Barishal Airport (IATA: BZL, ICAO: VGBR) is a domestic airport located in the southern city of Barisal in Bangladesh. GMG Airlines, Royal Bengal Airlines and United Airways previously operated flights to Dhaka from this airport.[3] In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years.[4]
Barisal Airport বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Location | Barisal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°48′04″N 90°18′04″E / 22.80111°N 90.30111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | barisalairport | ||||||||||
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Location
editThe airport is located close to Barisal city in Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.[3]
History
editBefore it was re-constructed, there was a huge demand for an airport in the region, for quicker travel to the capital Dhaka.[3] Local organisations held many strikes and demonstrations for its construction.[3] The airport was finally built in 1985 on 163 acres of land, at a cost of BDT 4 million.[3] It was officially inaugurated by the then president Abdur Rahman Biswas on 3 December 1995.[3] Aero Bengal Airlines, a private airline, was the first airline to launch flights to the airport.[3] The national carrier, Biman, started their services in November 1995.[3]
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.[3][5]
Statistics
editThe 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.[3] The airport saw highest number of passengers in 1999 and highest number of flights in the year 2000.[3]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka | [6] |
| Novoair | Dhaka | [7] |
| US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka | [8] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Barisal". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "VGBR: Barishal Airport". SkyVector. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Staff on rolls, Barishal airport stuck". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Biman resumes flights to Barishal". The Daily Star. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ M Jasimuddin (5 April 2019). "৩৪ বছরেও পূর্ণতা পায়নি বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ "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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