Malda Airport

Malda Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesEnglish Bazar
LocationEnglish Bazar, India
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates25°00′40″N 88°07′37″E / 25.011°N 88.127°E / 25.011; 88.127
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LDA is located in West Bengal
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LDA
LDA is located in India
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LDA
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Sources[1]

Malda Airport (IATA: LDA, ICAO: VEMH)[2][3][4] is located at Malda, India. Situated at an elevation of 791 feet, it is 3 km from the city centre and covers a rough area of around 140 acres. It has a runway measuring 3600 by 100 feet and is unpaved. Small aircraft and helicopters can land here. The terminal was built to handle 20 passengers each on arrival and departure at a time.[1] There were weekly services available to Kolkata and Balurghat operated by Vayudoot till 1989 when the services were withdrawn. As of 2017 the airport is under reconstruction.

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References

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006.
  2. ^ "Malda Airport code (LDA)". www.air-port-codes.com.
  3. ^ "Malda airport (LDA), Malda, India". airports-list.com.
  4. ^ "Malda - India". World Airport Codes.