This is a list of airports in West Bengal, 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. Division - Location of the airport, the particular division it serves 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/ Note - Functional status of the airport
Airports
City served Division IATA ICAO Airport name Note International airports Kolkata Presidency CCU VECC Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport International connections to China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and domestic flights to all Indian cities Siliguri Jalpaiguri IXB VEBD Bagdogra International Airport International flights to Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities Kalyani Presidency — — Kolkata Kalyani Airport Under construction Domestic airportsDurgapur Burdwan RDP VEDG Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Domestic airport. Commercial flights to Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Siliguri and Guwahati. Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri COH VECO Cooch Behar Airport Domestic airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bhubaneswar. Balurghat Malda RGH VEBG Balurghat Airport Under construction Kolkata Presidency — VEBA Behala Airport Flying club, VVIP landing station Malda Malda LDA VEMH Malda Airport Under Construction Purulia Medinipur — — Charra Airfield Stated in budget. 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) 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 Airstrip No. 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 Salboni Medinipur — — Salboni Airfield World War II USAAF airstrip
Gallery
See also List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India List of airports in India List of Indian Air Force bases Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#India
References
Airports Authority of India website: AirportsIndia.org.in or AAI.aero
- 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