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	==Airlines and destinations==		==Airlines and destinations==
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			\|3={{nowrap\|[[Air India Express]]}}\|4=[[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport\|Agartala]],<ref name="DGCA IX">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/AirIndiaExpressLimited_SS_2026.pdf&mainundefined\|title=Air India Express Summer Schedule 2026\|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]\|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bengaluru]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]],<ref name="DGCA IX" /> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref name="DGCA IX" />, [[Pune International Airport\|Pune]]<ref>{{cite news\|title=Pune–Bagdogra Direct Flights Take Off, Boosting Regional Connectivity
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	\|3=~~{{nowrap\|~~[[Air ~~India Express~~]]~~}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.airindiaexpress.com/where-we-fly/airports\|title=Our Network~~\|~~work=Air India Express\|access-date=~~6 ~~June 2024}}</ref>\|4~~=[[~~Maharaja Bir Bikram~~ Airport\|~~Agartala~~]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bengaluru]] [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]]		\|5=[[Akasa Air]]\|6=[[Ahmedabad Airport\|Ahmedabad]],<ref name="Akasa Flight Schedule">{{cite web\|title=Akasa Air Flight Schedule\|url=https://www.akasaair.com/fly-with-akasa/flight-schedule\|website=Akasa Air\|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bengaluru]],<ref name="Akasa Flight Schedule" /> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]],<ref name="Akasa Flight Schedule" /> [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=Akasa Air deepens its Skyprint in Assam adds Dibrugarh as 32nd destination\|url=https://hospibuz.com/travel-hot-topics/akasa-air-deepens-its-skyprint-in-assam-adds-dibrugarh-as-32nd-destination-to-its-growing-network-10810701\|website=Hospibuz\|access-date=February 1, 2026}}</ref> [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]],<ref name="Akasa Flight Schedule" /> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref name="Akasa Flight Schedule" />
	<~~!-- -->\|5~~=[[Akasa ~~Air]]<ref~~>{{cite web\|title=Akasa Air Flight ~~Network~~\|url=https://www.akasaair.com/fly-with-akasa/~~our~~-~~network~~\|website=Akasa Air\|access-date=~~31 October 2023~~}}</ref>~~\|6=~~[[~~Indira Gandhi~~ International Airport\|~~Delhi]], [[Ahmedabad Airport\|Ahmedabad~~]],<ref~~>{{cite web \|title~~=Akasa ~~Air NW24 Ahmedabad Network Additions \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241022-qpnw24amd \|website=Aeroroutes \|access-date=22 October 2024}}<~~/~~ref~~> [[~~Kempegowda~~ International Airport\|~~Bengaluru]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati~~]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Akasa Air deepens its Skyprint in Assam adds Dibrugarh as 32nd destination\|url=https://hospibuz.com/travel-hot-topics/akasa-air-deepens-its-skyprint-in-assam-adds-dibrugarh-as-32nd-destination-to-its-growing-network-10810701\|website=Hospibuz\|access-date=February 1, 2026}}</ref>, [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]		<!-- -->
