VGJR
Jessore Airport
IFR
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Name
Jessore Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VGJR / JSR / VGJR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:52 am (BST)
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Municipality
Jashore (Jessore)
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Coordinates
23° 11′ 1″ N 89° 9′ 38″ E
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Elevation
20 ft (6 m MSL)
About Jessore 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.