| Barishal Airport বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Barishal & Kuakata | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°48′04″N 90°18′04″E / 22.80111°N 90.30111°E / 22.80111; 90.30111 | ||||||||||
| Website | barisalairport | ||||||||||
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  BZLLocation of airport in Bangladesh | |||||||||||
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| Source: CEIC SkyVector | |||||||||||
Barishal Airport (IATA: BZL, ICAO: VGBR) is a domestic airport served the southern city of Barishal as well as Barishal division. The airport is located 12 km north of Barishal city centre just beside Dhaka - Barishal Highway.
Location
The airport is located close to Barisal city in Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.
History
Before it was re-constructed, there was a huge demand for an airport in the region, for quicker travel to the capital Dhaka. Local organisations held many strikes and demonstrations for its construction. The airport was finally built in 1985 on 163 acres of land, at a cost of BDT 4 million. It was officially inaugurated by the then president Abdur Rahman Biswas on 3 December 1995. Aero Bengal Airlines, a private airline, was the first airline to launch flights to the airport. The national carrier, Biman, started their services in November 1995.
In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone-affected people. The airport was instrumental in international relief goods, including drinking water, rice, blankets and other life-saving materials, reaching the devastated victims of the cyclone.
In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years.
Statistics
The airport has served 158,987 passengers between 1995 and 2009. Over 20,000 flights including passengers, training, cargo and other flights had operated from the airport. The airport saw highest number of passengers in 1999 and highest number of flights in the year 2000.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka | |
| Novoair | Dhaka | |
| US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka |
See also
References
- "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Barisal". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "VGBR: Barishal Airport". SkyVector. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Staff on rolls, Barishal airport stuck". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- M Jasimuddin (5 April 2019). "৩৪ বছরেও পূর্ণতা পায়নি বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- "Biman resumes flights to Barishal". The Daily Star. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- "Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- চট্টগ্রাম ও বরিশালে ফ্লাইট বাড়াল নভোএয়ার. প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- সৈয়দপুর, রাজশাহী ও বরিশালে ইউএস বাংলার অতিরিক্ত ফ্লাইট. প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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