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List of airports in West Bengal

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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.

Administrative divisions of West Bengal

Classification

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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

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City servedDivisionIATAICAOAirport nameNote
International airports
KolkataPresidencyCCUVECCNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportInternational connections [1] 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
SiliguriJalpaiguriIXBVEBDBagdogra International AirportInternational flights to Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand,[2] and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities
KalyaniPresidency——Kolkata Kalyani AirportUnder construction[3]
Domestic airports
DurgapurBurdwanRDPVEDGKazi Nazrul Islam AirportDomestic airport. Commercial flights to Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Siliguri and Guwahati.
Cooch BeharJalpaiguriCOHVECOCooch Behar AirportDomestic airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bhubaneswar.
BalurghatMaldaRGHVEBGBalurghat AirportUnder construction
KolkataPresidency—VEBABehala AirportFlying club, VVIP landing station
MaldaMaldaLDAVEMHMalda AirportUnder Construction[4]
PuruliaMedinipur——Charra AirfieldStated in budget.[5]
Private airstrips
AsansolBurdwan—VEBBBurnpur AirportSteel Authority of India Limited
DurgapurBurdwan——Durgapur Steel Plant AirstripGovernment of West Bengal
Military airbases
BarrackporePresidency—VEBRBarrackpore Air Force StationIndian Air Force
AlipurduarJalpaiguri—VEHXHasimara Air Force StationIndian Air Force
KalaikundaMedinipur—VEDXKalaikunda Air Force StationIndian Air Force
KanchraparaPresidency—VBKPAir Force Station KanchraparaIndian Air Force
PanagarhBurdwan—VEPHPanagarh Air Force StationIndian Air Force
SaluaMedinipur—VESXAir Force Station SaluaIndian Air Force
RampurhatBurdwan——Surichua AerodromeIndian Air Force (planned)[6]
Closed airstrips/runways
AsansolBurdwan——Asansol AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
HijliPresidency——Hijli AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
BishnupurMedinipur——Piardoba AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
BagrakoteJalpaiguri——Leesh River AirstripWorld War II USAAF airstrip
DhubuliaPresidency——Dhubulia AirstripNo. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
GarhbetaMedinipur——Digri AirfieldWorld War II RAF 159 Squadron
GuskaraBurdwan——Guskhara AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
JhargramMedinipur——Dudhkundi AirfieldWorld War II USAAF 444th Bombardment Group
KalyaniPresidency——Kalyani AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
PandaveswarBurdwan——Pandaveswar AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
SalboniMedinipur——Salboni AirfieldWorld War II USAAF airstrip
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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Flights from Kolkata (CCU)". FlightConnections. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Bagdogra Flight Connections".
  3. ↑ "Kolkata to join Delhi NCR, Mumbai as India's third multi airport metropolitan region". Business Today. India Today Group. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kolkata to join Delhi NCR, Mumbai as India's third multi airport metropolitan region". Business Today. India Today Group. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kolkata to join Delhi NCR, Mumbai as India's third multi airport metropolitan region". Business Today. India Today Group. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "IAF plans to make Birbhum aerodrome permanent base".
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