About the Airport

Gate way to North Eastern States. Located at Dum Dum, 18 Kms from the City. 1924 - First Aircraft landed - DAKOTA-3. 1942 - Had a very small beginning with a primitive airstrip. 1960s - This airport occupied an important position with 0.5 lacs passenger traffic, the highest among MUMBAI, DELHI & CHENNAI airports. 1970s - Japan Airlines, Panam Airlines, Air France, Qantas Airlines, Swiss Air and Cathay Pacific were operating at this Airport. 1972 - AAI took over the management of this airport and carried out various plans to improve the passenger facilities, aircraft operations and its safety and security. 1975 - Commissioning of first Cargo Terminal in the country. Jan, 1995 - Commissioning of new Domestic Terminal building and the renaming of the airport as NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Sep. 2000  - Commissioning new International Arrival Hall. IS/ISO 9001:2008 Certified Airport Best Maintained Airport - 1997 & 1998 Best Fire Station Award - 1988,1993,1996 & 2001 Ranked number one among international airports in Customer Services consecutively four round of customer satisfaction surveys. 2008 - Commissioning of state of the art facility. Automatic Storage & retrieval system in new integrated cargo terminal. First time in India. Winner of International award for excellence in Air cargo for emerging cargo Airport year 2009 by the STAT TRADE TIMES

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Last updated on: 13^th August 2010