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.
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 of 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.
- Note - Specific information related to the airport
Airports
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Subhas Chandra Bose arrives on a KLM flight at the airport which was later named after him.
40th BG B-29 42-6310 taking off from Chakulia Airfield, India, June, 1944
| City served | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Airports | ||||
| Kolkata (Calcutta) | VECC | CCU | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport | Also a military enclave for Dum Dum Air Force Station |
| Domestic Airports | ||||
| Balurghat | VEBG | RGH | Balurghat Airport | Non Operational Airport |
| Cooch Behar | VECO | COH | Cooch Behar Airport | Chartered flights only |
| Kolkata | VEBA | Behala Airport | Behala Flying Club | |
| Malda | VEMH | LDA | Malda Airport | under construction |
| Civil enclave | ||||
| Siliguri | VEBD | IXB | Bagdogra Airport | Also known as Bagdogra Air Force Station |
| Private Airstrips | ||||
| Asansol-Durgapur | VEDG | RDP | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | India's first Aerotropolis and first privately managed airport, located in Andal (a sub-div of Durgapur,Asansol) developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited. West Bengal's second largest airport. Has night landing facilities with a plan to make it an international airport |
| Asansol | VE23 | Burnpur IISCO airport | IISCO's private airstrip | |
| Durgapur | VEDG | Durgapur Steel Plant/SAIL Airstrip | ||
| Military Airbases | ||||
| Barrackpore | VEBR | Barrackpore Air Force Station | Indian Air Force | |
| Hasimara / Jalpaiguri | VEHX | Hashimara Air Base | Indian Air Force | |
| Kalaikunda | VEDX | Kalaikunda Air Force Station | Indian Air Force | |
| Panagarh | VEPH | Panagarh Air Force Station | Indian Air Force | |
| Salua | Salua Air Base | Indian Air Force | ||
| Closed Airstrips/Runways | ||||
| Asansol | RAF Asansol | World War II USAAF Airstrip | ||
| Hijli | Hijli Airfield | World War II USAAF Airstrip | ||
| Chakulia | Chakulia Airfield | World War II USAAF Airstrip | ||
| Piardoba | Piardoba Airfield | WWII USAAF Airstrip | ||
| Dhubulia | Dhubulia Airstrip | No. 99 Squadron RAF during WWII | ||
| 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 | ||
| Kanchrapara | Kanchrapara Airfield / (RAF Kanchrapara) | 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 | ||
| Tarakeswar | VETK | Non-directional beacon TK 390 kHz | ||
See also
- List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India
- List of airports in India
- List of airports in the Kolkata metropolitan area
- List of Indian Air Force bases
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#India
References
- "Licensed Aerodromes in India" (PDF). Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. 2008-11-10.
- 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
- -AAI NOTAM summary January 2013
- - Old airfields of Midnapore
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