Lalmonirhat Airport (ICAO: VGLM) is located near Lalmonirhat, at the north side border of Bangladesh. Now the airport given to Bangladesh Aerospace and Aviation University to make it Permanent campus. It was built in 1931 as a military airbase. During the Second World War (1939-1945) the Allied Forces used it as a forward airbase for its operations in Burma (now Myanmar) and other countries of southeast Asia. Presently Lalmonirhat aerodrome is under the possession of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). Once a time it was the second biggest and largest airport in Asia. But a long time ago the government of bangladesh don't take any care of it. Recently the government of Sheikh Hasina give authority to BAAU(Bangladesh Aerospace and Aviation University). And named it by Sheikh Hasina's father's name.
Lalmonirhat Airport | |
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Airport type | Closed, used as University Campus |
Operator | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University |
Location | Lalmonirhat |
Coordinates | 25°53′15″N 89°25′59″E / 25.88750°N 89.43306°E |
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