VEMH
Malda Airport
IFR
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Name
Malda Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VEMH / LDA / VEMH
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:42 pm (IST)
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Municipality
Malda
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Coordinates
25° 0′ 36″ N 88° 7′ 36″ E
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Elevation
79 ft (24 m MSL)
About Malda Airport
Malda Airport (IATA: LDA, ICAO: VEMH) 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. There were weekly services available to Kolkata and Balurghat operated by Vayudoot till 1989 when the services were withdrawn.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.