Where is PAT airport?

PAT is a medium-sized airport in Patna, Bihar, India, at 25.5913, 85.0880, 52 m above sea level.

What time zone is PAT in?

PAT is in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30.

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PAT — Jay Prakash Narayan Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Patna, India.

IATA code: PAT
ICAO code: VEPT
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 20; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 52 m; 171 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,954 m

Local time now: —

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About PAT

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Patna, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 20 nonstop routes from PAT.

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Busiest nonstop routes from PAT

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PAT → DEL	New Delhi, India	858 km	1,529,844
PAT → BLR	Bengaluru, India	1,575 km	633,075
PAT → BOM	Mumbai, India	1,449 km	438,278
PAT → HYD	Hyderabad, India	1,154 km	388,915
PAT → CCU	Kolkata, India	472 km	319,791
PAT → MAA	Chennai, India	1,487 km	135,396
PAT → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	1,294 km	130,578
PAT → PNQ	Pune, India	1,388 km	123,931
PAT → IXC	Chandigarh, India	990 km	78,493
PAT → LKO	Lucknow, India	439 km	76,550
PAT → BBI	Bhubaneswar, India	596 km	66,660
PAT → IXR	Ranchi, India	253 km	63,155
PAT → HDO	Ghaziabad, India	840 km	46,850
PAT → NMI	Navi Mumbai, India	1,438 km	43,687
PAT → GAU	Guwahati, India	654 km	7,698
PAT → COK	Kochi, India	1,939 km	5,326
PAT → BHO	Bhopal, India	826 km	2,061
PAT → VNS	Varanasi, India	224 km	168
PAT → DBR	Darbhanga, India	106 km	155
PAT → IXB	Siliguri, India	346 km	48

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GAY	Gaya Airport	Gaya, India	95 km
DBR	Darbhanga Airport	Darbhanga, India	107 km
JKR	Janakpur Airport	Kathmandu, Nepal	150 km

Distance from PAT to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PAT → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,527 km	—
PAT → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,984 km	—
PAT → CDG	Paris, France	7,379 km	—
PAT → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,931 km	—
PAT → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,420 km	—
PAT → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,156 km	—
PAT → JFK	New York, United States	12,355 km	—
PAT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,357 km	—
PAT → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,966 km	—
PAT → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,363 km	—
PAT → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,295 km	—
PAT → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,359 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	1,954 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Patna, Bihar, India · 25.5913, 85.0880

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Questions

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport has the IATA code PAT and the ICAO code VEPT. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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