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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata (IATA: CCU, ICAO: VECC)



Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA: CCU, ICAO: VECC) is an airport located in Dum Dum, West Bengal, India, near Kolkata (Calcutta). The civil airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of the Bengali Indian patriot Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. It has two parallel runways 1-19 L/R, of which the longer one, 1R/19L is used for takeoffs and landings, while the other one is used mostly as a taxiway.
It is located approximately 17 km from the city centre. The airport has three terminals: a domestic terminal (opened in the early 1990s), an international terminal (the oldest terminal) and a cargo terminal.
Recently the airport has been given a facelift, making it one of the better airports in the country.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netaji_Subhash_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport
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place comments:
 14 months ago Frequent Tourist   +20
The costoms and Immigration Officers in this Airport are the most corrupted in the world. Please bring the officers from other state. They simply just love to harrash the passanger.
14 months ago Nicole from Quebec   +5
Monika and Frédéric will arrive in Feb 2008.... hope the Immigration Officers will behave in a civil and honest manner. First time in India... first impression is very important. Too bad those officers do not realize that. If they love and respect their county, they should practice their religious values.

Welcome to Kolkata Monika and Frédéric. You will meet your family at last !!!!
 14 months ago Civil Public   +17
We call Immigration Officers and customs officer as little napolion. They think that they are authorized to harrash anybody. There are tens of thousands migrant worker (illeterate) disembark from this eastern city of Kolkata, who are not well versed with the law and order are the victim of these officers.
 13 months ago star   +8
probably the only airport in the world where you cannot come out of the checkout area after checking in...rediculous...but still near home...
 13 months ago rajib   +16
The den of devil
 13 months ago citizen   +15
Now slowly every body will send their comments about those idots of customs and immigration officer. They always think that the power is in their hand and they can do anything with it. They don't no mannars,Courtesy. How they handle the foreigners as they are not well versed of english.We think that we are the cursed people born here who can't leave our motherland.We know one day we have to come back here to live with these corrupted officer in our neighbour.
 12 months ago Deshpremi   +14
This is communist state. All the political flag can hung at airport to show the foreigners that how dirty are we. When can we learn to become civilized citizen? Through out all the rogue old employees and appoint young blood with professionalism.
 10 months ago Rob from Canada   +6
I completely agree with everyone else's comments about the Immigration and Custom officers lack of duty, respect, and ethical value.

My family and I had a harrowing experience back in April 2006.

I love the city, but these officials need to be educated or replaced.
 9 months ago NRI   +14
Due to everybody's silence those officer became arogant. Actual matter is when a person comes in they are in the course of long detouch with their family and they become hurry. After passing these problematic personnel just they simply forgive them also forget. In my opinion we should sack them and before appointing somebody, train them through other airport to learn.
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