	<!-- -->\|7=[[Drukair]]\|8=[[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]], [[Paro Airport\|Paro]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bagdogra to Paro, Bangkok Drukair\|url=https://www.drukair.com.bt/Destinations/Bagdogra\|website=www.drukair.com\|access-date=8 July 2022\|archive-date=30 May 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530221724/https://drukair.com.bt/Destinations/Bagdogra\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Bagdogra-Bangkok flight resumed: ভুটানের সঙ্গে জুড়ছে বাগডোগরা-ব্যাংকক, কবে উড়ান চালু? \|url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/utility/story/bagdogra-bangkok-flight-resumed-2-years-after-covid-druk-air-ssr-420872-2022-07-04 \|access-date=8 July 2022 \|work=Aaj Tak বাংলা \|date=4 July 2022 \|language=bn}}</ref>		\|7=[[Drukair]]\|8=[[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]], [[Paro Airport\|Paro]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bagdogra to Paro, Bangkok Drukair\|url=https://www.drukair.com.bt/Destinations/Bagdogra\|website=www.drukair.com\|access-date=8 July 2022\|archive-date=30 May 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530221724/https://drukair.com.bt/Destinations/Bagdogra\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Bagdogra-Bangkok flight resumed: ভুটানের সঙ্গে জুড়ছে বাগডোগরা-ব্যাংকক, কবে উড়ান চালু? \|url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/utility/story/bagdogra-bangkok-flight-resumed-2-years-after-covid-druk-air-ssr-420872-2022-07-04 \|access-date=8 July 2022 \|work=Aaj Tak বাংলা \|date=4 July 2022 \|language=bn}}</ref>
	<!-- -->\|9=[[IndiGo]]~~<ref>{{cite web~~\|~~url~~=~~https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-indigo-airlines-6e~~\|~~title=IndiGo Airlines Route Map and Destinations\|website=FlightConnections.com\|date=29 May 2023 }}</ref>~~<ref name="~~Indigo1~~">{{cite web\|url=https://www.~~goindigo~~.in/~~information~~/~~flight-schedule~~.~~html~~\|title=~~Flight~~ Schedule ~~for Domestic & International Flights~~ \|~~website~~=~~IndiGo~~ \|access-date=~~25 December 2018~~}}</ref>~~\|10=~~[[~~Kempegowda~~ International Airport\|~~Bengaluru~~]], [[~~Biju Patnaik~~ Airport\|~~Bhubaneswar~~]],<ref name="~~Indigo2~~"/> ~~[[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]]~~, [[~~Indira~~ Gandhi International Airport\|~~Delhi~~]], [[~~Kazi Nazrul Islam~~ Airport\|~~Durgapur~~]], [[Navi Mumbai International Airport\|Navi ~~Mumbai~~]]<ref name="Indigo2">{{cite news\|last=Pall\|first=Samreen\|title=Durgapur: New Direct Flights To Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra, And Guwahati To Begin Starting August End\|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/durgapur-new-direct-flights-to-bhubaneswar-bagdogra-and-guwahati-to-begin-starting-august-end-8928886.html\|website=News18\|date=11 June 2024\|access-date=11 June 2024\|language=en}}</ref>~~, [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]],~~ [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]
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			\|9=[[IndiGo]]\|10=[[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bengaluru]],<ref name="DGCA 6E DOM">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/INTERGLOBE%20AVIATION%20LTD_2026.pdf&mainundefined\|title=IndiGo Summer Schedule 2026\|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]\|access-date=4 May 2026}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]],<ref name="DGCA 6E DOM" /> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]],<ref name="DGCA 6E DOM" /> , [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]],<ref name="DGCA 6E DOM" /> [[Navi Mumbai International Airport\|Mumbai-Navi]]<ref name="Indigo2">{{cite news\|last=Pall\|first=Samreen\|title=Durgapur: New Direct Flights To Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra, And Guwahati To Begin Starting August End\|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/durgapur-new-direct-flights-to-bhubaneswar-bagdogra-and-guwahati-to-begin-starting-august-end-8928886.html\|website=News18\|date=11 June 2024\|access-date=11 June 2024\|language=en}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai-Shivaji]]<ref name="DGCA 6E DOM" />

