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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Classification

This list contains the following information:

Airports

City servedDivision IATA ICAO Airport nameNote
International Airports
Kolkata Presidency Division CCUVECC 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 IXBVEBD 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 RDPVEDG Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Siliguri and Guwahati.
Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri Division COHVECO Cooch Behar Airport Domestic Airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata
Balurghat Malda Division RGHVEBG Balurghat Airport Under Construction
Kolkata Presidency Division VEBA Behala Airport Flying Club, VVIP landing station
Malda Malda Division LDAVEMH 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 AirstripNo. 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

See also

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References

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