This is a list of airports in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, a state in eastern
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, 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.
* ICAO - The
location indicator assigned by the
International Civil Aviation Organization
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(ICAO).
* IATA - The
airport code assigned by the
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
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 arrives at Kolkata Airport
See also
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List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India
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List of airports in India
This list of airports in India includes existing and former commercial & private airports, flying schools, certain defence airstrips, etc. As per AAI data from November 2016, the following are being targeted for the scheduled commercial flight ...
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List of airports in the Kolkata metropolitan area
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 ge ...
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List of Indian Air Force bases
The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal.
The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into sev ...
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#India
References
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Airports Authority of India
The Airports Authority of India, or AAI, is a public sector enterprise under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastruct ...
website
AirportsIndia.org.ino
AAI.aero*
* - includes IATA codes
Great Circle Mapper- IATA and ICAO codes
at GlobalSecurity.org
AAI NOTAM summary January 2013
- Old airfields of Midnapore
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Airports in West Bengal,
Airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...