Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport i...

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is locally known as Kolkata Airport also earlier it was known as Dum Dum Airport. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is one of the oldest Airport in the India. It is named before Shri Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The airport is a major centre for flights to Northeast India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle Eastern cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. Kolkata Airport won the title of Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific region awarded by the Airport Council International.The airport has two parallel runways, Terminal 1 and the Terminal 2. The airport's new integrated terminal T2 is spread over 2,510,000 sq ft and can handle 25 million passengers annually, compared to the previous terminals' capacity of five million. The terminal is an L-shaped structure. The airport has a well-established facility of prepaid taxis and air-conditioned buses connecting it to the city centre. As part of the larger modernisation programme, a flyover at Nagerbazar and an entry ramp on VIP Road have also been constructed. Parking facilities at the new terminal include two underground parking levels accommodating 3000 cars, as well as an outdoor car parking which can handle an additional 2000 cars. The Infrastructure of the Airport is very clean. After all the above details, one can say that is is one of the finest airport of the India.