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 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
Front facade of KNI Airport, Andal, Durgapur at night
NSCBI International airport
NSCBIA apron
Subhas Chandra Bose arrives on a KLM flight at the airport which was later named after him.
Bagdogra Airport
40th BG B-29 42-6310 taking off from Chakulia Airfield, India, June, 1944
Cooch Behar Airport Terminal Building
| City served | IATA | Airport name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Airports | |||
| Kolkata (Calcutta) | CCU | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | International and Domestic Commercial |
| Siliguri | IXB | Bagdogra Airport | International and Domestic Commercial, also known as Bagdogra Air Force station |
| Domestic airports | |||
| Balurghat | RGH | Balurghat Airport | Non Operational Airport |
| Cooch Behar | COH | Cooch Behar Airport | Chartered flights only |
| Kolkata | — | Behala Airport | Flying Club |
| Malda | LDA | Malda Airport | under construction |
| Kharagpur | - | Kalaikunda Airport | under development |
| Private Airstrips | |||
| Durgapur | RDP | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | India's first Aerotropolis and first privately managed airport. |
| Asansol | — | Burnpur Airport | IISCO's private airstrip |
| Durgapur | Durgapur Steel Plant Airport/SAIL Airstrip | DSP's initiative to make a private airport for its officers but project failed due to lack of funds | |
| Military Airbases | |||
| Barrackpore | — | Barrackpore Air Force Station | Indian Air Force |
| Hasimara / Jalpaiguri | Hasimara Air Force Station | Indian Air Force | |
| Kalaikunda | — | Kalaikunda Air Force Station | Indian Air Force |
| Panagarh | — | Panagarh Air Force Station | Indian Air Force located in Durgapur Urban Agglomeration |
| Salua | — | Air Force Station Salua | Indian Air Force |
| Closed Airstrips/Runways | |||
| Asansol | — | Asansol Airfield | World War II USAAF Airstrip |
| Hijli | — | Hijli Airfield | World War II USAAF Airstrip |
| Chakulia | — | Chakulia Airfield | World War II USAAF Airstrip |
| Piardoba | Piardoba Airfield | World War II USAAF 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, West Bengal | — | Kalyani air field | 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 | — | 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. 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
- -AAI NOTAM summary January 2013
- - Old airfields of Midnapore
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