List of airports in West Bengal

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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.

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Administrative divisions of West Bengal Division Of West Bangal Map.jpg
Administrative divisions of West Bengal

Classification

This list contains the following information:

Airports

City servedDivision IATA ICAO Airport nameNote
International airports
Kolkata Presidency CCUVECC Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport International connections to China, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and domestic flights to all Indian cities
Siliguri Jalpaiguri IXBVEBD Bagdogra International Airport International flights to Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, [1] and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities
Kalyani Presidency under planning and operational by 2030
Domestic airports
Durgapur Burdwan RDPVEDG Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Domestic airport. Commercial flights to Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Siliguri and Guwahati.
Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri COHVECO Cooch Behar Airport Domestic airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bhubaneswar.
Balurghat Malda RGHVEBG Balurghat Airport Under construction
Kolkata Presidency VEBA Behala Airport Flying club, VVIP landing station
Malda Malda LDAVEMH Malda Airport Construction on hold
Purulia Medinipur Planned
Private airstrips
Asansol Burdwan VEBB Burnpur Airport Steel Authority of India Limited
Durgapur Burdwan Durgapur Steel Plant Airstrip Government of West Bengal
Military airbases
Barrackpore Presidency VEBR Barrackpore Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Alipurduar Jalpaiguri VEHX Hasimara Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kalaikunda Medinipur VEDX Kalaikunda Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Kanchrapara Presidency VBKP Air Force Station Kanchrapara Indian Air Force
Panagarh Burdwan VEPH Panagarh Air Force Station Indian Air Force
Salua Medinipur VESX Air Force Station Salua Indian Air Force
Rampurhat Burdwan Surichua Aerodrome Indian Air Force (planned) [2]
Closed airstrips/runways
Asansol Burdwan Asansol Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Hijli Presidency Hijli Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Bishnupur Medinipur Piardoba Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Bagrakote Jalpaiguri Leesh River Airstrip World War II USAAF airstrip
Dhubulia Presidency Dhubulia AirstripNo. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
Garhbeta Medinipur Digri Airfield World War II RAF 159 Squadron
Guskara Burdwan Guskhara Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Jhargram Medinipur Dudhkundi Airfield World War II USAAF 444th Bombardment Group
Kalyani Presidency Kalyani Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Pandaveswar Burdwan Pandaveswar Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Purulia Medinipur Charra Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Salboni Medinipur Salboni Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip

See also

References

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