List of airports in Bangladesh

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This is a list of airports in Bangladesh, grouped by type and sorted by location. All airports are operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Some of the airfields are used for military and training purposes by the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

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Bangladesh has five domestic airports, three international airports (which are also used for domestic flights) and four STOL (short take-off and landing) ports, with one new domestic airport under construction. [1] [2] It also has several airstrips, some built during World War II.

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Category of airport
CategoryDescription
International Handles international and domestic flights
Domestic Handles domestic flights
STOLport Short take off and landing airports
DefenceMilitary airbase
AbandonedAbandoned or unused airport
Flying schoolAn airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots
Airport Functional StatusDescription
OperationalImplies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non operationalImplies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
Proposed or under constructionImplies airport is proposed or under construction

List of airports

Barisal Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Barisal Barisal Airport VGBRBZLDomesticOperational 22°48′04″N90°18′04″E / 22.80111°N 90.30111°E / 22.80111; 90.30111 (Barisal Airport)
Patuakhali Patuakhali Airport ——UnusedNon Operational 22°22′33″N90°19′20″E / 22.37583°N 90.32222°E / 22.37583; 90.32222 (Patuakhali Airport)

Chittagong Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport VGEGCGPInternationalOperational 22°14′59″N91°48′48″E / 22.24972°N 91.81333°E / 22.24972; 91.81333 (Shah Amanat International Airport)
Chittagong Zahurul Haq Airbase——DefenceMilitary Airbase 22°15′39″N91°49′05″E / 22.26083°N 91.81806°E / 22.26083; 91.81806 (Zahurul Haq Airbase)
Comilla Comilla Airport VGCMCLASTOLportNon Operational 23°26′12″N91°11′24″E / 23.43667°N 91.19000°E / 23.43667; 91.19000 (Comilla Airport)
Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Airport VGCBCXBDomesticOperational 21°27′07″N91°57′50″E / 21.45194°N 91.96389°E / 21.45194; 91.96389 (Cox's Bazar Airport)
Noakhali Noakhali Air Field——DefenceMilitary Airbase 22°44′21″N91°03′54″E / 22.73917°N 91.06500°E / 22.73917; 91.06500 (Noakhali Air Field)
Dohazari Dohazari Airfield ——DefenceMilitary Airbase 22°09′55″N92°04′07″E / 22.16528°N 92.06861°E / 22.16528; 92.06861 (Dohazari Airfield)
Chakaria Chakaria Airport——DefenceMilitary Airbase 21°45′49″N92°04′18″E / 21.76361°N 92.07167°E / 21.76361; 92.07167 (Chakaria Airport)
Feni Fenny Airfield ——DefenceMilitary Airbase 23°02′06″N91°23′37″E / 23.03500°N 91.39361°E / 23.03500; 91.39361 (Fenny Airfield)
Hathazari Hathazari Airfield ——DefenceMilitary Airbase 22°30′02″N91°48′27″E / 22.50056°N 91.80750°E / 22.50056; 91.80750 (Hathazari Airfield)

Dhaka Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport VGHSDACInternationalOperational 23°50′34″N90°24′02″E / 23.84278°N 90.40056°E / 23.84278; 90.40056 (Shah Jalal International Airport)
Tejgaon Khademul Bashar Airbase VGTJ—DefenceMilitary Airbase 23°46′43″N90°22′57″E / 23.77861°N 90.38250°E / 23.77861; 90.38250 (Tejgaon Airport)
Bajitpur Bajitpur Airport——DefenceMilitary Airbase 24°12′44″N90°54′23″E / 24.21222°N 90.90639°E / 24.21222; 90.90639 (Bajitpur Airport)
Tangail Tangail Airport ——DefenceMilitary Airbase 24°13′47″N89°54′28″E / 24.22972°N 89.90778°E / 24.22972; 89.90778 (Tangail Airport)

Khulna Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Khulna Khan Jahan Ali Airport ——DomesticUnder Construction 22°38′49″N89°38′38″E / 22.64694°N 89.64389°E / 22.64694; 89.64389 (Khan Jahan Ali Airport)
Jashore Jashore Airport VGJRJSRDomesticOperational 23°11′01″N89°09′39″E / 23.18361°N 89.16083°E / 23.18361; 89.16083 (Jessore Airport)
Jashore Matiur Rahman Airbase——DefenceMilitary Airbase 23°10′40″N89°09′40″E / 23.17778°N 89.16111°E / 23.17778; 89.16111 (Matiur Rahman Airbase)

Rajshahi Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Ishwardi Ishwardi Airport VGISIRDSTOLportNon Operational 24°09′11″N89°02′55″E / 24.15306°N 89.04861°E / 24.15306; 89.04861 (Ishwardi Airport)
Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Airport VGRJRJHDomesticOperational 24°26′13″N88°36′59″E / 24.43694°N 88.61639°E / 24.43694; 88.61639 (Shah Makhdum Airport)
Bogra Bogra Airport VGBG—DefenceMilitary Airbase 24°52′00″N89°18′59″E / 24.86667°N 89.31639°E / 24.86667; 89.31639 (Bogra Airport)

Rangpur Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Saidpur Saidpur Airport VGSDSPDDomesticOperational 25°45′33″N88°54′31″E / 25.75917°N 88.90861°E / 25.75917; 88.90861 (Saidpur Airport)
Lalmonirhat Lalmonirhat Airport VGLM—DefenceMilitary Airbase 25°53′15″N89°25′59″E / 25.88750°N 89.43306°E / 25.88750; 89.43306 (Lalmonirhat Airport)
Thakurgaon Thakurgaon Airport VGSGTKRSTOLportNon Operational 26°00′59″N88°24′06″E / 26.01639°N 88.40167°E / 26.01639; 88.40167 (Thakurgaon Airport)

Sylhet Division

Location served Airport name ICAO IATA CategoryRole Coordinates
Sylhet Osmani International Airport VGSYZYLInternationalOperational 24°57′48″N91°52′01″E / 24.96333°N 91.86694°E / 24.96333; 91.86694 (Osmani International Airport)
Kamalganj Shamshernagar Airport VGSHZHMSTOLportNon Operational 24°23′54″N91°55′01″E / 24.39833°N 91.91694°E / 24.39833; 91.91694 (Shamshernagar Airport)

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References

  1. ↑ "Airports in Bangladesh". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  2. ↑ Ibne Kamal, Md Ashequl Morsalin. "Airports in Bangladesh: Domestic and International". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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