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	The airport began as an open ground next to the [[Royal Artillery]] Armoury in [[Dum Dum]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Dum Dum – Cathedral Relief Service\|url=http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|access-date=14 July 2020\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714192723/http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=NORTH 24 PARGANAS - WEST BENGAL TOURISM\|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|access-date=7 December 2019\|website=www.wbtourismgov.in\|archive-date=8 June 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=30 December 2013\|title=esq {{!}} air ministry {{!}} flying officer {{!}} 1920 {{!}} 0415 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|access-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230142754/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Sir [[Stanley Jackson]], Governor of Bengal, opened the Bengal Flying Club at Dum Dum/Calcutta aerodrome in February 1929.<ref>{{cite web\|date=6 March 2012\|title=aero club {{!}} aeroplane club {{!}} flying club {{!}} 1929 {{!}} 0480 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Flight Archive\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306112810/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In 1930, the airfield was made fit for use throughout the year,<ref>{{cite news \|title=State of Air Transport in the British Empire \|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|work=[[Flight Global]] \|date=29 August 1930 \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306100256/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and other airlines began to utilize the airport. [[Air Orient]] began scheduled stops as part of a Paris to [[Ho Chi Minh City\|Saigon]] route<ref>{{cite news \|title=1930 Histoire d'Air Orient. \|url=http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=17 August 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817010029/http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Imperial Airways]] began flights from London to Australia via Calcutta in 1933, thus drew many airlines to Calcutta Airport.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Birth of Aviation and Its Arrival in India\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714180402/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite document\|s2cid=126716007\|date=2007\|title=Global networks before globalisation: imperial airways and the development of long-haul air routes\|publisher=Loughborough University}}</ref> Many pioneering flights passed through the airport, including [[Amelia Earhart]]'s in 1937.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Amelia Earhart's Circumnavigation Attempt \|url=http://www.tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart's_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|work=Tripline.net \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=26 October 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026060604/http://tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart%27s_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Alikhan\|first=Anvar\|title=The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|archive-date=26 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926010330/https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=17 June 1937\|title=Amelia in Calcutta\|url=https://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229175805/http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|archive-date=29 December 2016\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org}}</ref>		The airport began as an open ground next to the [[Royal Artillery]] Armoury in [[Dum Dum]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Dum Dum – Cathedral Relief Service\|url=http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|access-date=14 July 2020\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714192723/http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=NORTH 24 PARGANAS - WEST BENGAL TOURISM\|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|access-date=7 December 2019\|website=www.wbtourismgov.in\|archive-date=8 June 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=30 December 2013\|title=esq {{!}} air ministry {{!}} flying officer {{!}} 1920 {{!}} 0415 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|access-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230142754/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Sir [[Stanley Jackson]], Governor of Bengal, opened the Bengal Flying Club at Dum Dum/Calcutta aerodrome in February 1929.<ref>{{cite web\|date=6 March 2012\|title=aero club {{!}} aeroplane club {{!}} flying club {{!}} 1929 {{!}} 0480 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Flight Archive\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306112810/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In 1930, the airfield was made fit for use throughout the year,<ref>{{cite news \|title=State of Air Transport in the British Empire \|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|work=[[Flight Global]] \|date=29 August 1930 \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306100256/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and other airlines began to utilize the airport. [[Air Orient]] began scheduled stops as part of a Paris to [[Ho Chi Minh City\|Saigon]] route<ref>{{cite news \|title=1930 Histoire d'Air Orient. \|url=http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=17 August 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817010029/http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Imperial Airways]] began flights from London to Australia via Calcutta in 1933, thus drew many airlines to Calcutta Airport.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Birth of Aviation and Its Arrival in India\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714180402/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite document\|s2cid=126716007\|date=2007\|title=Global networks before globalisation: imperial airways and the development of long-haul air routes\|publisher=Loughborough University}}</ref> Many pioneering flights passed through the airport, including [[Amelia Earhart]]'s in 1937.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Amelia Earhart's Circumnavigation Attempt \|url=http://www.tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart's_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|work=Tripline.net \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=26 October 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026060604/http://tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart%27s_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Alikhan\|first=Anvar\|title=The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|archive-date=26 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926010330/https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=17 June 1937\|title=Amelia in Calcutta\|url=https://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229175805/http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|archive-date=29 December 2016\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org}}</ref>

