Flight operations at Nilphamari's Saidpur Airport have resumed after five hours pause due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.

"Flight operations have resumed at the airport from 2:30pm," said Saidpur Airport Manager Suplob Kumar Ghosh.

Lokman Hakim, in-charge of the airport's Met office, said neither arrivals nor departures were possible from 9:30am till 2:30pm, following poor visibility due to dense fog.

The visibility at the airport was recorded at only 40 metres at 6:00am. Visibility of at least 1,500 metres is required for regular flight operations, the Met office in-charge said.

According to the Met office of the airport, the temperature was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius this morning, the lowest recorded temperature in the country so far this winter.

Airport sources informed that the timetable of morning flight operations was rescheduled for 9:30am from the previous 8:30am for winter.