Jashore Airport

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.

Jashore Airport

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