Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Durgapur, Asansol | ||||||||||
| Location | Andal, Durgapur, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 18 May 2015 | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | IndiGo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 302 ft / 92 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°37′17″N 87°14′36″E / 23.62139°N 87.24333°E | ||||||||||
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| Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (IATA: RDP, ICAO: VEDG), also known as Durgapur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Durgapur and Asansol in West Bengal, India. It is located in the Andal region of Durgapur. It is named after the Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The airport is roughly 17 km from Durgapur’s City Centre and 34 km from Asansol’s City Bus Terminus.
The airport's hinterland comprises the cities of Durgapur, Asansol, Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Bolpur in West Bengal and Jamtara, Dumka, Dhanbad and Bokaro in Jharkhand. It is part of the country's first private sector Aerotropolis, being developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) in Andal, Durgapur. The airport was officially inaugurated on 19 September 2013 by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. According to 2023–24 data, the airport is the third busiest airport of West Bengal and the 58th busiest airport of India.