	Calcutta played an important role in the [[Second World War]]. In 1942, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[7th Bombardment Group]] flew [[B-24 Liberator]] bombers from the airport on combat missions over [[Myanmar\|Burma]]. The airfield was used as a cargo aerial port for the [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]] and was also used as a communication centre for the [[Tenth Air Force]].<ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref~~><ref name=":11" /~~>		Calcutta played an important role in the [[Second World War]]. In 1942, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[7th Bombardment Group]] flew [[B-24 Liberator]] bombers from the airport on combat missions over [[Myanmar\|Burma]]. The airfield was used as a cargo aerial port for the [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]] and was also used as a communication centre for the [[Tenth Air Force]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref>

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	==== Phase 2 ====		==== Phase 2 ====
	A master plan has already been made for the construction of a third terminal that will increase the airport's passenger capacity to 45 million. The plan has received the first nod from the aviation ministry. The new terminal T1 will come up north of the current integrated terminal. The Air Traffic Navigation Building and the old international terminal that are situated beyond the old domestic terminal (which will become a passenger boarding building), will be demolished to make way for the new terminal T1, which is expected to house only domestic flights while the existing integrated terminal T2 will be allotted only to international flights. The construction of new hangars and bays is also part of the current expansion plan.<ref name=":5">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|title=Kolkata eyes 40 million flyers annually in next 4 years \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=14 June 2017 \|access-date=8 April 2018 \|archive-date=28 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928143954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref~~><ref name=":4" /~~>		A master plan has already been made for the construction of a third terminal that will increase the airport's passenger capacity to 45 million. The plan has received the first nod from the aviation ministry. The new terminal T1 will come up north of the current integrated terminal. The Air Traffic Navigation Building and the old international terminal that are situated beyond the old domestic terminal (which will become a passenger boarding building), will be demolished to make way for the new terminal T1, which is expected to house only domestic flights while the existing integrated terminal T2 will be allotted only to international flights. The construction of new hangars and bays is also part of the current expansion plan.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|title=Kolkata eyes 40 million flyers annually in next 4 years \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=14 June 2017 \|access-date=8 April 2018 \|archive-date=28 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928143954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	== Accidents and incidents ==		== Accidents and incidents ==
	~~<b>~~On 2 May 1953~~</b>~~, [[BOAC Flight 783]] [[de Havilland Comet]] bound for Delhi [[de Havilland Comet#Early hull losses\|crashed after takeoff]] from Calcutta Airport with the loss of 43 lives. Parts of the aircraft were found spread over an area of eight square miles, near Jugalgari, a village some 25 miles north-west of Calcutta, suggesting disintegration before impact with the ground.<ref>{{cite news\|date=8 May 1953\|title=Loss of a Comet\|work=[[Flight Global]]\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200594.html\|access-date=18 September 2011\|archive-date=6 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306101220/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200594.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''On 2 May 1953''', [[BOAC Flight 783]] [[de Havilland Comet]] bound for Delhi [[de Havilland Comet#Early hull losses\|crashed after takeoff]] from Calcutta Airport with the loss of 43 lives. Parts of the aircraft were found spread over an area of eight square miles, near Jugalgari, a village some 25 miles north-west of Calcutta, suggesting disintegration before impact with the ground.<ref>{{cite news\|date=8 May 1953\|title=Loss of a Comet\|work=[[Flight Global]]\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200594.html\|access-date=18 September 2011\|archive-date=6 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306101220/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200594.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	~~<b>~~On 12 June 1968~~</b>~~, a [[Pan-Am]] Flight (N798PA, named Clipper Caribbean) [[Boeing 707\|Boeing 707-321C]] struck a tree 1128m short of the runway during a night-time visual approach in rain. The aircraft subsequently crashed and caught fire. The fuselage remained largely intact, although the aircraft's landing gear broke off. Out of the 10 crew and 53 passengers aboard, 1 crew member and 5 passengers suffered fatal injuries due to the fire.<ref>{{cite news\|title=CAA Paper 2002\|work=[[Civil Aviation Authority]]\|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAPAP2002_4.PDF\|url-status=dead\|access-date=18 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606163132/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAPAP2002_4.PDF\|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=15 October 2017\|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C N798PA Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU)\|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680612-2\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Aviation Safety Network\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015234810/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680612-2\|archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>		'''On 12 June 1968''', a [[Pan-Am]] Flight (N798PA, named Clipper Caribbean) [[Boeing 707\|Boeing 707-321C]] struck a tree 1128m short of the runway during a night-time visual approach in rain. The aircraft subsequently crashed and caught fire. The fuselage remained largely intact, although the aircraft's landing gear broke off. Out of the 10 crew and 53 passengers aboard, 1 crew member and 5 passengers suffered fatal injuries due to the fire.