Nonstop flight route between Patna, India and Atlanta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT), Patna, India and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,287 miles (or 13,336 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT):

• Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) is Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of PAT.
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, also known as Jaiprakash Narayan Airport, Patna is an airport located 5 kilometres southwest of Patna, the capital of state of Bihar in India.
• The closest Indian Railways station is Patna Junction.
• In addition to being known as "Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport", another name for PAT is "जय प्रकाश नारायण हवाई अड्डे".
• The airport covers an area of 254 acres and resides at an elevation of 170 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,532 miles (18,560 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• On 17 July 2000, Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed near the airport, killing 60 people.

Facts about Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL):

• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has 5 runways.
• The closest airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of ATL.
• The furthest airport from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• 1956 Jeppesen diagram
• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 95,462,867 passengers last year.
• After the Southeastern U.S.
• The concourses are connected by an underground Transportation Mall, which begins at the main terminal and passes under the center of each concourse.
• Atlanta City Council voted on October 20, 2003 to change the name from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport to the current Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in honor of former mayor Maynard Jackson, who died on June 23, 2003.