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<div>{{Short description|Airport of West Bengal, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox airport <br />
| name = Malda Airport<br />
| image =<br />
| IATA = LDA<br />
| ICAO = VEMH<br />
| pushpin_relief = <br />
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India<br />
| pushpin_label = '''LDA'''<br />
| pushpin_label_position = bottom<br />
| type = Public <br />
| owner = <br />
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]<br />
| city-served = [[English Bazar]]<br />
| location = [[English Bazar]], [[India]]<br />
| elevation-f = 10<br />
| elevation-m = 3<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.011|N|88.127|E|type:airport_region:IN-WB|display=inline,title}}<br />
| website = <br />
| metric-rwy = <br />
| r1-number = 11/29<br />
| r1-length-f = 3600<br />
| r1-length-m = <br />
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
| footnotes = Sources<ref name="ICAO"/> <br />
}}<br />
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'''Malda Airport''' {{airport codes|LDA|VEMH}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.air-port-codes.com/airport-info/LDA/|title=Malda Airport code (LDA)|website=www.air-port-codes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airports-list.com/airport/lda|title=Malda airport (LDA), Malda, India|website=airports-list.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/india/malda-4394.html|title=Malda - India|website=World Airport Codes}}</ref> is located at [[English Bazar|Malda]], [[India]]. Situated at an elevation of 791 feet, it is 3&nbsp;km from the city centre and covers a rough area of around 140 acres. It has a runway measuring 3600 by 100 feet and is unpaved. Small aircraft and helicopters can land here. The terminal was built to handle 20 passengers each on arrival and departure at a time.<ref name="ICAO">{{cite web |url = http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf |title = ICAO Location Indicators by State |publisher = [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] |date = 12 January 2006}}</ref><br />
There were weekly services available to Kolkata and Balurghat operated by Vayudoot till 1989 when the services were withdrawn. As of 2017 the airport is under reconstruction.<br />
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== See also==<br />
* [[List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India|List of airports by ICAO code]]<br />
* [[List of airports in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Airports in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Maldah]]<br />
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