List of airports in Bangladesh

This is a list of airports in Bangladesh, grouped by type and sorted by location.

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Its capital and largest city is Dhaka.

Bangladesh has 3 international airports, 5 domestic airports and 7 STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) ports, with 1 new domestic airport under construction.[1] It also has several airstrips, some built during the World War II.

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Airports

Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Location served ICAO IATA Airport Division Airport name
International airports
Dhaka VGZR DAC Dhaka Division Shahjalal International Airport (Zia Int'l)
Chittagong VGEG CGP Chittagong Division Shah Amanat International Airport
Sylhet VGSY ZYL Sylhet Division Osmani International Airport
Domestic airports
Rajshahi VGRJ RJH Rajshahi Division Shah Makhdum Airport
Jessore VGJR JSR Khulna Division Jessore Airport
Saidpur VGSD SPD Rajshahi Division Saidpur Airport
Cox's Bazar VGCB CXB Chittagong Division Cox's Bazar Airport
Barisal VGBR BZL Barisal Division Barisal Airport
Ishurdi VGIS IRD Rajshahi Division Ishurdi STOLport
Bagerhat Khulna Division Khan Jahan Ali Airport (under construction)
Tejgaon VGTJ Dhaka Division Tejgaon Airport
STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) ports
Comilla VGCM CLA Chittagong Division Comilla STOLport
Bogra Rajshahi Division Bogra STOLport
Thakurgaon VGSG TKR Rajshahi Division Thakurgaon STOLport
Lalmonirhat VGLM LLJ Rajshahi Division Lalmonirhat STOLport
Shamshernagar VGSH ZHM Sylhet Division Shamshernagar STOLport
Unused Airports
Bay of Bengal / Sandwip SDW Chittagong Division Sandwip Airport
Chakaria Chittagong Division Chakaria Airport
Feni-Noakhali Chittagong Division Feni Airport
Ghatail-Tangail Dhaka Division Rajendrapur Airport
Maulvi Bazar Sylhet Division Maulvi Bazar Airport
Pabna Rajshahi Ishwardi Airport Division
Rasulpur Rasulpur Airport
Sirajganj / Bogara SAJ Rajshahi Division Sirajganj Airport
Tangail Dhaka Division Pahar Kanchanpur Airport

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Airports in Bangladesh". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html. Retrieved 2007-01-22.