<ref>{{cite news\|title=CAA Paper 2002\|work=[[Civil Aviation Authority]]\|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAPAP2002_4.PDF\|url-status=dead\|access-date=18 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606163132/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAPAP2002_4.PDF\|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=15 October 2017\|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C N798PA Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU)\|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680612-2\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Aviation Safety Network\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015234810/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680612-2\|archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>

	~~<b>~~ On 22 December 2015~~</b>~~, a [[Jet Airways]] bus slammed into the side of an [[Alliance Air (India)\|Air India Regional]] [[ATR 42-500]] aircraft. There were no fatalities. An investigation revealed that the driver was sleeping.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Air India plane unfit to fly, may be scrapped after bus crash \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/air-india-plane-unfit-to-fly-may-be-scrapped-after-bus-crash/articleshow/50307194.cms \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Jet Airways bus crashes into Air India jet at Kolkata airport \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kolkata-jet-airways-bus-crashes-into-air-india-plane-no-casualties/story-80Yv3RvwyicADPjwLpZbyL.html \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=22 December 2015 \|language=en}}</ref>		''' On 22 December 2015''', a [[Jet Airways]] bus slammed into the side of an [[Alliance Air (India)\|Air India Regional]] [[ATR 42-500]] aircraft. There were no fatalities. An investigation revealed that the driver was sleeping.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Air India plane unfit to fly, may be scrapped after bus crash \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/air-india-plane-unfit-to-fly-may-be-scrapped-after-bus-crash/articleshow/50307194.cms \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Jet Airways bus crashes into Air India jet at Kolkata airport \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kolkata-jet-airways-bus-crashes-into-air-india-plane-no-casualties/story-80Yv3RvwyicADPjwLpZbyL.html \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=22 December 2015 \|language=en}}</ref>

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	The airport began as an open ground next to the [[Royal Artillery]] Armoury in [[Dum Dum]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Dum Dum – Cathedral Relief Service\|url=http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|access-date=14 July 2020\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714192723/http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=NORTH 24 PARGANAS - WEST BENGAL TOURISM\|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|access-date=7 December 2019\|website=www.wbtourismgov.in\|archive-date=8 June 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=30 December 2013\|title=esq {{!}} air ministry {{!}} flying officer {{!}} 1920 {{!}} 0415 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|access-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230142754/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Sir [[Stanley Jackson]], Governor of Bengal, opened the Bengal Flying Club at Dum Dum/Calcutta aerodrome in February 1929.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=6 March 2012\|title=aero club {{!}} aeroplane club {{!}} flying club {{!}} 1929 {{!}} 0480 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Flight Archive\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306112810/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In 1930, the airfield was made fit for use throughout the year,<ref>{{cite news \|title=State of Air Transport in the British Empire \|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|work=[[Flight Global]] \|date=29 August 1930 \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306100256/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and other airlines began to utilize the airport. [[Air Orient]] began scheduled stops as part of a Paris to [[Ho Chi Minh City\|Saigon]] route<ref>{{cite news \|title=1930 Histoire d'Air Orient. \|url=http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=17 August 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817010029/http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Imperial Airways]] began flights from London to Australia via Calcutta in 1933, thus drew many airlines to Calcutta Airport.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Birth of Aviation and Its Arrival in India\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714180402/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite document\|s2cid=126716007\|date=2007\|title=Global networks before globalisation: imperial airways and the development of long-haul air routes\|publisher=Loughborough University}}</ref> Many pioneering flights passed through the airport, including [[Amelia Earhart]]'s in 1937.