Thakurgaon Airport

Thakurgaon Airport (IATA: TKR, ICAO: VGSG) was a public and military STOL airport located near Shibganj of Thakurgaon, Bangladesh. The airport was established in 1940 on 550 acres. This airstrip was heavily damaged by the Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

Thakurgaon Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesThakurgaon
LocationBangladesh
Elevation AMSL177 ft / 54 m
Coordinates26°0′59.1″N 88°24′6.0″E
Map
VGSG is located in Bangladesh
VGSG
VGSG
Location of Thakurgaon Airport in Bangladesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 5,720 1,743 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1][2]

The airport was renovated in 1977, and some commercial flights operated there for few years. Due to a lack of interest and a decreasing number of passengers, it went out of operation and was abandoned in 1980.[3] No scheduled flights are available for this airport.

See also

References

  1. Airport record for Thakurgaon Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08
  2. Google (2013-08-08). "location of Thakurgaon Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  3. "Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh". http. Retrieved 2019-04-28.



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