List of airports in West Bengal - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of airports in West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, a state in eastern India

India

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, 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 of the city they serve.
ICAO - The location indicator
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...

assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
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(ICAO).
IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association
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(IATA).
Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Note - Specific information related to the airport

Airports

City served	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Note
			International Airports
Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... (Calcutta)	VECC	CCU	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose...	Also a military enclave Civil enclave A Civil Enclave is an area allotted at an airport belonging to the armed forces, for the usage of civil aircraft and civil aviation related services.... for Dum Dum Air Force Station
			Domestic Airports
Balurghat Balurghat Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili (Bangladesh...	VEBG	RGH	Balurghat Airport Balurghat Airport Balurghat Airport is located from Balurghat, a city in West Bengal, India. The airport is not currently in operation.-Facilities:The airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a paved surface measuring .-See also:* List of airports...	Non Operational Airport
Cooch Behar Cooch Behar Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at . Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage...	VECO	COH	Cooch Behar Airport Cooch Behar Airport Cooch Behar Airport is located at Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India and serves the greater Assam-Bengal border area.- Facilities :The airport is located at an elevation of 138 feet above mean sea level...	Chartered flights only
Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...	VEBA		Behala Airport Behala Airport Behala Airport is located at Behala in the city of Kolkata, India. It is more commonly referred as Behala Flying Training Institute or Behala Flying Club...	Behala Flying Club
Malda	VEMH	LDA	Malda Airport Malda Airport - See also:* List of airports by ICAO code* List of airports in India...	Future
			Civil enclave Civil enclave A Civil Enclave is an area allotted at an airport belonging to the armed forces, for the usage of civil aircraft and civil aviation related services....
Siliguri Siliguri Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...	VEBD	IXB	Bagdogra Airport Bagdogra Airport Bagdogra International Airport or Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra is a military airport that is open for civilian flights. The airport is located in the town of Bagdogra, about from the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India...	Also known as Bagdogra Air Force Station
			Private Airports
Burnpur Burnpur Burnpur is an important industrial city in Asansol sub-division in the state of West Bengal, India . It is located in Bardhaman District, in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state....			Burnpur airport Burnpur Airport Burnpur Airport is located at Burnpur, India. It is a private airport owned by IISCO and can handle small aircraft.-Facilities:The airport is located at an elevation of 310 feet above mean sea level...	IISCO IISCO IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited is located at Burnpur, near Asansol. The turbulent history of the plant, starting from its pioneering days, has found it a place in industrial history.... 's private airstrip
Durgapur			Durgapur Steel Plant Airport
			Military Airports
Barrackpore Barrackpore Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...	VEBR		Barrackpore Air Force Station Barrackpore Air Force Station Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore in the state of West Bengal, India. Barrackpore is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units.-History:...	Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Hasimara Hasimara Hasimara is a small but significant town in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal state, India. It is located at 26° 45' 0N latitude and 89° 20' 60E longitude at an altitude of 245 metres above sea level and has a population of about 40,000 .... / Jalpaiguri	VEHX		Hashimara Air Base	Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Kalaikunda	VEDX		Kalaikunda Air Force Station Kalaikunda Air Force Station Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force Base near Kharagpur, located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. It is the home of Squadron No. 20, Eastern Air Command...	Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Panagarh Panagarh Panagarh is a small town in India, located in Kanksa police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman District of West Bengal. Both the Indian Army and Air Force have their establishment here. An airport is also located here which is extensively used by Indian Air Force.-Geography:Panagarh is...	VEPH		Panagarh Air Force Station	Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Salua Salua Salua is one of four small villages on Manono Island in Samoa. The village population is 201 .The other villages on Manono island are Apai, Faleu and Lepuia'i....			Salua Air Base	Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
			Closed Airports
Andal Andal Andal is the the only female Alvar of the 12 Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. She is credited with the great Tamil works of Thirupavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi that are still recited by devotees during the Winter festival season of...			Andal airfield	Durgapur Aerotropolis Durgapur Aerotropolis Durgapur Aerotropolis is Indias first Aerotropolis located near Durgapur in West Bengal, India. It is being developed in association with Singapore's Changi Airports International and constructed by Bengal Aerotropolis Project Limited... under construction
Andal Andal Andal is the the only female Alvar of the 12 Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. She is credited with the great Tamil works of Thirupavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi that are still recited by devotees during the Winter festival season of...			RAF Assansol	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Bishnupur, Bankura			Piardoba Airfield Piardoba Airfield Piardoba Airfield is an abandoned airfield in India, located 6.6 miles S of Bishnupur, West Bengal, Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India.-History:...	nabadwip Nabadwip Nabadwip is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its name means "9 islands" in the Bengali language. The islands are named Antardwip , Simantadwip, Rudradwip, Madhyadwip, Godrumdwip, Ritudwip, Jahnudwip, Modadrumdwip, and Koladwip... USAAF Airstrip
Garhbeta			Garhbeta Airfield	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Guskara Guskara Guskara is a town and a municipality under Ausgram police station of Sadar subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Guskara is located at . It has an average elevation of 38 metres ....			Guskhara Airfield Guskhara Airfield Guskhara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Jhargram Jhargram Jhargram is a subdivisional municipality in the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.Beyond the Gangetic plains of West Bengal,INDIA...			Dudhkundi Airfield Dudhkundi Airfield Dudhkundi Airfield is an abandoned airfield in India, located 12 miles SE of Jhargram, in the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:...	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Kanchrapara Kanchrapara Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality under Bijpur police station of Barrackpore subdivision. in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...			Kanchrapara Airfield / (RAF Kanchrapara)	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Pandaveswar Pandaveswar Pandabeswar is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Andal and Pandabeswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Pandabeswar...			Pandaveswar Airfield Pandaveswar Airfield Pandaveswar Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Purulia Purulia Purulia , also spelled Puruliya, also known as "Manbhum City", is a city located in West Bengal state, India, and was constituted in 1876. It is the location of the district headquarters of Purulia district. Purulia is located on the north of the Kasai river and is a major road and railway...			Charra Airfield Charra Airfield Charra Airfield is an abandoned airfield in India, located 5 miles ExNE of Puruliya, in West Bengal.-History:During World War II, the airfield hosted the United States Army Air Force 444th Bombardment Group. Charra was originally designed for B-24 Liberator use...	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Salboni Salboni Salboni is a town with a police station in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal...			Salboni Airfield	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... USAAF Airstrip
Tarakeswar Tarakeswar Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...	VETK		Tarakeswar Airport

Airports

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