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 |
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  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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 2013.
- ↑ "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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