page_title: Bihta
section_title: International Airport
hierarchical_section_title: Bihta / International Airport
caption_attribution_description: English: first land of cargo plane in bihta airforce station
context_page_description: Bihta is a fast growing township in Patna district, Bihar India. Bihta is part of Maner and Pataliputra. It is located 35 km south-west of Patna. Bihta is also upcoming satellite town of Patna. It lies 7 km from Bihta railway station.
context_section_description: As air traffic grows and short runway issues at Patna airport, also known as the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, the Central government considered moving the facility outside Bihar's capital city to Bihta. According to senior government officials, negotiations are underway between the ministry of civil aviation and the air force to shift the airport from Patna to Bihta, which is a defence airfield 20 km away from the existing  facility.
  Bihta has one airforce base station. The length of the existing runway at Bihta airbase was 9,000 feet. Airports Authority of India has planned to develop Bihta airport for international operations. Airport Authority had proposed 156 acres of land to the state government, apart from 128 acres which state government is to transfer, so that length of the runway could be increased to 12000 feet, in order to install advanced category-II Instrument Landing System (ILS) at new airport so that flights could land there at a visibility as low as 350m. Boeing 747 require 12,000 feet of long runways to land.
  In October 2016, Bihar cabinet approved the Patna master plan 2031 which envisages development of a new airport at Bihta. Bihar government is acquiring 126 acres of land for construction of the new airport. Bihar cabinet approved a budget of Rs 260 crore for the acquisition of 126 acres for Bihta airport which will be completed by October 2019. Of the 126 acres- 99 acre in Vishambhar and 27 acre in Kultupur localities from  400-odd land owners were acquired for the new airport. An elevated expressway from Saguna Mor to Bihta is going to be constructed. Of the 126 acres of acquired land for Bihta airport, 108 acres will be utilised for development of a civil enclave and the remaining 18 acres for development of amenities, including a VIP lounge, a hotel and a hangar.
  An 18.5 km four-lane semi-elevated road between the proposed Bihta airbase and Danapur railway station is being constructed at the expenditure of ₹ 1400 crore. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct 13.5 km elevated four-lane road from Bihta to Shivala, while the remaining 5 km stretch from Shivala to Danapur station will be constructed by Bihar RCD. Apart from Danapur-Shivala-Bihta road, Bihta will be connected by two more four-lane roads – Patna-Buxar NH-30 and Bihta-Sarmera SH-78.
caption: Bihta Air Force Station
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