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	== Accidents and incidents ==		== Accidents and incidents ==

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	* [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/bagdogra Bagdogra Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]] website.		* [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/bagdogra Bagdogra Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]] website.

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	[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg\|thumb\|Aircraft at the [[Bagdogra International Airport]]]]		[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg\|thumb\|Aircraft at the [[Bagdogra International Airport]]]]
	'''Bagdogra International Airport''', {{airport codes\|IXB\|VEBD}} is an [[international airport]] located at the western part of the city [[Siliguri]], the city which the airport serves, at [[Bagdogra]] area in [[Siliguri]] in northern [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 January 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055616/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp \|archive-date=22 December 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		'''Bagdogra International Airport''' {{airport codes\|IXB\|VEBD}} is an [[international airport]] located at the western part of the city [[Siliguri]], the city which the airport serves, at [[Bagdogra]] area in [[Siliguri]] in northern [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 January 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055616/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp \|archive-date=22 December 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	It is operated as a [[civil enclave]] at AFS Bagdogra of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is also the gateway airport to the [[hill station]]s of [[Darjeeling]], [[Gangtok]], [[Kurseong]], [[Kalimpong]], [[Mirik]] and other parts of the [[North Bengal]] region and sees thousands of tourists annually. The airport is a major transport hub in the region. The central government of India conferred [[international airport]] status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations.<ref name="TOI1"/><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/International-status-to-Bagdogra-airport-hailed/articleshow/24001049.cms \|title = International status to Bagdogra airport hailed \| work= The Times of India\| date= 2 October 2002\| access-date = 15 July 2014}}</ref> Air traffic at Bagdogra crossed 1 million for the first time growing at 43.6% percent in 2014–15. In 2019–20, the airport served 3.2 million passengers which was an increase of 11.2% from the previous year, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in India\|17th-busiest airport in India]]. This is one of the few airports in India with zero sales tax on aviation turbine fuel.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150728/jsp/calcutta/story_34042.jsp#.Vbar1fmqqko\|title=Bagdogra backs CM flight path- Tax waiver fuels air traffic growth\|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]\|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>		It is operated as a [[civil enclave]] at AFS Bagdogra of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is also the gateway airport to the [[hill station]]s of [[Darjeeling]], [[Gangtok]], [[Kurseong]], [[Kalimpong]], [[Mirik]] and other parts of the [[North Bengal]] region and sees thousands of tourists annually. The airport is a major transport hub in the region. The central government of India conferred [[international airport]] status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations. Bagdogra airport experiences humid sub-tropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) - Hot humid summers and cooler winter. Significant precipitation in all seasons but drier in the winter.<ref name="TOI1"/><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/International-status-to-Bagdogra-airport-hailed/articleshow/24001049.cms \|title = International status to Bagdogra airport hailed \| work= The Times of India\| date= 2 October 2002\| access-date = 15 July 2014}}</ref> Air traffic at Bagdogra crossed 1 million for the first time growing at 43.6% percent in 2014–15. In 2019–20, the airport served 3.2 million passengers which was an increase of 11.2% from the previous year, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in India\|17th-busiest airport in India]]. This is one of the few airports in India with zero sales tax on aviation turbine fuel.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150728/jsp/calcutta/story_34042.jsp#.Vbar1fmqqko\|title=Bagdogra backs CM flight path- Tax waiver fuels air traffic growth\|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]\|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

	==Air Force Station==		==Air Force Station==
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	The airbase is home to the IAF No. 20 Wing, as also to the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] (Mig-21) FL [[fighter aircraft]] of the No. 8 Squadron and a Helicopter Unit. Along with the airbase at [[Hasimara]], [[Alipurduar district]]; it is responsible for combat air operations over a large area including North Bengal, Sikkim, and if needed, [[Bhutan]]. The base caters to all military air traffic for the Indian Army's [[XXXIII Corps (India)\|XXXIII Corps]] based nearby in Sukna.		The airbase is home to the IAF No. 20 Wing, as also to the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] (Mig-21) FL [[fighter aircraft]] of the No. 8 Squadron and a Helicopter Unit. Along with the airbase at [[Hasimara]], [[Alipurduar district]]; it is responsible for combat air operations over a large area including North Bengal, Sikkim, and if needed, [[Bhutan]]. The base caters to all military air traffic for the Indian Army's [[XXXIII Corps (India)\|XXXIII Corps]] based nearby in Sukna.

