Saidpur Airport
Saidpur Airport সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rangpur Division | ||||||||||
| Location | Saidpur, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| 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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Saidpur Airport (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর, romanized: Soiyodpur bimanbondor) (IATA: SPD, ICAO: VGSD) is a domestic airport located in Saidpur, Nilphamari District, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Novoair, Air Astra and US-Bangla Airlines operate flights to Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar.
Saidpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur division, and Saidpur Airport is one of the northernmost airports in the country. It started its journey as a domestic airport in 1979, and now handles roughly 30 flights daily on the Dhaka-Saidpur-Dhaka route.
The airport is currently undergoing major upgrades and expansion, and is expected to serve international flights between Nepal and Bangladesh, to strengthen bilateral trade and tourism. After this upgrade, it will make this airport the fifth international airport of Bangladesh.