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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Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (IATA: RDP, ICAO: VEDG), (Bengali pronunciation: [Kad͡ʒi nod͡ʒrul iʃlam bimanbɔndor]), also known as Durgapur Airport, is a domestic airport mainly serving the cities of Durgapur and Asansol in India. It is located in the Andal region of Durgapur in the state of West Bengal. It is named after the renowned 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 & 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.