Saidpur Airport সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nilphamari, Dinajpur & Rangpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Saidpur, Nilphamari | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 125 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°45′33″N 088°54′31″E / 25.75917°N 88.90861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | caab.gov.bd | ||||||||||
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Saipur Airport (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর, romanized: Saiẏadapur bimānabandar) (IATA: SPD, ICAO: VGSD) is a domestic airport located in Saidpur Upazila of Nilphamari district in northern Bangladesh.
Saidpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur division, and Saidpur Airport is one of the northernmost airport in country. It started its journey as a domestic airport in 1979, and now handles roughly 30 flights daily on the Dhaka-Saidpur-Dhaka route.[2]
The airport is currently undergoing major upgrades and expansion, and is expected to serve international flights between Nepal and Bangladesh, to strengthen trade and tourism between the two countries. After this upgrade, it will make this airport the fifth international airport of Bangladesh.[citation needed]
- ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Saidpur". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Asaduzzaman, E. A. M. (1 January 2023). "Saidpur airport to boost connectivity with Nepal, Bhutan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 January 2023.