Tejgaon Airport

BAF Base Bashar


বিএএফ ঘাঁটি বাশার
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorBangladesh Air Force
LocationTejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates23°46′43″N 090°22′57″E / 23.77861°N 90.38250°E / 23.77861; 90.38250
Map
Tejgaon is located in Bangladesh
Tejgaon
Tejgaon
Location of airport in Bangladesh
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 9,315 2,839 Asphalt

BAF Base Bashar (ICAO: VGTJ) — also known as Tejgaon Airport — is a Bangladesh Air Force military base in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Bangladesh Army also uses this military base. It is also the National Parade Square of Bangladesh.[2] It served as the country's sole international airport prior to the construction of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in 1980.[3]

  1. ^ "BAF Base Bashar hosts Iftar for gallantry award holder freedom fighters". The Business Standard. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Armed forces to exhibit weapons at National Parade Square". he Financial Express. 24 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Tejgaon Airport, Dhaka" (PDF). CAAB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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