GAY · Bihar gateway for Gaya and Bodh Gaya with domestic service and seasonal pilgrimage-oriented international flying.
PAT · Brand-new AAI domestic hall 5 km from Patna Junction with DigiYatra and one Priority Pass / LoungeKey soft lounge — undermined by a 2,072 m single runway, Nil international capacity, and festival congestion.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
GAY5.0
PAT5.6+0.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
GAY6.0
PAT8.0+2.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
GAY5.8+0.4
PAT5.4
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
GAY2.0
PAT6.0+4.0
Domestic trips to/from Patna with a short city transferDigiYatra-enrolled Indian nationals on IndiGo-heavy banksPriority Pass or LoungeKey holders inside Uttham’s 06:00–23:00 windowTravellers connecting onward by road to Bodh Gaya / Nalanda / Rajgir
PAT
Short 2,072 m runway — AAI international capacity Nil; FY 2025–26 international passengers zeroChhath and other festival banks overwhelm the single stripStale blogs still describing the demolished pre-2025 terminal or a live Zesto PP pinNo terminal metro — Bihta is ~35 km away and is not open
New-terminal Wi-Fi & seating
Landside F&B / sealed water
Multilevel car park
New hall helps — short LDA, Chhath banks, and DigiYatra still decide your buffer
DigiYatra and a short city hop help; one 2,072 m strip plus festival banks still need real buffers.
One 2025 integrated shell — ignore old-terminal blog maps
One 65,150 m² AAI building; boarding-pass sector signs beat any pre-June 2025 blog map.
Uttham if entitled — otherwise landside sealed water before CISF
One PP / LoungeKey soft room; landside bottles still beat unpublished airside shelf prices.
