Barishal Airport

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Barishal Airport(IATA: BZL, ICAO: VGBR) is a domestic airport in Bangladesh serving the southern city of Barisal as well as Barisal Division.[3] The airport is located 12 km north of Barisal city centre alongside the Dhaka - Barishal Highway.

Location

The airport is located close to Barisal city in the Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.[3]

History

Before 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 to press 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, 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][4][5]

In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years.[6]

Statistics

The airport has served 158,987 passengers between 1995 and 2009. Over 20,000 flights, including passenger, training, cargo, and others, had operated from the airport.[3] The airport saw its highest number of passengers in 1999 and the highest number of flights in the year 2000.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Biman Bangladesh AirlinesDhaka[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑"Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Barisal". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ↑"VGBR: Barishal Airport". SkyVector. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. 1234567891011"Staff on rolls, Barishal airport stuck". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ↑M Jasimuddin (5 April 2019). "৩৪ বছরেও পূর্ণতা পায়নি বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  5. ↑"3rd MEB CG visits cyclone relief distribution hub". 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  6. ↑"Biman resumes flights to Barishal". The Daily Star. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. ↑"Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports