Global InformationAndal Aerotropolis information
Sujalaam Skycity | |
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Aerotropolis | |
| Sujalaam Skycity | |
 Logo of Sujalaam Sky city, Durgapur | |
  Sujalaam Skycity  Sujalaam Skycity | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′16″N 87°14′36″E / 23.62111°N 87.24333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman district |
| Subdivision | Durgapur |
| Community Development Block | Andal |
| Named for | Sujalaam, which means "rich with water bodies" in Sanskrit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.004682 km2 (1,978 acres) |
| Demonym | Skycityizen |
| Website | www |
Sujalaam Skycity, popularly known as Andal Aerotropolis is India's first aerotropolis, located at Andal, in the industrial city of Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is also the first greenfield aerotropolis, developed around the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport. It has been developed in association with Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI) and constructed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL). The airport city is constructed around an old airfield RAF Station Andal and used by the RAF in Andal, and also by the USAAF during World War II.