AirportsJessore Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jashore (Jessore), in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JSR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JSR
- ICAO code
- VGJR
- City
- Jashore (Jessore)
- State or region
- Khulna Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.1838° N, 89.1608° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (8,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JSR means Jessore Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGJR. 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 23.1838° N, 89.1608° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Khulna, about 59 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
Jessore Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (8,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 8 airports of Bangladesh on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportKolkata, India | CCU | 94 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal | BZL | 124 km |
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka | DAC | 146 km |
| Shah Makhdum AirportRajshahi | RJH | 150 km |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportDurgapur, India | RDP | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,346 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,749 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,425 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,988 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,702 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,026 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,908 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,038 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,126 km | 11 h 30 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
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