Kolkata is the gateway to India's North East for passengers traveling by air from other parts of the Indian Republic. Flights to Kolkata does not usually terminate at Kolkata itself; a significant number of domestic passengers use Kolkata as a transit point to go to the state capitals of North Eastern states like Imphal and Shillong.
Kolkata is also the gateway to India for passengers coming in from Far Eastern countries like Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.
For these passengers, flights to Kolkata may not terminate in the city - they use the city as a transit point to other destinations in India. For example, Thai businesspersons regularly use Kolkata as a transit point to go to Bangalore.
There are daily flights to Kolkata from the following domestic destinations:
The daily international flights to Kolkata come from the following country capitals:
The international flights to Kolkata usually arrives early in the morning (1AM or thereabouts- Thai Airways from Bangkok) or at first light (5 AM from London-Heathrow-British Airways)
Flights to Kolkata usually ends with traditional warm-hearted Bengali hospitality at Kolkata Airport.
