VGSD
Saidpur Airport
IFR
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Name
Saidpur Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VGSD / SPD / VGSD
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
4:29 am (BST)
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Municipality
Saidpur
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Coordinates
25° 45′ 33″ N 88° 54′ 32″ E
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Elevation
125 ft (38 m MSL)
About Saidpur Airport
Saipur Airport (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর, romanized: Saiẏadapur bimānabandar) (IATA: SPD, ICAO: VGSD) is a domestic airport located in Saidpur, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Saidpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur division, and Saidpur Airport is one of the northernmost airport in 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 trade and tourism between the two countries. After this upgrade, it will make this airport the fifth international airport of Bangladesh.