AirportsJay Prakash Narayan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Patna, in Bihar, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PAT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PAT
- ICAO code
- VEPT
- City
- Patna
- State or region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.5913° N, 85.0880° E
- Elevation
- 52 m (170 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,954 m (6,410 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PAT means Jay Prakash Narayan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEPT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.5913° N, 85.0880° E. It stands 52 metres (170 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,954 metres (6,410 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 87.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,954 m 6,410 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gaya AirportGaya | GAY | 95 km |
| Darbhanga AirportDarbhanga | DBR | 107 km |
| Janakpur AirportJanakpur, Nepal | JKR | 150 km |
| Simara AirportSimara, Nepal | SIF | 175 km |
| Deoghar AirportDeoghar | DGH | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 857 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,449 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,978 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,514 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,334 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,946 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,372 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,285 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,612 km | 12 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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