In this study, we have attempted to determine the wind characteristics of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) and predict wind speed and direction 9, 30 hours ahead using a new machine learning (ML) technique. For this, we have collected METAR wind speed and direction data from the NSCBIA for the period 2016-2021. On analysis of the wind speed and direction data, it is observed that a substantial amount of calm wind exists in NSCBIA. The wind speed varies throughout the day with a maximum around 09-11 UTC. The maximum randomness in wind direction is observed around the 06-09 UTC. The maximum wind speed is observed during April-July. Minimum wind speed is observed in December and January. Generally, wind speed remains low during 23-00 UTC but for winter months (October-January) low wind speed is observed during 15-21 UTC. MAE, RMSE and SSE are low for SSA-LSTM in predicting the wind speed. MAE, RMSE, and SSE are higher in predicting wind direction but within tolerance limits owing to wind direction randomness.