List of airports in West Bengal

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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
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 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 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 IXB VEBD Bagdogra International Airport International flights to Singapore, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand,[1] and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities
Kalyani Presidency — — — Proposed[2]
Domestic airports
Durgapur 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 Construction on hold
Purulia Medinipur — — Charra Airfield Abandoned World War II USAAF airstrip. Planned to be revived.[3]
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)[4]
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bagdogra Flight Connections.
  2. ↑ West Bengal to seek AAI nod for relaxation of 40km-distance rule for second airport. The Times of India(2022-01-31). Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. ↑ Bengal govt to develop new airport in Purulia, access to several industrial areas in Jharkhand to get easier. The Indian Express(2025-11-15). Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  4. ↑ IAF plans to make Birbhum aerodrome permanent base.

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