The state has an international airport in Kolkata, the state capital - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport - and another domestic airport at Bagdogra near Siliguri, in northern Bengal. These two airports are served by nearly all public and private airlines and linked to major Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and so on. Most of the destinations in West Bengal are located at a convenient distance from Kolkata and Bagdogra . The city is serviced by several international airlines from both the East and the West, apart from Air India and the country's domestic airlines.

Domestic: Indian Airlines operate air services between Kolkata and Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai (Madras), Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Imphal, Mumbai (Bombay), as well as Bangkok, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Singapore. The main domestic carriers are Indian, Air India, Fly Kingfisher, Indigo, Spicejet, Jet Airways.

International: Air Services are operated by Air India, Biman Bangladesh, Druk Air, Emirates, Air Asia, Silk Air among others.

Tourist destinations in West Bengal are very well connected with Kolkata. The connecting flight details for important tourist destinations are given below.

The nearest airport to Darjeeling is Bagdogra Airport, Silliguri (IXB), which is 40 Kms from Darjeeling.

Flights to Bagdogra Airport (IXB).

The nearest Airport is Bagdogra , which has regular flights from major Indian cities including Kolkata. Siliguri, 12 km east of Bagdogra, is the gateway town, from where buses, jeeps and taxis head to the hill area.

The Sunderbans is only accessible by waterways. The nearest International Airport is Kolkata, from where you would need to take a train or travel by road to the nearest town. Travel to Sundarbans from Kolkata is covered in the other sections - Train, Bus, Cab.

Most of the other popular tourist destinations in West Bengal are accessible by train or road from Kolkata, which remains the nearest airport. The distances from Kolkata to these destinations are given below: