Ishwardi Airport ঈশ্বরদী বিমানবন্দর | |
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| Summary | |
| Location | Lalpur Upazila Natore District, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 24°09′11.51″N 089°02′55.04″E / 24.1531972°N 89.0486222°E |
| Map | |
  VGIS Location of Ishurdi Airport | |
Ishwardi Airport (IATA: IRD, ICAO: VGIS) is a domestic airport geographically located in Ishwardi Union, Lalpur Upazila, Natore, Bangladesh. But this airport is under Pabna administrative district.[1] Biman Bangladesh Airlines had regular flights to Dhaka until 1996.[2] On 18 November 2013, United Airways resumed flights to Dhaka, thus commercial services resumed after 17 years, but flights to the airport were suspended in mid 2014.[3][4]
History
During World War II, the airport was known as the Hijli Base Area, and was used by the Twentieth Air Force.[5] It hosted the United States Army Air Force XX Bomber Command 58th Bombardment Wing between 8–24 February 1945, prior to its deployment to the Mariana Islands.
Airlines and destinations
As of August 2014, no airlines serve Ishwardi Airport. United Airways was the last airline to operate there, they stopped services in mid 2014.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ বাংলাদেশ বেসামরিক বিমান চলাচল কর্তৃপক্ষ, বদলি শাখা, প্রশাসন বিভাগ (14 September 2022). "অফিস আদেশ 30.31.0000.211.16.003.22.1291" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ishwardi Airport reopens today after 17 years". The Daily Star. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "United Airways launches Dhaka-Ishwardi flight". Dhaka Mirror. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Welcome to United Airways (BD) Ltd".
- ↑ "Ishwardi Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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