Bagdogra International Airport (IXB) – Gateway to North Bengal & Sikkim

Bagdogra International Airport (IATA: IXB, ICAO: VEBD) is one of the most important airports in Eastern India, serving as the gateway to Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bhutan, and North Bengal. Located about 11 km from Siliguri, in West Bengal, this airport connects remote Himalayan regions to major Indian cities and select international destinations.

Bagdogra Airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and functions as a civil enclave under the Indian Air Force (IAF). In 2023, it received the international status, further enhancing its strategic and tourism significance.

? Overview

Surrounded by scenic tea gardens and the foothills of the Himalayas, Bagdogra Airport provides a serene travel experience. It handles a growing volume of both domestic and international traffic, with flights connecting to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Chennai, Paro (Bhutan), and Bangkok.

It also acts as a critical access point for travelers heading to Darjeeling, Gangtok, Kalimpong, and Dooars.

? Bagdogra International Airport – Quick Information

? Airlines and Destinations

Bagdogra International Airport is well-connected by several major airlines:

• Air India – Flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai

• IndiGo – Major domestic routes and regional connectivity

• SpiceJet – Flights to Delhi, Bengaluru, and international routes

• Vistara – Premium flights to Delhi and Mumbai

• Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines) – Flights to Paro and Bangkok

✈️ Popular Routes

• Bagdogra ➜ Delhi

• Bagdogra ➜ Kolkata

• Bagdogra ➜ Guwahati

• Bagdogra ➜ Paro (Bhutan)

• Bagdogra ➜ Bengaluru

? Connectivity & Transport Options

By Road:
Bagdogra Airport is well connected by NH-10 and NH-31. Regular taxis and buses are available to Siliguri, Darjeeling, and Gangtok.

By Rail:
The nearest railway station is New Jalpaiguri (NJP), located about 16 km away, offering nationwide rail connectivity.

By Bus:
The Siliguri Bus Terminal (Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand) is around 12 km from the airport, providing routes across North Bengal and Sikkim.

? Facilities at Bagdogra International Airport

• Single integrated passenger terminal (domestic + international)

• ATMs, currency exchange, and prepaid taxi counters

• Food court, café, and retail stores

• VIP lounge and restrooms

• Medical assistance and child care facilities

• Car rental and parking services

The airport is known for its clean layout, helpful staff, and proximity to scenic destinations.

? Tourist Destinations Near Bagdogra

• Darjeeling (70 km) – The Queen of Hills

• Gangtok (125 km) – Capital of Sikkim

• Kalimpong (80 km) – Peaceful hill retreat

• Dooars Region (90 km) – Famous for tea gardens and wildlife

• Mirik (47 km) – Serene lake and mountain views

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🛫 Popular Airports in India

Below is a quick reference table of some of India’s busiest airports, their IATA codes, and the cities they serve:

#	Airport Name	IATA Code	City	Logo
1	Pakyong Airport	PYG	Pakyong
2	Mangaluru International Airport	IXE	Mangaluru
3	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	IXA	Agartala
4	Manohar International Airport	GOX	Goa
5	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	IDR	Indore
6	Shillong Airport	SHL	Shillong
7	Gaya Airport	GAY	Gaya
8	Hindon Airport	HDO	Lucknow	N/A
9	Indira Gandhi International Airport	DEL	Delhi
10	Coimbatore International Airport	CJB	Coimbatore
11	Vadodara Airport	BDQ	Vadodara
12	Bagdogra International Airport	IXB	Bagdogra
13	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	TRZ	Tirupati
14	Visakhapatnam International Airport	VTZ	Visakhapatnam
15	Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport	LKO	Lucknow
16	Calicut International Airport	CCJ	Kozhikode
17	Nashik International Airport	ISK	Nashik
18	Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	BOM	Mumbai
19	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	GAU	Guwahati
20	Vijayawada International Airport	VGA	Vijayawada
21	Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport	ATQ	Amritsar
22	Birsa Munda Airport	IXR	Ranchi
23	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport	TRV	Thiruvananthapuram
24	Madurai Airport	IXM	Madurai
25	Lengpui Airport	AJL	Aizawl
26	Surat International Airport	STV	Surat
27	Jaipur International Airport	JAI	Jaipur
28	Srinagar Airport	SXR	Srinagar
29	Chennai International Airport	MAA	Chennai
30	Veer Savarkar International Airport	IXZ	Port Blair
31	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	HYD	Hyderabad
32	Jolly Grant Airport	DED	Dehradun
33	Cochin International Airport	COK	Cochin
34	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	NAG	Nagpur
35	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	IXL	Leh
36	Goa International Airport	GOI	Goa
37	Dimapur Airport	DMU	Dimapur
38	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport	VNS	Varanasi
39	Kempegowda International Airport	BLR	Bengaluru
40	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	AMD	Ahmedabad
41	Kannur International Airport	CNN	Kannur
42	Pune Airport	PNQ	Pune
43	Tirupati International Airport	TIR	Tirupati
44	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	CCU	Kolkata
45	Raja Bhoj Airport	BHO	Bhopal
46	Biju Patnaik International Airport	BBI	Bhubaneswar
47	Darbhanga Airport	DBR	Darbhanga
48	Jammu Airport	IXJ	Jammu	N/A
49	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport	IMF	Imphal

