List of airports in Bangladesh explained
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.
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.
Contents
Category of airport| Category | Description |
|---|
| International | Handles international and domestic flights |
| Domestic | Handles domestic flights |
| STOLport | Short take off and landing airports |
| Defence | Military airbase |
| Abandoned | Abandoned or unused airport |
| Flying school | An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots | |
| Airport Functional Status | Description |
|---|
| Operational | Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports |
| Non operational | Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service |
| Proposed or under construction | Implies airport is proposed or under construction | |
List of airports
See also
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Airports in Bangladesh . Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh . 2007-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929183404/http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html . 2007-09-29 .
- News: Ibne Kamal . Md Ashequl Morsalin . Airports in Bangladesh: Domestic and International . 19 November 2021 . unb.com.bd . English.
