Jashore Airport
Jashore Airport যশোর বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military & Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jashore & Khulna | ||||||||||
| Location | Arabpur, Jashore | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1951 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1940 as RAF Base, Jashore | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°11′01″N 89°09′39″E / 23.18361°N 89.16083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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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. The airport is located 6 km west of downtown Jashore.