New Delhi. Bihar’s capital Patna is soon going to get the gift of a new airport. The central government has approved the construction of a second airport near the Indian Air Force base in Bihta. This airport will be developed at a cost of Rs 1,413 crore.
Let us tell you that the distance of Bihta from Patna airport is 28 kilometers. There is already an Air Force station here, a part of which will be developed separately and a civil terminal will be built. With its construction, the pressure of aircraft on Patna airport will be reduced. Let us know some special things related to Bihta airport.
According to the construction proposal, Bihta airport will be spread over 66,000 square meters. Its capacity will be to handle 50 lakh passengers annually. Along with this, this airport will also be able to provide facilities to 3000 peak hour passengers
. If the footfall of passengers increases, its capacity can be increased to 50 lakh passengers. That means the capacity of this airport will be to handle a total of about 1 crore passengers.
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It is being told that the construction of the airport will increase connectivity and the load of Patna airport will also be reduced. Apart from Patna, Ara, Buxar adjacent to Bihta, people of Chhapra, Gopalganj, Siwan will get the facility to travel by plane. Apart from this, Bihar’s connectivity with other cities of the country will also improve. This will also increase employment and business.
Patna airport is facing shortage of space.
Let us tell you that due to lack of space, the expansion work of Patna airport is stopped. There is not enough space for expansion of the airport runway. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has warned airlines several times against flying big planes there.
For safety reasons, the regulator has often instructed airlines to fly single aisle aircraft such as the A320/B737 to Patna with full seats but with 15% of seats vacant. There has been a long-standing demand for a second airport for Patna, with Bihta being seen as the only option.
AAI had given the proposal in 2016
AAI had proposed to develop a civil airport in Bihta in 2016. The Indian Air Force had given its consent for commercial flight operations from Bihta in April 2016.
The airport project includes construction of an apron capable of accommodating 10 parking bays suitable for Airbus A-321/320 and Boeing B-737 type aircraft as well as two link taxiways.
