Agartala Airport is a domestic airport located 12 km (6.5 nautical miles) northwest of the city of Agartala, the capital of the state of Tripura in India. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India(AAI). It is the 2nd busiest airport in northeast India after Guwahati and is proposed to be upgraded as an International Airport. A modern Air Traffic Control tower is being set up for the purpose The state capital, Agartala is well connected by air with Kolkata, Guwahati, Delhi and Chennai. A flight from Guwahati or Kolkata takes about 50 minutes to reach Agartala.The airport was designed and built in 1942 by the Maharaja of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. It had one primary runway, 05/23, which is now used as a taxiway to Runway 18/36. During World War II, the airport was used by the 4th Combat Cargo Group(4the CCG) of the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, flying Curtiss C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma. The airport was used as a supply point from which the unit air-dropped pallets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the ground. The 4th CCG operated from the airport during December 1944 and January 1945, after which it moved to Chittagong. The following airlines are flying from the several destinations, these are;
The state has three more small airports at Khowai, Kamalpur and Kailashahar where small-chartered planes can land but they are not functional at present. But helicopter service is functional in these places presently. For more details you may contact with Mr. Sankar Shil, In-charge, Helicopter, TRTC, Krishnagar, Agartala, Tripura (W), Contact No. +919862017725
Tripura is also connected by road with Guwahati via Shillong by national highway no. 44. It takes about 24 hours by road from Guwahati to reach Agartala. Good luxury coaches, both of private travel agencies and public sector Transport Corporation including tourist cabs, jeeps, and small segment cars of all the major automobile companies ply on this road. Agartala is 1645 kms from Kolkata, 587 kms from Guwahati, 487 kms from Shillong and 250 kms from Silchar while the distance between Agartala and Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) is just 150 kms .
| SL. No. | Route | Distance(KM0 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Agartala to Jirania | 18 KM |
| 2. | Agartala to Champaknagar | 26 KM |
| 3. | Agartala to Teliamura | 45 KM |
| 4. | Agartala to Ambassa | 87 KM |
| 5. | Agartala to Sindhu Kumar | 113 KM |
| 6. | Agartala to Manu | 119 KM |
| 7. | Agartala to Karamcharra | 127 KM |
| 8. | Agartala to Dodhpur | 139 KM |
| 9. | Agartala to Kumarghat | 145 KM |
| 10. | Agartala to Pecharthal | 154 KM |
| 11. | Agartala to Panisagar | 170 KM |
| 12. | Agartala to Ganganagar | 114 KM |
| 13. | Agartala to Bagbassa | 186 KM |
| 14. | Agartala to Dharmanagar | 195 KM |
| 15. | Agartala to Fatikroy | 153 KM |
| 16. | Agartala to Jolaibari | 169 KM |
| 17. | Agartala to Kailashahar | 176 KM |
| 18. | Agartala to Salema | 102 KM |
| 19. | Agartala to Santibazar | 108 KM |
| 20. | Agartala to Kamalpur | 125 KM |
Tripura has already entered the broad gauge railway map of the country . The total length of Rail line within the state is 202.76 km including the recently extended line upto Udaipur railway station, Gomati District. Agartala is connected with important junctions like Guwahati, New JalpaiGuri, Sealdah and Anand Vihar at New Delhi by some express train like Tripura Sundari Express, Kanchanjangha Express and also other important places of the country. Apart from passenger trains, goods trains ply upto Agartala and Udaipur. Some local trains also run in between Udaipur and Dharmanagar. Agartala railway station at Badharghat is the main junction of the state. Passenger Reservation System (PRS) is available at Agartala, Udaipur and Dharmanagar. Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) is functional in all stations except Mungiakami.
For more details about railway connectivity of the state log on to www.irctc.co.in
Agartala, the capital of Tripura, is connected by regular bus services with Bangladesh, it is more convenient for foreign nationals to enter Tripura via Bangladesh with an appropriate visa. Those foreign nationals coming to Dhaka or other cities of Bangladesh may come to Agartala via Akhaura border check post. Similarly, foreign nationals coming to Tripura by other routes could enter Bangladesh via this route.
The journey time by road between Dhaka and Agartala is approximately 4 (four) hours.
For more details contact with B.R.T.C / SHYAMOLI PARIBAHAN, Agartala - Dhaka - Kolkata international Bus Service, T.R.T.C Deport, Krishnagar, Agartala, Tripura (w), Contact Number: +919206150737, +919863045083, E-mail: pratimashim@yahoo.com
