Lalmonirhat Airport

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Lalmonirhat Airport
Summary
Airport typeClosed, used as University Campus
Operator Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University
LocationLalmonirhat
Coordinates 25°53′15″N89°25′59″E / 25.88750°N 89.43306°E / 25.88750; 89.43306
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VGLM
Location of airport in Bangladesh

Lalmonirhat Airport [1] ( ICAO : VGLM) is located near Lalmonirhat, at the north side border of Bangladesh. Now, the airport given to Bangladesh Aerospace and Aviation University to make it a permanent campus. 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). Once, it was the second biggest and largest airport in Asia.

Airlines and destination

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


  1. Mizu, Mizanur Rahman (26 September 2018). "Lalmonirhat Airport gathers dust of history". United News of Bangladesh . Retrieved 27 September 2024.

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