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Introduction
West Bengal is one of the important states in the eastern part of India. This is because many of the places and cities in this part of the country can be assessed from the airports in west Bengal. People from the other directions of the country have to first reach the west Bengal airports before they move forward their journey to places in Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh or even foreign nations beyond east India. The west Bengal airport also acts act the transit point for travelers going on journey in the Bay of Bengal.
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose international Airport
To cater to the traffic in the eastern India, the airport in west Bengal which is most frequently used is the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose international airport located in the capital city of Kolkata. This west Bengal airport is the largest of the airports in west Bengal and is also one of the oldest in the country. Earlier known as the Dumdum airport, the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose international airport in west Bengal, has a large number of small and big aircrafts landing frequently.
Due to the space deficiency inside the city, this west Bengal airport is located in the outskirts of the city. Although established in 1924, this international airport has become the best among the west Bengal airports. With efforts from the government and the private corporations, the facilities in this airport are being continuously upgraded for passengers from different parts of India and foreign countries. The security system is quite improved in recent years. The runway, the landing and take off terminals, cargo holding facilties and the flight navigations systems are of the state of the art in the west Bengal airport.
Flights and Destinations
A detailed account of the distance of places of importance from the airports in west Bengal is found in the smart musafir. There is also the list of the important flights that land and take off from the west Bengal airports. This allows people to book their tickets from the particular airport from the portal itself. Bagdodara airport near Siliguri is another important airport in west Bengal which is mostly for the domestic flights and passengers to the eastern parts of India like Darjeeling, Tripura, Guawhati, etc. Most of the other west Bengal airports are located in different places in the state and are specified for the airforce base. A couple of the airports in west Bengal like the Burnpur and the Durgapur steel plant airport are for the private flights of the industries.
Airports for Military Purpose
Rest of the airports like Barrackpore, Hasimara, Panagarh, Salua and Kalaikunda airports serve the military purposes. But the airport in west Bengal that is of importance is the international airport which is being tried to meet the international standards. The communication by road to this west Bengal airport is being tried to be improved. Information on taxis and buses catering to the airport is being meticulously planned and smart musafir is contributing in a big way for informing people about the international airport in west Bengal.