Malda Airport

Malda Airport (IATA: LDA, ICAO: VEMH)[2][3][4] 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.[1] There were weekly services available to Kolkata and Balurghat operated by Vayudoot till 1989 when the services were withdrawn.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.

Malda Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesEnglish Bazar
LocationEnglish Bazar, India
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates25.011°N 88.127°E / 25.011; 88.127
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LDA is located in West Bengal
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LDA is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
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