Barishal Airport
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Barishal Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a domestic airport in Bangladesh serving the southern city of Barisal as well as Barisal Division.[1] The airport is located 12 km north of Barisal city centre just beside the Dhaka - Barishal Highway.
Location
The airport is located close to Barisal city in the Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.[1]
History
Before it was re-constructed, there was a huge demand for an airport in the region for quicker travel to the capital, Dhaka.[1] Local organisations held many strikes and demonstrations to press for its construction.[1] The airport was finally built in 1985 on 163 acres of land, at a cost of BDT 4 million.[1] It was officially inaugurated by the then president Abdur Rahman Biswas on 3 December 1995.[1] Aero Bengal Airlines, a private airline, was the first airline to launch flights to the airport.[1] The national carrier, Biman, started their services in November 1995.[1]
In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone-affected people. The airport was instrumental in international relief goods, including drinking water, rice, blankets, and other life-saving materials, reaching the devastated victims of the cyclone.[1][2]
In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years.[3]
Statistics
The airport has served 158,987 passengers between 1995 and 2009. Over 20,000 flights, including passenger, training, cargo, and others, had operated from the airport.[1] The airport saw its highest number of passengers in 1999 and the highest number of flights in the year 2000.[1]
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
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