Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Kolkata) Internationa...

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Kolkata) International Airport
PROJECT START
2006-2007
PROJECT TYPE
Terminal construction, runway expansion and many other projects
LOCATION
Kolkata, India
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Kolkata is a modern city, which is at the centre of the Indian economy, and as such needs a signature airport.

Kolkata is based on the coast of India and has always been an important port / hub for the area.

The new Kolkata terminal incorporates writings into the designs of the roof.

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose terminal is a linear modern design, which has many energy and resource saving features.

The terminal will have landscaped gardens and will serve to integrate the domestic and international operations of Kolkata airport.

Kolkata is a modern city, which is at the centre of the Indian economy, and as such needs a signature airport.
Kolkata is based on the coast of India and has always been an important port / hub for the area.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Kolkata) International Airport is a civil airport located in West Bengal, India about 17km from the centre of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), named in the honour of the Bengali Indian patriot Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The airport handled around ten million passengers in 2011-12.



"Kolkata airport is fast becoming the main hub for north-eastbound flights as it serves 31 destinations within India."

The existing international terminal and domestic terminal were integrated into a single passenger terminal with an area of 233,000m2. The new integrated L-shaped terminal was inaugurated in January 2013. It has six levels and can handle 20 million passengers a year.

The airport is controlled and operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Kolkata airport is fast becoming the main hub for north-eastbound flights as it serves 31 destinations within India, close to Delhi (48) and Mumbai (46), and 69% of its flights are domestic (2006 figure).