Airports / Bangladesh / BZL
Barisal Airport
VGBR / BZLBarisal, BangladeshELEV 23 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC).
Overview
Barisal Airport (VGBR / BZL) sits in Barisal, Bangladesh, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 23 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BZL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC, 63 nm), Jessore Airport (JSR, 67 nm), and Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA, 83 nm).
Trip costs from BZL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BZL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VGBR
IATA
BZL
FAA / Local
VGBR
Elevation
23 ft
Coordinates
22.8010° N · 90.3012° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bangladesh fields
state range 12–125 ft
At 23 ft, BZL sits lower than 56% of the 9 Bangladesh fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 63nmDACHazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka
- 67nmJSRJessore AirportJashore (Jessore)
- 83nmIXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala
- 90nmCGPShah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong)
- 103nmCCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportKolkata
- 106nmIRDIshurdi AirportIshurdi
Location
Open the full mapVGBR · Barisal Airport · Barisal, Bangladesh