Bihar’s air connectivity got a big gift on Monday. Commercial flights started from Purnia Airport. After the inauguration, Indigo’s flight departed from Purnia to Kolkata and Star Air’s flight departed from Purnia to Ahmedabad.
These flights with 76-seater aircraft have directly connected the Seemanchal region to the major cities of the country. With the operation of Purnia Airport, Bihar now has four airports – Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga and Purnia. This has led to a significant increase in the number of aircraft and passengers flying daily from the state.
According to the data available on September 15, an average of 89 flights are being operated daily from all the four airports of Bihar and about 12,900 passengers are travelling daily. Connecting Purnia airport has not only increased the air capacity but has also provided relief to the remote districts of the state.
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Patna airport
Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna is the busiest airport in Bihar. Around 38.19 lakh passengers travelled through it in the year 2024-25. On an average, there are 10,464 passengers and around 71 aircraft movements (arrivals-departures) per day.
Flights are available from Patna to almost all major metros including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune. Soon international flights are also set to start from here.
Air services are to be started from Patna Airport to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. People from Patna, Ara, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Jehanabad, Nalanda, Aurangabad, Gaya, Chhapra, Siwan, Gopalganj, Begusarai come to Patna Airport to go to major cities.
Along with this, people from many districts of Simachal and Mithila region also come here to go to such metropolitan cities where direct flight service is not available from Darbhanga Airport.
Darbhanga airport
On an average, 14 flights operate from Darbhanga Airport every day and around 2200 passengers travel. There are direct flights from here to cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Gaya Airport
Gaya Airport is mainly known for international pilgrimage tourism and Delhi connection. On an average, three flights are operating here daily. The number of passengers remains around 900 per day.
Foreign tourists visiting Bodh Gaya use this airport. Air India has started flight service from Gaya to New Delhi from September 1. With the start of direct flight service to New Delhi, people from Aurangabad and Nawada have also started arriving here.
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Purnia Airport
With the opening of Purnia Airport, Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj of Seemanchal got direct air connectivity. Two flights started from here on the inauguration day. About 150 additional seat capacity has been added every day. This number will increase with the addition of more routes in the future.
Purnia Airport will open the door to new economic, social and tourism possibilities for the Seemanchal region. The distance to big cities has now reduced for people associated with agriculture, business and education. Experts believe that new flights will be announced from here in the coming months, which will further strengthen the air connectivity of the state.
Dependence on Bagdogra airport will decrease
The dependence of the people of Seemanchal on Bagdogra Airport of West Bengal will now be reduced. Currently, the people of Purnia, Kishanganj, Araria, Katihar, Madhepura districts were dependent on Bagdogra Airport to go to major cities. After the start of air service from Purnia, their dependence will now be reduced.
Survey going on for five new airports
Three teams have been formed for the Obstruction Limitation Survey for the construction of five proposed new airports in Bihar – Bhagalpur Greenfield, Munger, Birpur, Saharsa and Valmiki Nagar airports. This team will complete the survey work by September 29.
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