Bagdogra Airport

Bagdogra Airport
Airside of Bagdogra Airport
IATA: IXB ICAO: VEBD
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	North Bengal and Sikkim
Location	Bagdogra, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India
Elevation AMSL	412 ft / 126 m
Coordinates	26°40′52″N 088°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861Coordinates: 26°40′52″N 088°19′43″E / 26.68111°N 88.32861°E / 26.68111; 88.32861
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 9,035 2,754 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passenger movements 1,357,646 28.94% Aircraft movements 10,125 21.5% Cargo tonnage 2,235 24.5%
Source: AAI,

Passenger movements	1,357,646 28.94%
Aircraft movements	10,125 21.5%
Cargo tonnage	2,235 24.5%

Bagdogra Airport, (IATA: IXB, ICAO: VEBD) is an international airport located in about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of the cities of Siliguri, 48 km (30 mi) away from Jalpaiguri and 65 km (40 mi) away from Darjeeling, the cities which the airport mainly serves, at Bagdogra in Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India. It is operated as a civil enclave at AFS Bagdogra of the Indian Air Force. It is also the gateway airport to the hill stations of Kurseong and Kalimpong and other portions of the North Bengal region in the Indian state of West Bengal, and sees thousands of tourists annually. The airport is a major stop in the region with flights connecting Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Guwahati and has international linkage connecting with Paro, Kathmandu and Bangkok. The airport also has regular helicopter flights to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The central government of India conferred customs airport status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations. Air traffic at Bagdogra crossed 1 million for the first time growing at 43.6% percent in 2014-15. This is one of the few airports in India with zero sales tax on aviation turbine fuel.