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''Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose'' International Airport is an Airport located in Dum Dum , West Bengal , India , near Kolkata (Calcutta). The civil Airport was originally known as '''Dum Dum Airport''' before being renamed in the honour of the Bengal -born Indian patriot Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose . It has two parallel Runways 1-19 L/R, of which the longer one, 1R/19L is used for takeoffs and landings, while the other one is used mostly as a Taxiway . It is located approximately 17 km from the city centre. The airport was, at one point of time one of the busiest in Asia. Today it is a small airport providing domestic as well as a few international connections. The airport has three terminals: a domestic terminal (opened in the early 1990s), an international terminal (the oldest terminal) and a cargo terminal. Recently the airport has been given a facelift, making it one of the better airports in the country. AIRLINES
The following have discontinued operations to Calcutta: KLM, Aeroflot, Tarom, Royal Brunei, Royal Jordanian, JAT Airways, Jetstar Asia, Qatar Airways, ModiLuft, East-West, Damania, Vayudoot. |
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