Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (IATA: RDP, ICAO: VEDG), is a domestic airport serving the cities of Durgapur and Asansol. It is located at Andal, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It is named after Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The airport is roughly 15 km (9.3 mi) from Durgapur and 25 km (16 mi) from Asansol.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL)/Changi Airport Group | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Durgapur and Asansol | ||||||||||
Location | Andal, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||
Opened | 2015 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 302 ft / 92 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°37′17″N 87°14′36″E | ||||||||||
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The airport's hinterland comprises the towns of Bardhaman, Bankura, Bishnupur, Purulia, Sainthia, Suri, Bolpur, Rampurhat in West Bengal and Dhanbad and Bokaro in Jharkhand. It is part of the country's first private sector Aerotropolis, being developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL). The airport was officially inaugurated on 19 September 2013 by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.[5] According to 2018-19 data, Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport is the 3rd busiest airport of West Bengal and the 61st busiest airport of India.[6]
The project was conceived in 2006–07 during the Left Front government. The construction of the airport was completed on 2013. But for several reasons, the airport did not receive final operational clearance from the aviation regulator DGCA until 24 April 2015. Regular Commercial Flights started from 2015.[7]
On 10 May 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first passenger to use the new airport when he flew out to Delhi, aboard an Indian Air Force Boeing 737 VIP aircraft, even before commercial airlines started their regular service from the airport.[8] Scheduled commercial operation commenced on 18 May 2015.[9] Another airline, Zoom Air, also begun flights on the Delhi – Durgapur – Kolkata route but after three months it stopped its flight due to lack of passengers. Finally the airport gained popularity in 2018 with connections to Delhi and Hyderabad by Air India and to the destinations of Mumbai and Chennai in October 2019 by SpiceJet.
The airport has been built over 650 acres (can be expanded more at the future) at a cost of ₹600 crore (US$75 million).[10] The airport has 70% open green space for facilitating fresh green environment within the airport area.
The State Government also has a 26.05% stake through West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI) has a 30.21% stake in BAPL. Other Indian promoters include IL&FS, Pragati Social Infrastructure & Development, Pragati 47, Lend Lease Company India and Citystar Infrastructure.
The 5,750 square metre passenger terminal building has a capacity of 1 million passengers per annum and can be expanded in the future to a capacity to 2.5 million per annum. It has six check-in counters with Common Use Terminal equipment (CUTE) in the departure lounge and two baggage conveyor belts at the arrival hall.[11] The airport is equipped with category VI firefighting and rescue capability.[11]
The airport's 2,800-meter runway (which is expandable up to 3,315-metre) is equipped with a CAT I instrument landing system (ILS) and can handle narrow-body aircraft like Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The airport apron has four parking bays and a Helipad.
Airlines | Destinations | Refs |
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Air India | Hyderabad | |
IndiGo | Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad | [12][13][14][15][16] |
SpiceJet | Chennai, Mumbai | [17] |
The airport is conveniently connected to Durgapur and Asansol through National Highway 19. There are dedicated transport options available to reach the airport and reach passengers’ desired destinations from the airport.
The closest railway station to the airport is Andal Junction, which is around 10 km away from the airport.
Year | Passengers | Passengers % change | Aircraft Movement | Aircraft Movement % change |
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2021–2022 | 2,49,975[18] | ![]() |
1,926[19] | ![]() |
2020–2021 | 86,561 | ![]() |
640 | ![]() |
2019–2020 | 1,71,155[20] | ![]() |
1,523[21] | ![]() |
2018–2019 | 45,907[20] | ![]() |
385 | ![]() |
2017–2018 | 5,377 | ![]() |
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2016–2017 | 5,950[23] | ![]() |
236[24] | ![]() |
2015–2016 | 8,515[23] | – | 506[24] | – |
Rank | Airport | Total passengers | Change 2018/ 19 |
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1 | Delhi | 34,325 | ![]() |
2 | Mumbai | 29,847 | N/A |
3 | Hyderabad | 28,216 | N/A |
4 | Chennai | 10,865 | N/A |
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Please start one Flight for Lucknow also.