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{{Short description|Air transportation 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.
[[File:Division_Of_West_Bangal_Map.jpg|thumb|[[Administrative divisions of West Bengal]]]]

== 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 [[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|location indicator]] assigned by the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO)
* '''IATA''' - The [[International Air Transport Association airport code|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==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- valign=baseline
! City served || Division || [[IATA Airport code|IATA]] || [[ICAO Airport Code|ICAO]] || Airport name || Note
|-
! colspan=6; align=center| International airports
|-
| [[Kolkata]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || CCU || VECC || [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] || International connections to [[China]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Thailand]], [[Egypt]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]] and domestic flights to all Indian cities
|-
| [[Siliguri]] || [[Jalpaiguri Division|Jalpaiguri]] || IXB || VEBD || [[Bagdogra International Airport]] || International flights to [[Singapore]], [[Bhutan]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Thailand]],<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-bagdogra-ixb | title=Bagdogra Flight Connections }}</ref> and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities
|-
| [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || — || — || Proposed<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-31 |title=West Bengal to seek AAI nod for relaxation of 40km-distance rule for second airport |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/state-to-seek-aai-nod-for-relaxation-of-40km-distance-rule-for-second-airport/articleshow/89231775.cms |access-date=2025-11-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=6; align=center| Domestic airports
|-
|[[Durgapur]] || [[Burdwan Division|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 Division|Jalpaiguri]] || COH || VECO || [[Cooch Behar Airport]] || Domestic airport. Commercial flight to [[Kolkata]], [[Jamshedpur]] and [[Bhubaneswar]].
|-
| [[Balurghat]] || [[Malda Division|Malda]] || RGH || VEBG || [[Balurghat Airport]] || Under construction
|-
| [[Kolkata]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || VEBA || [[Behala Airport]] || [[Flying club]], VVIP landing station
|-
| [[English Bazar|Malda]] || [[Malda Division|Malda]] || LDA || VEMH || [[Malda Airport]] || Construction on hold
|-
| [[Purulia]]|| [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]]|| — || — || [[Charra Airfield]]|| Abandoned [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip. Planned to be revived.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-15 |title=Bengal govt to develop new airport in Purulia, access to several industrial areas in Jharkhand to get easier |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-govt-to-develop-new-airport-in-purulia-access-to-several-industrial-areas-in-jharkhand-to-get-easier-10367610/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=6; align=center| Private airstrips
|-
| [[Asansol]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || VEBB || [[Burnpur Airport]] || [[Steel Authority of India Limited]]
|-
| [[Durgapur]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || — || Durgapur Steel Plant Airstrip || [[Government of West Bengal]]
|-
! colspan=6; align=center| Military airbases
|-
| [[Barrackpore]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || VEBR || [[Barrackpore Air Force Station]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Alipurduar]] || [[Jalpaiguri Division|Jalpaiguri]] || — || VEHX || [[Hasimara Air Force Station]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Kalaikunda]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || VEDX || [[Kalaikunda Air Force Station]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Kanchrapara]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || VBKP || [[Air Force Station Kanchrapara]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Panagarh]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || VEPH || [[Panagarh Air Force Station]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Salua, Paschim Medinipur|Salua]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || VESX || [[Air Force Station Salua]] || [[Indian Air Force]]
|-
| [[Rampurhat]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || — || Surichua Aerodrome || [[Indian Air Force]] (planned)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/iaf-plans-to-make-birbhum-aerodrome-permanent-base/cid/1792130 | title=IAF plans to make Birbhum aerodrome permanent base }}</ref>
|-
! colspan=6; align=center| Closed airstrips/runways
|-
| [[Asansol]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || — || [[Asansol Airfield]] || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Hijli]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || — || Hijli Airfield || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Bishnupur (West Bengal)|Bishnupur]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || — || [[Piardoba Airfield]] || World War II [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Bagrakote]] || [[Jalpaiguri Division|Jalpaiguri]] || — || — || Leesh River Airstrip || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Dhubulia]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || — || Dhubulia Airstrip || No. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
|-
| [[Garhbeta]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || — || Digri Airfield || [[World War II]] RAF 159 Squadron
|-
| [[Guskara]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || — || [[Guskhara Airfield]] || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Jhargram]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || — || [[Dudhkundi Airfield]] || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] 444th Bombardment Group
|-
| [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] || [[Presidency Division|Presidency]] || — || — || Kalyani Airfield ||[[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Pandaveswar]] || [[Burdwan Division|Burdwan]] || — || — || [[Pandaveswar Airfield]] || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|-
| [[Salboni]] || [[Medinipur Division|Medinipur]] || — || — || Salboni Airfield || [[World War II]] [[USAAF]] airstrip
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:External view of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.jpg|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Bagdogra_International_Airport.jpg|Bagdogra International Airport
The front facade of Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Andal, Durgapur.jpg|Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
COB airport.jpg|Cooch Behar Airport
40bg-42-6310takeoff-from-Chakulia-6-1944.jpg|Chakulia Airport in June, 1944
Subhas Chandra Bose arrives at Dum Dum aerodrome.jpg|Subhas Chandra Bose arriving at Kolkata Airport

</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 ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web | url=http://dgca.nic.in/aerodrome/aero_list.pdf | title=Licensed Aerodromes in India | publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] of India | date=2008-11-10 | access-date=2010-04-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926172324/http://dgca.nic.in/aerodrome/aero_list.pdf | archive-date=2019-09-26 | url-status=dead }}
* [[Airports Authority of India]] website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100105152053/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/airports.jsp AirportsIndia.org.in] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20091212002941/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/airports.jsp AAI.aero]
* {{cite web |url = http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf |title = ICAO Location Indicators by State |publisher = [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] |date = 2006-01-12 |access-date = 2010-04-07 |archive-date = 2007-09-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235554/http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf |url-status = dead }}
* {{cite web |url = http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/in.htm |title = UN Location Codes: India |work = [[UN/LOCODE]] 2009-1 |publisher = [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|UNECE]] |date = 2009-09-23}} - includes IATA codes
* [http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gclookup?Q=country:IN Great Circle Mapper] - IATA and ICAO codes
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/airbase.htm List of Indian Air Force Stations] at GlobalSecurity.org
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231108/http://www.aai.aero/misc/Kolkata_A_2013_01.pdf]-AAI NOTAM summary January 2013
* [http://www.midnapore.in/arifield/hijli-airfield.html] - Old airfields of Midnapore


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