Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

"Kolkata Airport" redirects here. For other uses, see Kolkata (disambiguation).

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKolkata Metropolitan Region
LocationDum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Opened1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Hub forAlliance Air
Focus city forAir India
Operating base for
BuiltEarly 1900s as the Calcutta Aerodrome
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates22°39′17″N 088°26′48″E / 22.65472°N 88.44667°E / 22.65472; 88.44667
Websitewww.nscbiairport.com
Map
CCU/VECC is located in Kolkata
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC is located in West Bengal
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC is located in India
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC is located in Asia
CCU/VECC
CCU/VECC
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01L/19R 3,190 10,470 Asphalt
01R/19L 3,627 11,900 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers19,784,417 (Increase 11.3%)
Aircraft movements140,879 (Increase 2.6%)
Cargo tonnage151,626 (Increase 11.5%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA: CCU, ICAO: VECC) is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area. It is the primary aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city centre. The airport is locally known as Kolkata Airport and Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in 1995 after Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement. The airport's IATA code CCU is associated with "Calcutta", the former legal name of the city. Opened in 1924, Kolkata Airport is one of the oldest airports in India.

Spread over an area of 6.64 square kilometres (2.56 sq mi), Kolkata Airport is the largest hub for air traffic in the eastern part of the country and one of four operational airports in West Bengal, the others being Bagdogra International Airport in Siliguri, Cooch Behar Airport in Cooch Behar and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Durgapur. The airport handled around 20 million passengers in the financial year 2023–24, making it the sixth-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic, after Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai airports.[1] The airport is a major centre for flights to Northeast India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Southeast Asia and the Middle Eastern cities of Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. It is situated across Jessore Road in Dum Dum area of Kolkata metropolitan region.

  1. ^ a b "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 19 April 2024.