<p>The new runway at Kolkata Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport...
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA:CCU, ICAO: VECC) is an international airport located inKolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area. It is located approximately 17 km (11 mi) from the city center. The airport was earlier known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a prominent leader of Indian independence movement. Spread over an area of 2,460 acres (1,000 ha), Kolkata airport is the largest in easternIndia and one of only two international airports operating in West Bengal, the other being in Bagdogra. It is the fifth busiest airport of India in terms of passenger traffic and is a major center for flights to North-East India, Bangladeshand Southeast Asia.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rameshng/13914482931/">Runway of Kolkota airport</a>