Cooch Behar Airport

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Cooch Behar Airport
COB airport.jpg
  • IATA: COH
  • ICAO: VECO
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesCooch Behar
LocationCooch Behar, India
Elevation AMSL141 ft / 43 m
Coordinates26°19′52″N 89°28′06″E / 26.33111°N 89.46833°E / 26.33111; 89.46833
Websiteaai.aero/en/node/77619
Map
COH is located in West Bengal
COH
COH
Location of the airport in West Bengal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 3,507 1,069 Asphalt
Sources[1]

Cooch Behar Airport (IATA: COH, ICAO: VECO)[1] is located at Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India and serves the greater Assam-Bengal border area. The airport covers an area of 173 acres.[2]

Facilities[]

The airport is located at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m) above mean sea level.[3] It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,507 by 100 feet (1,069 by 30 m) without Instrument landing system. The airport can only handle VFR flights during the day. Improvements in Radar as well as other runway systems ane happening.There is presently a high security team residing in the airport provided by Central Industrial Security Force and Coochbehar District police. The airport uses a Non-directional Beacon for navigation services.[4]

  • The airport's gate

  • The terminal building

Airlines and destinations[]

No airline flies at this moment. VIP flights and Military Operations occasionally occur.

Recent developments[]

Reportedly, in March 2020 lights were installed in the boundaries of the airport and the Runway was repaired. Security was also increased in and around the premises.

Cooch Behar Airport Terminal
ATC Tower

While the longstanding demand of residents to resume flights from Cooch Behar airport in Bengal remains unfulfilled for over 25 years, authorities have readied the aerodrome at Rupsi in Kokrajhar district of Assam to restart services after three decades. The Cooch Behar and Kokrajhar districts are contiguous to each other. “The Airports Authority of India is working for resumption of flights from Rupsi, while it has decided not to renew the licence for the Cooch Behar airport. Such moves show the central government’s bias against Bengal and for Assam where the BJP is in power,” said Bengal backward classes’ welfare minister and Trinamool Congress leader Binoy Krishna Burman who hails from Cooch Behar.

The runway that has also been revamped can handle ATR-72 type aircraft. There is also a parking area for around 100 cars at the airport. Initially, there are plans to operate flights connecting Rupsi with Calcutta and Guwahati from February, said sources.

The airport's license was valid till 27 January 2021 but the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) decided not to renew the license until further notice.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Aerodrome Chart" (PDF). Aeronautical Information Management. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "World Aero Data: COOCH BEHAR – VECO". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Cooch Behar airport wings clipped for now". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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