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Airports in West Bengal
Poetry, Durga Puja, Sundarbans, sweets.
CapitalKolkataRegionEast IndiaLanguagesBengaliPopulation10.2 croreAirports1
Tourism gateway
Why travellers fly into West Bengal
Kolkata (CCU) is the eastern gateway for North-East India and the Sundarbans; Bagdogra (IXB) opens the Darjeeling–Sikkim hill circuit.
Victoria MemorialHowrah BridgeDarjeeling (Toy Train, UNESCO)Sundarbans National Park (UNESCO)Durga Puja (October)
Metro
Kolkata Metro Yellow Line extension to CCU airport is partially operational since 2024.
Official site Rail
Howrah (HWH) and Sealdah (SDAH) are two of India's busiest stations; New Jalpaiguri (NJP) serves the Darjeeling hills.
Airport taxi
Yellow Ambassador taxis, Bhutia transfers to Sikkim, Uber and Ola operate across Kolkata and Siliguri.
Nearest airport by city
CCU
Kolkata
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (CCU)
Distance
17 km
IXB
Bagdogra (Siliguri)
Bagdogra Airport (IXB)
Distance
13 km
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State intelligence: IndianAirports.com state directory. Airport records carry their own source and last-verified dates.