	==Expansion==		==Expansion==
	The state government had handed over {{convert\|14.5\|acre\|ha}} of land to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for developing infrastructure for night landing in 2010. AAI also expanded the [[airport apron\|apron]] at the same time, enabling the parking of 5 [[Narrow-body aircraft\|narrow body aircraft]] simultaneously.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web\| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109094533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 9 November 2013 \|title = Night-landing facility at Bagdogra soon \|date = 16 January 2010\| work = [[The Times of India]] \| access-date = 16 January 2010}}</ref> The IAF, which maintains the ATC and runway, gave permission for night landings by civilian aircraft allowing flights past 6 pm in 2013.~~<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www~~.~~telegraphindia~~.~~com/1130702/jsp/siliguri/story_17070818.jsp#~~.~~U8TnYFbPZMI \|title = IAF nod for Bagdogra night landing \| work= The Telegraph\|date= 2 July 2013\|access-date = 15 July 2014 }}</ref>~~		The state government had handed over {{convert\|14.5\|acre\|ha}} of land to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for developing infrastructure for night landing in 2010. AAI also expanded the [[airport apron\|apron]] at the same time, enabling the parking of 5 [[Narrow-body aircraft\|narrow body aircraft]] simultaneously.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web\| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109094533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 9 November 2013 \|title = Night-landing facility at Bagdogra soon \|date = 16 January 2010\| work = [[The Times of India]] \| access-date = 16 January 2010}}</ref> The IAF, which maintains the ATC and runway, gave permission for night landings by civilian aircraft allowing flights past 6 pm in 2013. The new terminal building will also be constructed at Bagdogra Airport by 2024 with 16 parking bays, 10 aerobridges and a taxi way. It will become a fully fledged airport after its expansion. After the expansion of Bagdogra Airport, more international flights can land here.

	== Statistics ==		== Statistics ==
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	\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html\|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule \| IndiGo\|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref name="auto"/>\|<ref name="Indigo1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html\|title=Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights \|website=IndiGo \|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-indigo-airlines-6e\|title=IndiGo Airlines Route Map and Destinations\|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>		\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html\|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule \| IndiGo\|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref name="auto"/>\|<ref name="Indigo1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html\|title=Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights \|website=IndiGo \|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-indigo-airlines-6e\|title=IndiGo Airlines Route Map and Destinations\|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>
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	\| [[SpiceJet]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Flight schedule\|publisher=[[SpiceJet]]\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx\|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-spicejet-sg\|title=Spicejet Route Map and Destinations\|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>		\| [[SpiceJet]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Jaipur International Airport\|Jaipur]](Begins 31st Oct), [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Flight schedule\|publisher=[[SpiceJet]]\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx\|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-spicejet-sg\|title=Spicejet Route Map and Destinations\|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>
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	\| [[Vistara]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]], \|<ref name="Vistara-Dibrugarh">"[https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vistara-expands-its-wings-to-dibrugarh-connects-this-assam-city-with-delhi-bagdogra/1502229/ Vistara expands its wings to Dibrugarh, connects this Assam city with Delhi, Bagdogra]." ''Financial Express''. Accessed 1 March 2019.</ref>		\| [[Vistara]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]] \|<ref name="Vistara-Dibrugarh">"[https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vistara-expands-its-wings-to-dibrugarh-connects-this-assam-city-with-delhi-bagdogra/1502229/ Vistara expands its wings to Dibrugarh, connects this Assam city with Delhi, Bagdogra]." ''Financial Express''. Accessed 1 March 2019.</ref>
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			== Accidents and Incidents ==

			* 23 May 2008: A [[MiG-21]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] had to perform a [[belly landing]] due to a technical snag and a jammed landing gear. The aircraft hard landed on the runway causing it to catch fire. The pilot ejected safely.The aircraft was written off subsequently.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Times\|first=Hindustan\|date=May 23, 2008\|title=MiG 21 crashes in Bengal, pilot safe\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/mig-21-crashes-in-bengal-pilot-safe/story-sDa1kZZITWR8EKQca0yYHN.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=13 September 2021\|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

			* 5 July 2013: AI879, an [[A320]] arriving from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|New Delhi]] swerved off the taxiway while taxiing towards the apron after landing. No injuries were reported. The passengers were immediately de-boarded. The aircraft sustained minor damage and took about 7 hours to bring the stuck aircraft to the taxiiway. <ref>{{Cite web\|last=India\|first=Telegraph\|date=6 June 2013\|title=Flight skids off taxiway - Air India plane stuck at bagdogra for 7 hrs\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/flight-skids-off-taxiway-air-india-plane-stuck-at-bagdogra-for-7-hrs/cid/285507\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 September 2021\|website=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)\|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>

