Archive · 20 May 2025
Patna Airport's New Terminal to Begin Operations in June
A new, bigger terminal is opening at Patna's airport.
It will begin operating in early June after being inaugurated.
The new building has three floors.
The first floor is for departures and ground floor is for arrivals.
This new terminal is designed to handle more people with more flights.
It will have more security staff and a new parking garage.
This will help the airport handle a lot more passengers each year.
The new terminal at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport is expected to start operations in the first week of June.
The new terminal has a three-level structure with arrivals on the ground floor and departures on the first floor.
The terminal can handle 75 arrivals and 75 departures daily, increasing the annual passenger capacity to 1 crore.
The number of CISF personnel will increase by 100, from 468 to 568, for security.
Multi-level car parking with a capacity of 7,450 vehicles will also commence operation.
- Who
- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and airport officials.
- What
- The new terminal building is set to begin flight operations.
- When
- Flight operations expected to commence in the first week of June.
- Where
- Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna.
- Why
- To facilitate smoother operations and increase passenger capacity.
- Location
- Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna
- Start of Operations
- First week of June
- Floors
- Basement, ground, and first floor
- Daily Capacity
- 75 arrivals, 75 departures
- Annual Passenger Capacity
- 1 crore
- CISF Personnel Increase
- From 468 to 568
- Parking Capacity
- 7,450 vehicles