Jashore Airport

Jashore Airport

যশোর বিমানবন্দর
Summary
Airport typeMilitary & Public
OwnerMinistry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
ServesJashore & Khulna
LocationArabpur, Jashore
Opened1951 (73 years ago) (1951)
Built1940 (84 years ago) (1940) as RAF Base, Jashore
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates23°11′01″N 89°09′39″E / 23.18361°N 89.16083°E / 23.18361; 89.16083
Websitewww.caab.gov.bd/airports/jessore.html
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JSR is located in Bangladesh
JSR
JSR
Location of airport in Bangladesh
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2023 – December 2023)
Passengers1,75,596 Decrease
Source:[1]

Jashore Airport (IATA: JSR, ICAO: VGJR) is a domestic airport in Jashore, Bangladesh that is operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority. It is also used by the Bangladesh Air Force as part of BAF Matiur Rahman Base and training airfield for the Bangladesh Air Force Academy. Currently it has seven daily flights to Dhaka and a weekly flight to Cox's Bazar. It is the only operational airport of the Khulna Division and the fifth busiest airport of Bangladesh.[2]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Airport: Jashore". Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Total | Economic Indicators | CEIC". www.ceicdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.