AirportsBarisal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Barisal, in Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BZL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BZL
- ICAO code
- VGBR
- City
- Barisal
- State or region
- Barisal Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.8010° N, 90.3012° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,827 m (5,995 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BZL means Barisal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGBR. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.8010° N, 90.3012° E. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Khulna, about 76 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dhaka, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Barisal Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,827 metres (5,995 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Bangladesh on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,827 m 5,995 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka | DAC | 116 km |
| Jessore AirportJashore (Jessore) | JSR | 124 km |
| Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala, India | IXA | 154 km |
| Shah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong) | CGP | 167 km |
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportKolkata, India | CCU | 191 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,469 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,856 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,548 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,096 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,771 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,013 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,806 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,954 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,011 km | 11 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.