🌍 Popular International Airports

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#	Airport Name	IATA Code	Country	Logo
1	Jersey	JER	United Kingdom	N/A
2	Glasgow	GLA	United Kingdom	N/A
3	Luena Airport	LUO	Angola
4	Liverpool John Lennon	LPL	United Kingdom	N/A
5	Dubai International Airport	DXB	United Arab Emirates
6	Darwaz Airport	DAZ	Afghanistan
7	Andorra La Vella	ALV	Andorra
8	Dundo Airport	DUE	Angola
9	Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central)	DWC	United Arab Emirates
10	Sheghnan Airport	SGA	Afghanistan
11	Wick John O'Groats	WIC	United Kingdom	N/A
12	Manchester	MAN	United Kingdom	N/A
13	Khost International Airport	KHT	Afghanistan
14	Guernsey	GCI	United Kingdom	N/A
15	Stornoway	SYY	United Kingdom	N/A
16	Chitato Airport	PGI	Angola
17	Dundee	DND	United Kingdom
18	Taloqan Airport	TQN	Afghanistan
19	London Luton	LTN	United Kingdom	N/A
20	Saurimo Airport	VHC	Angola	N/A
21	Kukës International Airport Zayed	KFZ	Albania
22	George Best Belfast City	BHD	United Kingdom	N/A
23	Nili Airport	NLI	Afghanistan
24	Teesside International	MME	United Kingdom	N/A
25	Dirico Airport	DRC	Angola
26	Leeds Bradford	LBA	United Kingdom	N/A
27	Heathrow	LHR	United Kingdom	N/A
28	Waco Kungo Airport	CEO	Angola
29	Sheberghan Airport	SBH	Afghanistan	N/A
30	Inverness Airport	INV	United Kingdom	N/A
31	Sardeh Band Airport	SBF	Afghanistan
32	V. C. Bird International Airport	ANU	Antigua And Barbuda
33	Lumbala Airport	GGC	Angola
34	Lucapa Airport	LBZ	Angola
35	Dubai Creek Seaplane Base (Heliport)	DCG	United Arab Emirates
36	Alderney	ACI	United Kingdom
37	Kapanda Airport	KNP	Angola
38	East Midlands	EMA	United Kingdom
39	Zvartnots International Airport	EVN	Armenia
40	Menongue Airport	SPP	Angola
41	Luau Airport	UAL	Angola	N/A
42	Newcastle International	NCL	United Kingdom	N/A
43	Kabul International Airport	KBL	Afganistan
44	Manston International	MSE	United Kingdom	N/A
45	Uruzgan Airport	URZ	Afghanistan
46	Coventry Airport Limited	CVT	United Kingdom
47	London Stansted	STN	United Kingdom	N/A
48	Belfast International	BFS	United Kingdom
49	Humberside Airport	HUY	United Kingdom	N/A
50	Vlora International Airport	VLO	Albania
51	Edinburgh	EDI	United Kingdom
52	Jalalabad Airport	JAA	Afghanistan
53	Sumburgh	LSI	United Kingdom	N/A
54	Jamba Airport	JMB	Angola
55	Ondjiva Pereira Airport	VPE	Angola
56	Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport	MSZ	Angola
57	Porto Amboim Airport	PBN	Angola
58	Cuito Cuanavale Airport	CTI	Angola
59	Burton–Nibbs International Airport	BBQ	Antigua And Barbuda
60	Cafunfo Airport	CFF	Angola
61	Malanje Airport	MEG	Angola
62	N'zeto Airport	ARZ	Angola
63	Zaranj Airport	ZAJ	Afghanistan
64	Bagram Air Base	OAI	Afghanistan
65	Cuango-Luzamba Airport	LZM	Angola
66	Urgun Airport	URN	Afghanistan
67	Sumbe Airport	NDD	Angola
68	Albano Machado Airport	NOV	Angola
69	Blackpool Airport	BLK	United Kingdom
70	Benguela Airport	BUG	Angola
71	Shirak International Airport	LWN	Armenia
72	Kirkwall	KOI	United Kingdom	N/A
73	London Southend	SEN	United Kingdom	N/A
