Thakurgaon Airport was a public and military
STOL
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airport
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located near Shibganj of
Thakurgaon district in northwestern
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. The airport was established in 1940 on 550 acres. This airstrip was heavily damaged by the
Indian Air Force
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during the
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.
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.
No scheduled flights are available for this airport.
See also
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List of airports in Bangladesh
This is a list of airports in Bangladesh (, grouped by type and sorted by location. All airports are operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Some of the airfields a ...
References
External links
Airport record for Thakurgaon Airportat Landings.com
Airports in Bangladeshat Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
Airports in Bangladesh
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