Zia International Airport
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| Zia International Airport জিয়া আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor |
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| IATA: DAC – ICAO: VGZR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||
| Location | Dhaka | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | 23°50′34″N 090°24′02″E / 23.84278°N 90.40056°ECoordinates: 23°50′34″N 090°24′02″E / 23.84278°N 90.40056°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 3,200 | 10,500 | Concrete/Asphalt |
| Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh[1][2] | |||
Zia International Airport (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR) (Bengali: Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor) is the largest airport in Bangladesh located in Kurmitola, 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north of Dhaka, with Dhaka Cantonment on one side and Uttara Residential Area on the other. It started operations in 1981, and was named after Bangladesh's former president, Ziaur Rahman. It is the home base and hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Best Air and United Airways (Bangladesh).
It has an area of 1,981 acres (802 ha). Nearly 52 per cent of the country's international and domestic arrivals and departures occur through Zia Airport, while country's second largest international airport at Chittagong handles about 17 per cent of passengers. About 4 million international and 1 million domestic passengers and 150,000 tons of freight and mail pass through Zia International Airport annually.[3]
Zia Airport has terminal buildings, hangars, technical areas, a freight village (warehouse), and other modern equipment for handling aircraft.[3] It connects many major cities of the world with Bangladesh. From here, Biman Bangladesh flies to 21 cities on 2 continents.[4][5]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Air-India Express | Kolkata, Mumbai |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Best Air | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Malé |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Abu Dhabi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Delhi [resumes 3 October], Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Muscat, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Singapore, Sylhet[4][5] |
| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Kunming |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou [begins 3 August] |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong |
| Druk Air | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Paro |
| Emirates Airline | Dubai |
| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi |
| GMG Airlines | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Dubai, Jessore, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Sylhet |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain |
| Jet Airways | Delhi, Kolkata |
| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait |
| Kingfisher Airlines | Kolkata |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Karachi |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| RAK Airways | Ras Al Khaimah |
| Royal Bengal Airlines | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| United Airways (Bangladesh) | Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Kolkata, Sylhet |
| Yemenia | Dubai, Sana'a |
[edit] Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France Cargo[6] | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Biman Cargo[7] | Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Muscat, London-Heathrow |
| Bismillah Airlines[8] | N/A |
| British Airways World Cargo[9] | London-Heathrow |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Hong Kong |
| Emirates SkyCargo[10] | Dubai |
| Empost[11] | Dubai |
| FedEx Express[12] | |
| Qatar Airways Cargo[13] | Doha |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo[14] | Jeddah, Riyadh |
| Singapore Airlines Cargo[15] | Brussels, Sharjah, Singapore |
| TransGlobal Airways | (Manila-Clark) [charters] |
| Yangtze River Express | Beijing |
[edit] Accidents
- August 4, 1984 a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia Airport.[16] All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died. The flight was piloted by Kaniz Fatema Roksana, the country's first female commercial pilot.
[edit] References
- ^ Zia International Airport - Geographical and Administration Data
- ^ Zia International Airport - Runway Physical Characteristics
- ^ a b Dhaka Airports: Dhaka hotels and Dhaka city guide
- ^ a b International Flight Schedule. Biman
- ^ a b Domestic Flight Schedule. Biman
- ^ Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo Schedule
- ^ Biman Cargo :: Biman's Official Website
- ^ Bismillah Airlines
- ^ British Airways World Cargo
- ^ Emirates SkyCargo » Our Network » Route Map
- ^ E M P O S T
- ^ FedEx - Locations
- ^ Qatar Airways route map
- ^ Saudi Arabian Airlines . . . A New World of Choices
- ^ Welcome to SIA Cargo - Worldwide Offices (West Asia & Africa)
- ^ "49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges". Reuters (The New York Times). 1984-08-04. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E1DB1738F935A3575BC0A962948260&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fBangladesh. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
[edit] External links
- Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
- Aerodrome information at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
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