List of airports in Bihar explained

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 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				align=center	VEGY	align=center	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	align=center		align=center			Domestic Airport	Closed
4	Bhagalpur		Bhagalpur Airport	align=center		align=center			Domestic Airport	Closed
5	Darbhanga		Darbhanga Airport^[2]	VE89	DBR			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 Airport						Domestic Airport	Closed
9		Raxaul			align=center	VERL	align=center						Closed
Military airbases
10		Bihta			align=center		align=center					Defence	Air base
11		Purnea			align=center	VEPU	align=center					Defence	Air base
12		Gopalganj			align=center		align=center					Defence	Air base
Closed airstrips/runways
13		Birpur		Birpur Airstrip	align=center		align=center					Defence	Airstrip
14		Chhapra		Chapra Airstrip	align=center		align=center					Defence	Airstrip
15		Katihar		Katihar Airstrip	align=center		align=center					Defence	Airstrip

References

1. Web site: List of Airports in Bihar . India Airport . 29 October 2020.
2. News: Bihar's Darbhanga Airport to get flight connectivity with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru . 29 October 2020 . DNA Web Team . DNA India . 9 September 2020.