- The nearest airport available to Dhanbad is Kazi Nazrul Islam Domestic Airport (located at 97 km away) located at Andal region of Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
- The other nearest airports available are Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi (located 140 km away) or Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (located 269 km away) in Kolkata.
- If a person uses the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi, then after landing, one can proceed to take a train or a bus to Dhanbad, either of which would involve a 4-5 hours journey
- If one chooses to use the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata instead (which has International connectivity with most major Asian countries), one can take a shuttle to Howrah Railway Station (situated 16.5 km away) and then take a train to Dhanbad, which should take around 4-5 hours.