			*11 July 2014: A mishap was avoided between [[IndiGo\|Indigo]] flight 6E472 and [[Air India]] flight AI879. Air India flight 879, carrying 120 passengers, was descending and the [[IndiGo\|Indigo]] flight 472 with 130 passengers on board was given clearance to climb the 30,000-feet height. As they came close to each other violating the 1000 metre separation, the pilots of the [[IndiGo\|Indigo]] plane and the Air India aircraft, however, manoeuvred themselves to avoid a near-miss. Both aircraft received a [[Traffic collision avoidance system\|Traffic Collision Avoidance System]] warning. Following the Resolution Advisory given by the TCAS the Indigo flight immediately descended and the Air India flight turned right. Once the Captains received "clear-of-conflict" message, they manoeuvred back to their filed flight plans. Both aircraft landed safely without any injuries.<ref>{{Cite web\|first=News 18\|date=July 11, 2014\|title=Mishap avoided at Bagdogra airport as Indigo and Air India flight avoid collision\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/airport-mishap-701170.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=13 September 2021\|website=[[News18 India]]}}</ref>

			* 15 February 2019: An [[AirAsia India\|Air Asia India]] [[Airbus A320 family\|A320]] scheduled for a flight from Bagdogra Airport to [[Kempegowda International Airport]] damaged its left wing sharklets while backtracking the runway. The two pilots were later suspended for 6 months by the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|DGCA]] in view of violating laid down procedures.<ref>{{Cite web\|first=The Economic Times\|date=Jul 11, 2019\|title=DGCA suspends two AirAsia India pilots for violation\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/dgca-suspends-two-airasia-india-pilots-for-violations/articleshow/70179028.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=13 September 2021\|website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

			* 16 December 2019: An [[IndiGo]] [[A320neo]] bound for [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]] performed an emergency landing in view of engine related issues. The aircraft was using [[Pratt & Whitney PW1000G\|Pratt & Whittney]] engines. Out of the two engines, one engine was not modified which caused the issue.<ref>{{Cite web\|first=The Mint\|date=16 Dec 2019\|title=IndiGo A320neo flight diverted to Bagdogra due to engine glitch\|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-a320neo-flight-diverted-to-bagdogra-due-to-engine-glitch-11576496883242.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=13 September 2021\|website=[[Mint (newspaper)]]}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https~~://web.archive.org/web/20061013155636/http~~://www.aai.aero/~~allAirports~~/~~bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp Civil Aerodrome~~ Bagdogra] ~~(official~~ [[Airports Authority of India]] ~~web site)~~		* [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/bagdogra Bagdogra Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]] website.

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	\| [[Vistara]] \|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]]\|<ref name="Vistara-Dibrugarh">"[https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vistara-expands-its-wings-to-dibrugarh-connects-this-assam-city-with-delhi-bagdogra/1502229/ Vistara expands its wings to Dibrugarh, connects this Assam city with Delhi, Bagdogra]." ''Financial Express''. Accessed 1 March 2019.</ref>		\| [[Vistara]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]], \|<ref name="Vistara-Dibrugarh">"[https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vistara-expands-its-wings-to-dibrugarh-connects-this-assam-city-with-delhi-bagdogra/1502229/ Vistara expands its wings to Dibrugarh, connects this Assam city with Delhi, Bagdogra]." ''Financial Express''. Accessed 1 March 2019.</ref>
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{{short description|Airport near Siliguri, West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bagdogra International Airport
| image = Bagdogra International Airport.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = IXB
| ICAO = VEBD
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal# India
| pushpin_label = '''IXB'''
| type = Civil Enclave
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Siliguri]]
| location = [[Bagdogra]], [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 412
| elevation-m = 126
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|40|52|N|088|19|43|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 18/36
| r1-length-f = 9,035
| r1-length-m = 2,754
| r1-surface = Concrete/[[Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2020 - March 2021
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,473,310 ({{decrease}}54.2%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 10,784 ({{decrease}}53.6%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 6,024 ({{decrease}}19.8%)|
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg|thumb|Aircraft at the [[Bagdogra International Airport]]]]
'''Bagdogra International Airport''', {{airport codes|IXB|VEBD}} is an [[international airport]] located at the western part of the city [[Siliguri]], the city which the airport serves, at [[Bagdogra]] area in [[Siliguri]] in northern [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055616/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
It is operated as a [[civil enclave]] at AFS Bagdogra of the [[Indian Air Force]]. It is also the gateway airport to the [[hill station]]s of [[Darjeeling]], [[Gangtok]], [[Kurseong]], [[Kalimpong]], [[Mirik]] and other parts of the [[North Bengal]] region and sees thousands of tourists annually. The airport is a major transport hub in the region. The central government of India conferred [[international airport]] status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations.<ref name="TOI1"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/International-status-to-Bagdogra-airport-hailed/articleshow/24001049.cms |title = International status to Bagdogra airport hailed | work= The Times of India| date= 2 October 2002| access-date = 15 July 2014}}</ref> Air traffic at Bagdogra crossed 1 million for the first time growing at 43.6% percent in 2014–15. In 2019–20, the airport served 3.2 million passengers which was an increase of 11.2% from the previous year, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in India|17th-busiest airport in India]]. This is one of the few airports in India with zero sales tax on aviation turbine fuel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150728/jsp/calcutta/story_34042.jsp#.Vbar1fmqqko|title=Bagdogra backs CM flight path- Tax waiver fuels air traffic growth|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

