AirportsNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is a large airport serving Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CCU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CCU
- ICAO code
- VECC
- City
- Kolkata
- State or region
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.6540° N, 88.4476° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,633 m (11,919 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CCU means Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VECC. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.6540° N, 88.4476° E. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,633 metres (11,919 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01R/19L | 3,633 m 11,919 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01L/19R | 2,832 m 9,291 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jessore AirportJashore (Jessore), Bangladesh | JSR | 94 km |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportDurgapur | RDP | 164 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal, Bangladesh | BZL | 191 km |
| Shah Makhdum AirportRajshahi, Bangladesh | RJH | 199 km |
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka, Bangladesh | DAC | 239 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,313 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,666 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,365 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,984 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,741 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,110 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,904 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,130 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,140 km | 11 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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