Barishal Airport

Barisal Airport

বরিশাল বিমানবন্দর
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
LocationBarisal
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates22°48′04″N 90°18′04″E / 22.80111°N 90.30111°E / 22.80111; 90.30111
Websitebarisalairport.com
Map
BZL is located in Bangladesh
BZL
BZL
Location of airport in Bangladesh
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,995 1,827 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers46,767 Increase
Source: CEIC[1] SkyVector[2]

Barishal Airport (IATA: BZL, ICAO: VGBR) is a domestic airport located in the southern city of Barisal in Bangladesh. GMG Airlines, Royal Bengal Airlines and United Airways previously operated flights to Dhaka from this airport.[3] In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years.[4]

  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. ^ "Staff on rolls, Barishal airport stuck". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Biman resumes flights to Barishal". The Daily Star. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.