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Amelia Earhart's Circumnavigation Attempt \|url=http://www.tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart's_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|work=Tripline.net \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=26 October 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026060604/http://tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart%27s_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Alikhan\|first=Anvar\|title=The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|archive-date=26 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926010330/https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=17 June 1937\|title=Amelia in Calcutta\|url=https://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229175805/http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|archive-date=29 December 2016\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org}}</ref>		The airport began as an open ground next to the [[Royal Artillery]] Armoury in [[Dum Dum]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Dum Dum – Cathedral Relief Service\|url=http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|access-date=14 July 2020\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714192723/http://www.cathedralreliefservice.net/locations/dumdum/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=NORTH 24 PARGANAS - WEST BENGAL TOURISM\|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|access-date=7 December 2019\|website=www.wbtourismgov.in\|archive-date=8 June 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=30 December 2013\|title=esq {{!}} air ministry {{!}} flying officer {{!}} 1920 {{!}} 0415 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|access-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230142754/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200415.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Sir [[Stanley Jackson]], Governor of Bengal, opened the Bengal Flying Club at Dum Dum/Calcutta aerodrome in February 1929.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=6 March 2012\|title=aero club {{!}} aeroplane club {{!}} flying club {{!}} 1929 {{!}} 0480 {{!}} Flight Archive\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|access-date=9 July 2020\|website=Flight Archive\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306112810/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200480.html\|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In 1930, the airfield was made fit for use throughout the year,<ref>{{cite news \|title=State of Air Transport in the British Empire \|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|work=[[Flight Global]] \|date=29 August 1930 \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306100256/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201033.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and other airlines began to utilize the airport. [[Air Orient]] began scheduled stops as part of a Paris to [[Ho Chi Minh City\|Saigon]] route<ref>{{cite news \|title=1930 Histoire d'Air Orient. \|url=http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=17 August 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817010029/http://gap.air.orient.pagesperso-orange.fr/Air%20Orient%20historique.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Imperial Airways]] began flights from London to Australia via Calcutta in 1933, thus drew many airlines to Calcutta Airport.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Birth of Aviation and Its Arrival in India\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\|archive-date=14 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714180402/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/97607/6/06_chapter2.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite document\|s2cid=126716007\|date=2007\|title=Global networks before globalisation: imperial airways and the development of long-haul air routes\|publisher=Loughborough University}}</ref> Many pioneering flights passed through the airport, including [[Amelia Earhart]]'s in 1937.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Amelia Earhart's Circumnavigation Attempt \|url=http://www.tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart's_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|work=Tripline.net \|access-date=18 September 2011 \|archive-date=26 October 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026060604/http://tripline.net/trip/Amelia_Earhart%27s_Circumnavigation_Attempt-6410741502631003B225FC83C9742523 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Alikhan\|first=Anvar\|title=The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|archive-date=26 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926010330/https://scroll.in/magazine/842977/the-indian-adventures-of-amelia-earhart-before-she-disappeared-into-oblivion\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=17 June 1937\|title=Amelia in Calcutta\|url=https://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229175805/http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/AmeliaEarhart/NewsClips/clip370615.htm\|archive-date=29 December 2016\|access-date=14 July 2020\|website=www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org}}</ref>

	Calcutta played an important role in the [[Second World War]]. In 1942, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[7th Bombardment Group]] flew [[B-24 Liberator]] bombers from the airport on combat missions over [[Myanmar\|Burma]]. The airfield was used as a cargo aerial port for the [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]] and was also used as a communication centre for the [[Tenth Air Force]].<ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref~~><ref name=":11" /~~>		Calcutta played an important role in the [[Second World War]]. In 1942, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[7th Bombardment Group]] flew [[B-24 Liberator]] bombers from the airport on combat missions over [[Myanmar\|Burma]]. The airfield was used as a cargo aerial port for the [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)\|Air Transport Command]] and was also used as a communication centre for the [[Tenth Air Force]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN\|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref>

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	==== Phase 2 ====		==== Phase 2 ====
	A master plan has already been made for the construction of a third terminal, T1, that will increase the airport's passenger capacity to 45 million. The plan has received the first nod from the aviation ministry. The new terminal T1 will come up north of the current integrated terminal. The Air Traffic Navigation Building and the old international terminal that are situated beyond the old domestic terminal (which will become a passenger boarding building), will be demolished to make way for the new terminal T1, which is expected to house only domestic flights while the existing integrated terminal T2 will be allotted only to international flights. The construction of new hangars and bays is also part of the current expansion plan.<ref name=":5">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|title=Kolkata eyes 40 million flyers annually in next 4 years \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=14 June 2017 \|access-date=8 April 2018 \|archive-date=28 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928143954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref~~><ref name=":4" /~~>		A master plan has already been made for the construction of a third terminal, T1, that will increase the airport's passenger capacity to 45 million. The plan has received the first nod from the aviation ministry. The new terminal T1 will come up north of the current integrated terminal. The Air Traffic Navigation Building and the old international terminal that are situated beyond the old domestic terminal (which will become a passenger boarding building), will be demolished to make way for the new terminal T1, which is expected to house only domestic flights while the existing integrated terminal T2 will be allotted only to international flights. The construction of new hangars and bays is also part of the current expansion plan.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|title=Kolkata eyes 40 million flyers annually in next 4 years \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=14 June 2017 \|access-date=8 April 2018 \|archive-date=28 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928143954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-eyes-40-million-flyers-annually-in-next-4-years/articleshow/59135075.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	\|{{nowrap\|[[AirAsia India]]}}\| [[Bagdogra Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport\|Goa]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]], [[Cochin International Airport\|Kochi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport\|Pune]]		\|{{nowrap\|[[AirAsia India]]}}\| [[Bagdogra Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport\|Goa]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]], [[Cochin International Airport\|Kochi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport\|Pune]]
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	\| [[Air India]]\| [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport\|Agartala]], [[Lengpui Airport\|Aizawl]], [[Bagdogra Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/kol-bangkok-services-set-to-resume-after-cov-break/amp_articleshow/87897954.cms\|title=Kolkata-Bangkok services set to resume after Covid break\|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Shahjalal International Airport\|Dhaka]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]], [[Dimapur Airport\|Dimapur]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]], [[Heathrow Airport\|London–Heathrow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Veer Savarkar International Airport\|Port Blair]], [[Silchar Airport\|Silchar]], [[Surat Airport\|Surat]], [[Yangon International Airport\|Yangon]]		\| [[Air India]]\| [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport\|Agartala]], [[Lengpui Airport\|Aizawl]], [[Bagdogra Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref name="m.timesofindia.com">{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/kol-bangkok-services-set-to-resume-after-cov-break/amp_articleshow/87897954.cms\|title=Kolkata-Bangkok services set to resume after Covid break\|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Shahjalal International Airport\|Dhaka]], [[Dibrugarh Airport\|Dibrugarh]], [[Dimapur Airport\|Dimapur]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport\|Imphal]], [[Heathrow Airport\|London–Heathrow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Veer Savarkar International Airport\|Port Blair]], [[Silchar Airport\|Silchar]], [[Surat Airport\|Surat]], [[Yangon International Airport\|Yangon]]
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	\| [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\| [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Veer Surendra Sai Airport\|Jharsuguda]], [[Lilabari Airport\|Lilabari]], [[Pasighat Airport\|Pasighat]], [[Birsa Munda Airport\|Ranchi]]		\| [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\| [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Veer Surendra Sai Airport\|Jharsuguda]], [[Lilabari Airport\|Lilabari]], [[Pasighat Airport\|Pasighat]], [[Birsa Munda Airport\|Ranchi]]
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	\|[[SpiceJet]]\| [[Bagdogra International Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport\|Goa]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Gwalior Airport\|Gwalior]], [[Veer Surendra Sai Airport\|Jharsuguda]], [[Kanpur Airport\|Kanpur]], [[Kushinagar Airport\|Kushinagar]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Veer Savarkar International Airport\|Port Blair]], [[Pune Airport\|Pune]], [[Silchar Airport\|Silchar]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport\|Srinagar]], [[Maharana Pratap Airport\|Udaipur]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport\|Visakhapatnam]]		\|[[SpiceJet]]\| [[Bagdogra International Airport\|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport\|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport\|Goa]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport\|Guwahati]], [[Gwalior Airport\|Gwalior]], [[Veer Surendra Sai Airport\|Jharsuguda]], [[Kanpur Airport\|Kanpur]], [[Kushinagar Airport\|Kushinagar]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport\|Patna]], [[Veer Savarkar International Airport\|Port Blair]], [[Pune Airport\|Pune]], [[Silchar Airport\|Silchar]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport\|Srinagar]], [[Maharana Pratap Airport\|Udaipur]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport\|Visakhapatnam]]
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	\|[[Thai Smile]]\| [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/kol-bangkok-services-set-to-resume-after-cov-break/amp_articleshow/87897954.cms\|title=Kolkata-Bangkok services set to resume after Covid break\|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>		\|[[Thai Smile]]\| [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref name="m.timesofindia.com">{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/kol-bangkok-services-set-to-resume-after-cov-break/amp_articleshow/87897954.cms\|title=Kolkata-Bangkok services set to resume after Covid break\|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
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	\|[[Thai Airways]]\| [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi]]		\|[[Thai Airways]]\| [[Suvarnabhumi Airport\|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi]]

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