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List of airports in West Bengal

This is a list of airports in West Bengal, a state in eastern India, grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state.

Classification

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This list contains the following information:

  • City served - The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside the city they serve.
  • Division - Location of the airport, perticular division it serves
  • ICAO - The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
  • IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
  • Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
  • Operational - Functional Status of the airport
  • Owned/Operated by - Authority owning or operating the airport

Contents

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Category of airport
Category Description
International Handles international and domestic flights
Domestic Handles domestic flights
Defence Military airbase
Abandoned Abandoned or unused airport
Flying school An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots
Airport Functional Status Description
Operational Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non operational Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
Proposed or under construction Implies airport is proposed or under construction

Airports

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City served Division IATA ICAO Airport name Note
International Airports
Kolkata Presidency Division CCU VECC Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport International connections to United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and domestic flights to all Indian cities.
Siliguri Jalpaiguri Division IXB VEBD Bagdogra International Airport International flights to Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand,[1] and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities.
Kalyani, West Bengal Presidency Division — — Kalyani International Airport A Proposed Airport, operational by 2030
Domestic airports
Durgapur Burdwan Division RDP VEDG Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Siliguri and Guwahati.
Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri Division COH VECO Cooch Behar Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata
Balurghat Malda Division RGH VEBG Balurghat Airport Under Construction
Kolkata Presidency Division — VEBA Behala Airport Flying Club, VVIP landing station
Malda Malda Division LDA VEMH Malda Airport Construction on hold
Purulia Medinipur Division — — — Planned
Private Airstrips
Asansol Burdwan Division — VEBB Burnpur Airport Steel Authority of India Limited
Durgapur Burdwan Division — — Durgapur Steel Plant Airport Government of West Bengal
Military Airbases
Barrackpore Presidency Division — VEBR Barrackpore Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Hasimara / New Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri Division — VEHX Hasimara Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kalaikunda Medinipur Division — VEDX Kalaikunda Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kanchrapara Presidency Division — VBKP Air Force Station Kanchrapara Indian Air Force
Panagarh Burdwan Division — VEPH Panagarh Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Salua, Paschim Medinipur Medinipur Division — VESX Air Force Station Salua Indian Air Force
Surichua (Planned)[2] — — — — Indian Air Force
Closed Airstrips/Runways
Asansol Burdwan Division — — Asansol Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Hijli Presidency Division — — Hijli Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Piardoba — — — Piardoba Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Bagrakote — — — Leesh River Airstrip World War II USAAF Airstrip
Dhubulia Presidency Division — — Dhubulia Airstrip No. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
Garhbeta — — — Digri Airfield World War II RAF 159 Squadron
Guskara Burdwan Division — — Guskhara Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Jhargram Medinipur Division — — Dudhkundi Airfield World War II USAAF 444th Bombardment Group
Kalyani Presidency Division — — Kalyani Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Pandaveswar — — — Pandaveswar Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Purulia Medinipur Division — — Charra Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Salboni Medinipur Division — — Salboni Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
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    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
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    Bagdogra International Airport
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    Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
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    Cooch Behar Airport
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    Chakulia Airport in June, 1944
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    Subhas Chandra Bose arrives at Kolkata Airport

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bagdogra Flight Connections".
  2. ^ "IAF plans to make Birbhum aerodrome permanent base".
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