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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.
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 - Functional status of the airport
Owned/operated by - Authority owning or operating the airport
City served
Division
IATA
ICAO
Airport name
Note
International airports
Kolkata
Presidency Division
CCU
VECC
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
International connections to United Arab Emirates , Qatar , Thailand , Egypt , Saudi Arabia , Sri Lanka , Indonesia , Singapore , Vietnam , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Myanmar , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Nepal and domestic flights to all Indian cities
Siliguri
Jalpaiguri Division
IXB
VEBD
Bagdogra International Airport
International flights to Singapore , Bhutan , Sri Lanka and Thailand ,[ 1] and domestic flights to multiple Indian cities
Kalyani, West Bengal
Presidency Division
—
—
—
under planning and operational by 2030
Domestic airports
Durgapur
Burdwan Division
RDP
VEDG
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Domestic airport. Commercial flights to Delhi , Mumbai , Chennai , Bengaluru , Hyderabad , Bhubaneswar , Siliguri and Guwahati .
Cooch Behar
Jalpaiguri Division
COH
VECO
Cooch Behar Airport
Domestic airport. Commercial flight to Kolkata .
Balurghat
Malda Division
RGH
VEBG
Balurghat Airport
Under construction
Kolkata
Presidency Division
—
VEBA
Behala Airport
Flying club , VVIP landing station
Malda
Malda Division
LDA
VEMH
Malda Airport
Construction on hold
Purulia
Medinipur Division
—
—
—
Planned
Private airstrips
Asansol
Burdwan Division
—
VEBB
Burnpur Airport
Steel Authority of India Limited
Durgapur
Burdwan Division
—
—
Durgapur Steel Plant Airstrip
Government of West Bengal
Military airbases
Barrackpore
Presidency Division
—
VEBR
Barrackpore Air Force Station
Indian Air Force
Hasimara / New Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri Division
—
VEHX
Hasimara Air Force Station
Indian Air Force
Kalaikunda
Medinipur Division
—
VEDX
Kalaikunda Air Force Station
Indian Air Force
Kanchrapara
Presidency Division
—
VBKP
Air Force Station Kanchrapara
Indian Air Force
Panagarh
Burdwan Division
—
VEPH
Panagarh Air Force Station
Indian Air Force
Salua, Paschim Medinipur
Medinipur Division
—
VESX
Air Force Station Salua
Indian Air Force
Rampurhat
Burdwan Division
—
—
Surichua Aerodrome
Indian Air Force (planned)[ 2]
Closed airstrips/runways
Asansol
Burdwan Division
—
—
Asansol Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Hijli
Presidency Division
—
—
Hijli Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Piardoba
—
—
—
Piardoba Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Bagrakote
—
—
—
Leesh River Airstrip
World War II USAAF airstrip
Dhubulia
Presidency Division
—
—
Dhubulia Airstrip
No. 99 Squadron RAF during World War II
Garhbeta
—
—
—
Digri Airfield
World War II RAF 159 Squadron
Guskara
Burdwan Division
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—
Guskhara Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Jhargram
Medinipur Division
—
—
Dudhkundi Airfield
World War II USAAF 444th Bombardment Group
Kalyani
Presidency Division
—
—
Kalyani Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Pandaveswar
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—
—
Pandaveswar Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Purulia
Medinipur Division
—
—
Charra Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Salboni
Medinipur Division
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—
Salboni Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Bagdogra International Airport
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Cooch Behar Airport
Chakulia Airport in June, 1944
Subhas Chandra Bose arriving at Kolkata Airport
Domestic/private
Central India
Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh
Eastern India
Bihar Jharkhand Odisha West Bengal
Northeastern India
Arunachal Pradesh Assam Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura
Northern India
Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Punjab Rajasthan Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Lakshadweep Puducherry Tamil Nadu
Western India
Daman and Diu Gujarat Maharashtra
Proposed
International
Domestic
South East West North Central
Military
Indian Air Force
Western Air Command Eastern Air Command Central Air Command Southern Air Command South Western Air Command Training Command Maintenance Command
Indian Navy
Eastern Naval Command Western Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Indian Army Indian Coast Guard Joint
Andaman and Nicobar Command
State-wise list of airports