Lalmonirhat Airport

BAF Station Lalmonirhat বিএএফ স্টেশন লালমনিরহাট
IATA: none ICAO: VGLM
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Operator	Bangladesh Air Force & Aviation and Aerospace University Bangladesh
Location	Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Coordinates	25°53′15″N89°25′59″E / 25.88750°N 89.43306°E / 25.88750; 89.43306
Map
VGLM Location of airport in Bangladesh

BAF Station Lalmonirhat( ICAO : VGLM) or commonly known as Lalmonirhat Airport is a one of nine Bangladeshi Air Force bases ^[1] is located near Lalmonirhat, at the north side border of Bangladesh. Once, it was the second biggest and largest airport in Asia. It was built in 1931 as a military airbase. During the Second World War (1939–1945), the Allied Forces used it as a forward airbase for its operations in Burma (now Myanmar) and other countries of southeast Asia. Presently, Lalmonirhat aerodrome is under the possession of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). ^[2] Now, the airport has been given to Bangladesh Aerospace and Aviation University to make it a permanent campus.

Airlines and destination

Currently, there are no scheduled flights operated by any airlines.

References

1. "বরিশাল ও সিলেটে বিমান ঘাঁটি করার ঘোষণা প্রধানমন্ত্রীর". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
2. Mizu, Mizanur Rahman (26 September 2018). "Lalmonirhat Airport gathers dust of history". United News of Bangladesh . Retrieved 27 September 2024.

External links

• Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports