New terminal at Patna's Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹1,200 crore new terminal building at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna, and laid the foundation stone of a civil enclave at Bihta on 29 May 2025.
Summary
The new terminal building at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna, built at a cost of ₹1,200 crore, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 May 2025, the Civil Aviation Ministry said; he also laid the foundation stone for a civil enclave at Bihta. The terminal covers 65,150 square metres and is designed to handle 3,000 peak-hour passengers and up to one crore passengers a year. It has 64 check-in counters, five aerobridges and a multilevel car park for 1,100 cars.
Key facts
- Date
- 29 May 2025
- Airport
- Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna
- Cost
- ₹1,200 crore
- Area / capacity
- 65,150 sq m; 3,000 peak-hour; 1 crore passengers a year
- Facilities
- 64 check-in counters, 5 aerobridges, MLCP for 1,100 cars
- Also
- Foundation stone of civil enclave at Bihta
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Patna airport, where a new terminal was inaugurated on 29 May 2025, is named after:
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Correct answer: C — Jay Prakash Narayan
The new terminal is at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna.
Along with the Patna terminal, the PM laid the foundation stone for a civil enclave at which place in Bihar?
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Correct answer: A — Bihta
The PM laid the foundation stone for the upcoming civil enclave at Bihta.
At what cost was the new terminal at Patna airport developed?
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Correct answer: D — ₹1,200 crore
The Civil Aviation Ministry said the terminal was developed at a cost of ₹1,200 crore.