Jashore Airport was constructed by the
Royal Air Force in 1940 to protect
British India from Japanese aggression during
World War II. When
British India gained independence after
World War II, the
Government of Pakistan opened the airport as a base for the
Pakistan Air Force. Later in 1951
Pakistan International Airlines started operating flights from Jashore to
Dhaka,
Karachi,
Lahore and
Chattogram. At that time they operated only two flights a week from
Dhaka to Jashore. And from 1951 to March 1971, the airport was used jointly by
Pakistan International Airlines and
Pakistan Air Force. When the
war of independence started in
Bangladesh in March 1971,
Pakistan Air Force started using it for conducting war activities. On 6 December 1971, a Joint force of the
Indian Army and the
Liberation Army invaded
East Pakistan, causing extensive damage to the airport. And when the city of
Jashore fell, the entire
Jashore district, including the airport, came under the joint forces of the
Indian Army and the
Liberation Army. And the
Indian Air Force compensates the airport and makes it usable. Later, when Bangladesh became independent in 1972, the
Indian Air Force handed over to the
Bangladesh Air Force and
Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed planes from
Dhaka to Jashore.
Development On 31 July 2023, a new terminal building, constructed at a cost of , was inaugurated by the State Minister for
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism,
Mahbub Ali. The new terminal building will be able to handle 1 million passengers per year and consists of eight check-in counters, five luggage scanning machines, five archways, VIP lounges, and car parking. In order to make the airport meet international standards, another project worth has been taken to upgrade the runway. ==Airlines and destinations==