--- iata: CCU name: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport city: Kolkata country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://kolkatabeta.aai.aero/' sources: - 'https://www.nscbiairport.com/' - 'https://kolkatabeta.aai.aero/' - >- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_Hind_metro_station' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-intl - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-intl/ccu6-travel-club - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-intl/ccu7-travel-club - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-intl/ccu8-travel-club-lounge-anex - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-intl/ccu9-travel-club - >- https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/kolkata-airport-gets-digiyatra-check-in-with-facial-recognition-tech-10343671.html - 'https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex3.pdf' - 'https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex2.pdf' - 'https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf' quickFacts: - >- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA CCU / ICAO VECC) is Kolkata’s primary civil airport at Dum Dum, about 15–16 km northeast of the historic centre (Dalhousie / Howrah side via VIP Road / Jessore Road). Operator is the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Screenshot CCU (VECC) ≠ IXB Bagdogra ≠ RDP Kazi Nazrul Islam (Durgapur) ≠ COH Cooch Behar — West Bengal has more than one civil field and they are not interchangeable on a boarding pass. - >- Traffic (AAI tables as compiled on Wikipedia’s NSCBI Airport page for April 2025–March 2026 / FY 2025–26): 21,102,741 passengers (−3.3%), 142,261 aircraft movements (−4.5%), 168,244.8 tonnes of cargo (+1.6%). FY 2024–25 was about 21.8 million passengers (sixth-busiest India). Prefer AAI annex PDFs when auditing; treat “22 million” marketing blurbs as the prior year, not FY 2025–26. - >- Passenger campus: one integrated terminal (opened for commercial ops March 2013 after a January 2013 inauguration) handles domestic and international flows in the same building — follow Domestic vs International / CIQ signs and live FIDS. Priority Pass still labels soft rooms as “Terminal 1” (domestic) and “Terminal 2” (international) inside that integrated hall — those are PP/zone labels for the domestic vs international airside piers, not a separate landside dual-terminal campus like DEL. Old pre-2013 domestic / international shells are closed for passenger check-in. - >- Airfield: two parallel runways — primary 01R/19L 3,633 × 46 m asphalt with CAT III-B ILS both ends (19L CAT III-B activated 27 November 2025; 01R already CAT III-B); secondary 01L/19R 2,832 × 46 m (often used as taxiway when the primary is active). Elevation about 5 m / 16 ft. Winter fog and Bay of Bengal monsoon cells still matter even with CAT III-B — the second strip does not create independent dual-runway banks in normal ops. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Kolkata directory, checked Sep 2026): four Travel Club soft rooms — domestic Terminal 1 Travel Club (04:00–00:00) + Travel Club Lounge Anex (07:00–22:00); international Terminal 2 Travel Club near the mezzanine (00:00–23:59) + Travel Club opposite Gate 10 (00:00–23:59). All list max stay 3 hours; children under 4 admitted free on PP conditions. Do not invent Plaza Premium / Encalm Prive pins from May 2026 blog round-ups as the live PP soft-lounge network — those brands are not what the Sep 2026 PP directory shows for CCU. - >- Ground: Kolkata Metro Yellow Line now reaches Jai Hind (Airport) station — underground, opened 22 August 2025 from Noapara; Orange Line interchange is still future works. Prepaid taxis, Ola/Uber, and WBTC AC airport buses remain Plan A/B depending on bags and hour. DigiYatra for eligible domestic biometric entry has been live since 31 March 2023 (domestic-transfer DigiYatra touchpoint added mid-July 2025) — it is not an immigration shortcut. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'One integrated hall — still leave slack for fog, Northeast banks, and CIQ' detail: >- DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry for enrolled passengers, but IndiGo / Air India morning and evening Northeast / metro-India banks, winter fog on the primary 01R/19L, and international immigration still chew buffers. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international wants a full ~3 hours for check-in, immigration, and the international Travel Club rooms after security. Do not plan ultra-thin self-connects that change domestic↔international inside CCU without landside re-clear. summary: DigiYatra helps domestically; fog and CIQ still own the clock. category: timing - label: Terminal title: Integrated terminal — PP “T1/T2” means domestic vs international airside detail: >- Follow Domestic vs International signs inside the single integrated passenger building. Priority Pass “Terminal 1” soft rooms are domestic; “Terminal 2” rooms are international — both sit airside after the relevant security / CIQ flow, not in a second landside terminal you can walk to after the wrong check-in island. Same-day self-connects that change sectors still mean landside logic, re-screening, and immigration on the international leg. Screenshot CCU (VECC) ≠ IXB ≠ RDP ≠ CJB. summary: 'One building — PP T1/T2 labels are pier zones, not a second campus.' category: terminal - label: Food title: Four live Travel Club PP rooms — ignore stale Plaza Premium blog maps detail: >- Priority Pass / LoungeKey holders should use the live directory (four Travel Club soft rooms: two domestic, two international). Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before security; airside F&B is fine for a busy metro gateway but is not DEL T3. Do not treat May 2026 “Plaza Premium / Encalm” listicles as the live PP soft-lounge map. summary: Live PP = Travel Club ×4; blog Plaza Premium pins are not the directory. category: food - label: Access title: >- Yellow Line Jai Hind is real — still keep prepaid taxi for bags and late nights detail: >- Kolkata Metro Yellow Line to Jai Hind (Airport) opened 22 August 2025 — India’s largest underground metro station — and is the new budget spine when the metro clock matches your flight. Orange Line from New Garia is not your Plan A until it is actually open. Prepaid taxi counters and Ola/Uber remain the luggage / late-night default; WBTC AC airport buses help on published daytime city runs. Do not invent a suburban-rail platform inside the terminal — Biman Bandar EMU died years ago. summary: >- Metro is open at Jai Hind; prepaid taxi still wins with bags after midnight. category: status lounges: - name: Travel Club (Domestic — Terminal 1) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — Mezzanine Level after security, turn left while still in the security area (Priority Pass ccu6-travel-club). hours: '04:00-00:00' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / Lounge Pass when the operator offers them (confirm desk) bestFor: - >- Early domestic departures that need a soft room before mid-morning Anex opens - Priority Pass holders on domestic banks with up to 3 hours to spare summary: >- Live Priority Pass domestic soft room (PP code CCU6). Published hours 04:00–00:00; max stay 3 hours; children under 4 admitted free on PP conditions. Compact AAI/TFS-style product — confirm the live app pin on the domestic mezzanine after security (turn left) and do not confuse it with the shorter-hours Anex room or with international Terminal 2 Travel Club pins. Ignore stale Plaza Premium aggregator labels. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic / PP Terminal 1) amenities: - Air conditioning / Wi-Fi / flight information listed on PP - Snacks and soft drinks; alcoholic drinks listed on PP facilities - Digital card accepted / disabled access listed - Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions - name: Travel Club Lounge Anex (Domestic — Terminal 1) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — Mezzanine Level after security, turn left (Priority Pass ccu8-travel-club-lounge-anex). hours: '07:00-22:00' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / Lounge Pass when the operator offers them (confirm desk) bestFor: - Daytime domestic departures when the main Travel Club is full - 'Shorter daytime waits that fit the 07:00–22:00 window' summary: >- Second live domestic Priority Pass soft room (PP code CCU8 / “Travel Club Lounge Anex” spelling as published). Hours 07:00–22:00 only — not a red-eye product; max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions. Same domestic mezzanine story as CCU6 after security (turn left). Use as overflow or when the live app shows better seat availability than the main domestic Travel Club. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (Domestic / PP Terminal 1) amenities: - Air conditioning / Wi-Fi / flight information listed on PP - Snacks and soft drinks; alcoholic drinks listed on PP facilities - Digital card accepted / disabled access listed - Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions - name: Travel Club (International — Terminal 2 mezzanine) zone: >- Airside international departures — Mezzanine Level after security, lounge on the right-hand side (Priority Pass ccu7-travel-club). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / Lounge Pass when the operator offers them (confirm desk) bestFor: - International departures after immigration / security with Priority Pass - Overnight Gulf / ASEAN banks that need a 24h soft room summary: >- Live Priority Pass international soft room (PP code CCU7). Published hours 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions. After international security, mezzanine level — lounge on the right. Confirm you are past international CIQ before hunting a “Terminal 2” PP pin; domestic Travel Club rooms will not help an international boarding pass. Do not substitute stale Plaza Premium international blog pins for this live Travel Club listing. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (International / PP Terminal 2) amenities: - Air conditioning / Wi-Fi / flight information listed on PP - Snacks and soft drinks; alcoholic drinks listed on PP facilities - Digital card accepted / disabled access listed - Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions - name: Travel Club (International — opposite Gate 10) zone: >- Airside international departures — after security, opposite Gate 10 (Priority Pass ccu9-travel-club). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / Lounge Pass when the operator offers them (confirm desk) bestFor: - International departures gated near the Gate 10 cluster - Overflow when the mezzanine international Travel Club is saturated summary: >- Second live international Priority Pass soft room (PP code CCU9). Hours 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions; PP notes a separate smoking room outside the lounge. After international security, look opposite Gate 10 — confirm the live gate letter on FIDS because international gate clusters reshuffle. Same rule as CCU7: this is not a domestic entitlement. verdict: worth-it terminal: Integrated Terminal (International / PP Terminal 2) amenities: - Air conditioning / Wi-Fi / flight information listed on PP - Snacks and soft drinks; alcoholic drinks listed on PP facilities - Smoking room listed outside the lounge on PP conditions - Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on PP conditions waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in halls) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF / DigiYatra so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a humid Dum Dum transfer. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in the integrated-terminal departures check-in hall before domestic or international security terminal: Integrated Terminal landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: >- Post-security café and retail units toward the domestic mezzanine or international gate lounge terminal: Integrated Terminal airside - kind: free name: Lounge drinks (entitlement only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft drinks with Priority Pass / paid / card entitlement only — not a public fountain. Max stay 3 hours; children under 4 free on live PP conditions. location: >- Any of the four live Travel Club rooms (domestic mezzanine or international Terminal 2 pins) with accepted PP / card / paid entitlement terminal: Integrated Terminal airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.7 slug: ccu region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/ccu](/airports/ccu). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ccu) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ccu/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) Kolkata, India · Asia-Pacific AAI’s eastern-India gateway at Dum Dum — one integrated terminal, DigiYatra since Mar 2023, Yellow Line metro to Jai Hind since Aug 2025, and four live Priority Pass Travel Club soft rooms across domestic and international airside — still capped by winter fog / monsoon banks on a primary-runway-led airfield and by PP “T1/T2” labels that confuse travelers expecting a second landside building. ## Airportist Score **6.7 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 5.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 21,102,741 (AAI FY 2025–26 via Wikipedia compilation of March 2026 annexes); FY 2024–25 ~21.8M (sixth-busiest India) - Terminals: Single integrated passenger terminal (domestic + international flows since 2013); Priority Pass still labels soft rooms Terminal 1 = domestic / Terminal 2 = international airside zones - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 77% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Kolkata / South Bengal trips where CCU is the ticketed airport - Domestic IndiGo / Air India banks with DigiYatra enrolled - Priority Pass holders who can use Travel Club on domestic mezzanine or international Terminal 2 pins - Travelers who want Metro Yellow Line to Jai Hind plus prepaid taxi as a dual ground plan ## Watch out for - CCU (VECC) ≠ IXB Bagdogra ≠ RDP Durgapur — wrong West Bengal field is a long road recovery - Priority Pass “Terminal 1/2” labels are domestic vs international airside zones inside one integrated hall — not a second landside terminal - Live PP soft network is Travel Club ×4 — do not trust stale Plaza Premium / Encalm blog maps as the PP directory - Winter fog and Bay monsoon cells still delay banks even with CAT III-B on 01R/19L; secondary runway is often a taxiway in normal ops ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ccu/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ccu/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ccu/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ccu/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ccu/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ccu/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ccu/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ccu/reviews.md)