==Air Force Station==
The airbase is home to the IAF No. 20 Wing, as also to the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] (Mig-21) FL [[fighter aircraft]] of the No. 8 Squadron and a Helicopter Unit. Along with the airbase at [[Hasimara]], [[Alipurduar district]]; it is responsible for combat air operations over a large area including North Bengal, Sikkim, and if needed, [[Bhutan]]. The base caters to all military air traffic for the Indian Army's [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] based nearby in Sukna.

==Expansion==
The state government had handed over {{convert|14.5|acre|ha}} of land to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for developing infrastructure for night landing in 2010. AAI also expanded the [[airport apron|apron]] at the same time, enabling the parking of 5 [[Narrow-body aircraft|narrow body aircraft]] simultaneously.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109094533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-16/kolkata/28143485_1_night-landing-landing-facility-bagdogra | url-status = dead | archive-date = 9 November 2013 |title = Night-landing facility at Bagdogra soon |date = 16 January 2010| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 January 2010}}</ref> The IAF, which maintains the ATC and runway, gave permission for night landings by civilian aircraft allowing flights past 6 pm in 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130702/jsp/siliguri/story_17070818.jsp#.U8TnYFbPZMI |title = IAF nod for Bagdogra night landing | work= The Telegraph|date= 2 July 2013|access-date = 15 July 2014 }}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=IXB}}

==Airlines and destinations==


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| {{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}}|
[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/airasia-india-launches-new-daily-direct-flights-at-rs-2-999-only-routes-booking-details-here-1895403 |title=AirAsia India Launches New Daily Direct Flights From Bangalore To Bagdogra at Rs 2,999 Only. Booking Details Here |publisher=Ndtv.com |access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-airasia-india-i5|title=Route Map of AirAsia India|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>

| [[Air India]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-air-india-ai|title=Route Map of Air India|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>

|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece}}</ref>| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-go-air-g8|title=Go Air Route Map and Destinations|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>

| [[IndiGo]] | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref name="auto"/>|<ref name="Indigo1">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/flight-schedule.html|title=Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights |website=IndiGo |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-indigo-airlines-6e|title=IndiGo Airlines Route Map and Destinations|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>

| [[SpiceJet]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Flight schedule|publisher=[[SpiceJet]]|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-spicejet-sg|title=Spicejet Route Map and Destinations|website=FlightConnections.com}}</ref>

| [[Vistara]] |[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport|Dibrugarh]]|<ref name="Vistara-Dibrugarh">"[https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/vistara-expands-its-wings-to-dibrugarh-connects-this-assam-city-with-delhi-bagdogra/1502229/ Vistara expands its wings to Dibrugarh, connects this Assam city with Delhi, Bagdogra]." ''Financial Express''. Accessed 1 March 2019.</ref>
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061013155636/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra] (official [[Airports Authority of India]] web site)

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