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List of airports in Bihar

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PM Narendra Modi at Darbhanga Airport
First landing of cargo plane at Bihta Airforce Station
Gaya Airport-Bodh Gaya Airport is located in the city Gaya in the state of Bihar, India.
Vice President Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari inspecting the Guard of Honour at Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna on June 11, 2008
Under construction view of Muzaffarpur Airport

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

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The list includes domestic, military, and non-operational airports with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.[1]

List of airports in Bihar
Sl. no. Location Airport name ICAO IATA Operator Category Role
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 Begusarai Begusarai Airport Government of Bihar Domestic airport Closed
4 Bhagalpur Bhagalpur Airport Government of Bihar Domestic airport Closed
5 Darbhanga Darbhanga Airport[2] VE89 DBR Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Public
6 Munger Munger Airport Government of Bihar Domestic airport Closed
7 Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur Airport VEMZ Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Closed
8 Saharsa Saharsa Airport Government of Bihar Domestic airport Closed
9 Raxaul Raxaul Airport VERL Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Closed
Military airbases
10 Bihta Bihta Air Force Station MoD Defence Air base
11 Purnea Purnea Airport VEPU MoD and AAI Defence Air base
12 Gopalganj Sabeya Airport MoD Defence Air base
Closed airstrips/runways
13 Birpur Birpur Airstrip Government of Bihar Defence Airstrip
14 Chhapra Chapra Airstrip Government of Bihar Defence Airstrip
15 Katihar Katihar Airstrip Government of Bihar Defence Airstrip

References

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  1. ^ a b "List of Airports in Bihar". India Airport. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Bihar's Darbhanga Airport to get flight connectivity with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru". DNA Web Team. DNA India. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.