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

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.
  • 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

Airports

City served IATA ICAO Airport name Note
International Airports
Kolkata 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 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 Kalyani International Airport A Proposed Airport, operational by 2030
Domestic airports
Durgapur RDP VEDG Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad.
Cooch Behar COH VECO Cooch Behar Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata
Balurghat RGH VEBG Balurghat Airport Under Construction
Kolkata VEBA Behala Airport Flying Club
Malda LDA VEMH Malda Airport Planned
Purulia Planned
Private Airstrips
Asansol VEBB Burnpur Airport Steel Authority of India Limited
Durgapur Durgapur Steel Plant Airport
Military Airbases
Barrackpore VEBR Barrackpore Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Hasimara / New Jalpaiguri VEHX Hasimara Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kalaikunda VEDX Kalaikunda Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kanchrapara VBKP Air Force Station Kanchrapara Indian Air Force
Panagarh VEPH Panagarh Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Salua Air Force Station Salua Indian Air Force
Surichua (Planned)[2] - Indian Air Force
Closed Airstrips/Runways
Asansol Asansol Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Hijli Hijli Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Piardoba Piardoba Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Bagrakote Leesh River Airstrip
Dhubulia Dhubulia Airstrip No. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
Garhbeta Digri Airfield World War II RAF 159 Squadron
Guskara Guskhara Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Jhargram Dudhkundi Airfield World War II USAAF 444th Bombardment Group
Kalyani Kalyani Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Pandaveswar Pandaveswar Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Purulia Charra Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
Salboni Salboni Airfield World War II USAAF Airstrip
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
  • Bagdogra International Airport
    Bagdogra International Airport
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
    Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
  • Cooch Behar Airport
    Cooch Behar Airport
  • Chakulia Airport in June, 1944
    Chakulia Airport in June, 1944
  • Subhas Chandra Bose arrives at Kolkata Airport
    Subhas Chandra Bose arrives at Kolkata Airport

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bagdogra Flight Connections".
  2. ^ "IAF plans to make Birbhum aerodrome permanent base".
  • "Licensed Aerodromes in India" (PDF). Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. 2008-11-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  • Airports Authority of India website: AirportsIndia.org.in or AAI.aero
  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
  • "UN Location Codes: India". UN/LOCODE 2009-1. UNECE. 2009-09-23. - includes IATA codes
  • Great Circle Mapper - IATA and ICAO codes
  • List of Indian Air Force Stations at GlobalSecurity.org
  • [1]-AAI NOTAM summary January 2013
  • [2] - Old airfields of Midnapore
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