Malda Airport Explained

Malda Airport
Iata:LDA
Icao:VEMH
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Label:LDA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Operator:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:English Bazar
Location:English Bazar, India
Elevation-F:10
Elevation-M:3
Coordinates:25.011°N 88.127°W
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:3600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources

Malda Airport [1] [2] [3] 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.[4] There were weekly services available to Kolkata and Balurghat operated by Vayudoot till 1989 when the services were withdrawn.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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malda Airport code (LDA). www.air-port-codes.com.
  2. Web site: Malda airport (LDA), Malda, India. airports-list.com.
  3. Web site: Malda - India. World Airport Codes.
  4. Web site: ICAO Location Indicators by State . . 12 January 2006.