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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
CCU
VECC
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
International connections to 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
—
—
—
under planning and operational by 2030
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 .
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
—
—
—
Planned
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)[ 2]
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
Purulia
Medinipur
—
—
Charra Airfield
World War II USAAF airstrip
Salboni
Medinipur
—
—
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