273 Template:Increase 47.3% 21,916 Template:Increase 41.3% 6,879 Template:Increase 4.4% [25]
2016–17 2,112,150 Template:Increase 33.3% 15,508 Template:Increase 11.2% 6,591 Template:Increase 49.3% [26]
2015–16 1,584,013 Template:Increase 32.4% 13,947 Template:Increase 26.1% 4,414 Template:Decrease 15.1% [27]
2014–15 1,196,540 Template:Increase 14.5% 11,060 Template:Increase 11.5% 5,198 Template:Increase 7.2% [28]
2013–14 1,044,127 Template:Increase 4.1% 9,902 Template:Decrease 0.7% 4,849 Template:Increase 115.4% [29]
2012–13 1,003,169 Template:Decrease 1.8% 9,972 Template:Decrease 3.8% 2,251 Template:Decrease 34.3% [30]
2011–12 1,021,544 Template:Increase 21.8% 10,369 Template:Increase 8.6% 3,425 Template:Increase 4.5% [31]

Incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport takes big leap.... The Telegraph(6 May 2016). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Official WebSite of Central Excise and Service Tax, Patna Zone. customspatnazone.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Issued in Public Interest, Fly to Patna at Your Own Risk!. The Quint(18 February 2016). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Politics and commercial considerations override safety concerns for DGCA. India Today(30 November 1999). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III(1 May 2019). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bihta gets bigger wings. The Telegraph(8 April 2016). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Swanky terminal to replace old airport. The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. ↑ PR 52 : Development and Interim Relief Measures at Patna Airport. aai.aero(5 December 2017). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Bihta airbase runway: Bihar government unable to give more land for Bihta airbase runway | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Why Patna airport is a disaster waiting to happen, Choudhary, Ratnadeep(19 June 2018). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ↑ Patna airport set for a makeover in 3 years.
  12. ↑ Centre OKs land transfer for airport building expansion.
  13. ↑ Cabinet OKs Patna master plan, paves way for big bulidings [sic, new airport - Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Land identified to make Bihta airport operational for flyers.
  15. ↑ Centre clears Rs 1217-cr project for Patna airport. www.telegraphindia.com(27 November 2018). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Patna Airport News: Work on new Patna airport terminal gathers pace | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India(27 February 2020). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport: Technical Information. Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  18. ↑ Airport information for VEPT Template:Webarchive from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  19. ↑ AAI Passenger Traffic News 2019-2020. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  20. ↑ AAI Aircraft Movements Data 2019-2020. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  21. ↑ AAI Cargo News 2019-2020. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  22. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2020-2021. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  23. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2019-2020. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  24. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2018-2019. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  25. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2017-2018. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  26. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2016-2017. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  27. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2015-2016. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  28. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2014-2015. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  29. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2013-2014. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  30. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2012-2013. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  31. ↑ AAI Traffic News 2011-2012. www.aai.aero. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  32. ↑ Template:ASN


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