74	Khwahan Airport	KWH	Afghanistan
75	Birmingham	BHX	United Kingdom
76	Negage Airport	GXG	Angola
77	Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport	HEA	Afghanistan	N/A
78	Cabinda Airport	CAB	Angola
79	Syunik Airport	YUK	Armenia
80	Catumbela Airport	CBT	Angola
81	Saint Mary's / Isles Of Scilly	ISC	United Kingdom	N/A
82	Cornwall Airport Newquay	NQY	United Kingdom
83	Bamyan Airport	BIN	Afghanistan
84	Sharana Airstrip	OAS	Afghanistan
85	Wycombe Air Park	HYC	United Kingdom	N/A
86	Kuran Wa Munjan Airport	KUR	Afghanistan
87	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algeria
88	Land's End	LEQ	United Kingdom	N/A
89	City Of Derry	LDY	United Kingdom
90	Penzance Heliport	PZE	United Kingdom	N/A
91	Brighton City	ESH	United Kingdom
92	Quatro De Fevereiro International Airport	LAD	Angola
93	Oxford	OXF	United Kingdom	N/A
94	Norwich	NWI	United Kingdom	N/A
95	Lubango Airport	SDD	Angola
96	Nzagi Airport	NZA	Angola
97	Farah Airport	FAH	Afghanistan
98	Glasgow Prestwick	PIK	United Kingdom	N/A
99	Soyo Airport	SZA	Angola
100	Bournemouth	BOH	United Kingdom
101	Southampton	SOU	United Kingdom	N/A
102	Exeter	EXT	United Kingdom
103	Gardez Airport	GRG	Afghanistan
104	Andorra–La Seu D'Urgell Airport	LEU	Andorra
105	Tarinkot Airport	TII	Afghanistan
106	Bristol	BRS	United Kingdom
107	N'dalatando Airport	NDF	Angola
108	Chaghcharan Airport	CCN	Afghanistan
109	London City	LCY	United Kingdom	N/A
110	Mawlānā Jalāl Ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī Intl Airport	MZR	Afghanistan
111	Cambridge City	CBG	United Kingdom
112	Benbecula	BEB	United Kingdom
113	Kunduz Airport	UND	Afghanistan
114	Cazombo Airport	CAV	Angola
115	Aberdeen International	ABZ	United Kingdom
116	Carlisle Lake District	CAX	United Kingdom
117	Ronaldsway	IOM	Isle Of Man	N/A
118	Cardiff	CWL	United Kingdom
119	London Gatwick	LGW	United Kingdom	N/A
120	Qala I Naw Airport	LQN	Afghanistan
121	Joaquim Kapango Airport	SVP	Angola
122	Uíge Airport	UGO	Angola
123	Farnborough	FAB	United Kingdom	N/A
124	Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport	KDH	Afghanistan
125	Maymana Airport	MMZ	Afghanistan
126	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza	TIA	Albania
127	Fayzabad Airport	FBD	Afghanistan
128	Ghazni Airport	GZI	Afghanistan

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where is Bagdogra International Airport located?
Bagdogra Airport is located near Siliguri, in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

2. How far is Bagdogra Airport from Gangtok?
It is approximately 125 km away, taking around 4 hours by road.

3. Does Bagdogra Airport have international flights?
Yes, Bagdogra has limited international flights to Paro (Bhutan) and Bangkok, and may expand in the future.

4. Which airlines operate from Bagdogra?
Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Vistara, and Druk Air operate regular flights from Bagdogra.

5. What is the best time to travel through Bagdogra?
The ideal time is October to May, when weather conditions are pleasant for hill travel.