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|[[Afriqiyah Airways]]|Tripoli
|[[Air Arabia]]|Sharjah
|[[Air Arabia]]|Sharjah
|[[Air India Express]]|Kolkata, Singapore
|[[Air Asia]]|Kuala Lumpur
|[[Air Macau]]|Macau
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|[[Air China]]|Beijing-Capital, Chengdu
|[[Air India]]|Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai
|[[Air India Express]]|Kolkata <br>'''Seasonal''': Jaipur
|[[Air India Regional]]|Agartala, Aizwal, Dimapur, Imphal, Shillong
|[[Air Mauritius]]|Chennai, Mauritius
|[[Bahrain Air]]|Bahrain
|[[Bangkok Airways]]|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
|[[Bangkok Airways]]|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
|{{nowrap|[[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]]}}|Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Muscat, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Singapore, Sylhet
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|Biman Bangladesh Airlines| Barisal, Bogra, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Rajshahi, Saidpur, Sylhet
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|[[China Eastern Airlines]]|Beijing-Capital, Kunming
|[[Cathay Pacific]]|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong
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|[[China Southern Airlines]]|Guangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong
|[[Cebu Pacific]]|Hanoi, Manila <br>'''Seasonal''': Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
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|[[Dragonair]]|Hong Kong
|[[China Airlines]]|Taipei-Taoyuan
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|[[Druk Air]]|Kathmandu, Paro
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|[[China Eastern Airlines]]|Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong
|[[China Southern Airlines]]|Guangzhou
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|[[Dragonair]]|Hong Kong, Kathmandu
|[[Druk Air]]|Baghdogra, Guwahati, Paro
|[[Egypt Air]]|Cairo
|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|Dubai
|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|Dubai
|[[Ethiopian Airlines]]|Addis Ababa, Beirut
|[[Etihad Airways]]|Abu Dhabi
|[[Etihad Airways]]|Abu Dhabi
|[[Flydubai]]|Dubai
|[[Flydubai]]|Dubai
|[[GMG Airlines]]| Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Kolkata
|[[GMG Airlines]]| Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Doha, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata,
Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Riyadh, Singapore, Sylhet <br>'''Seasonal''': Chennai, Colombo, Denpasar/Bali, Goa, Langkawi, Male, Phuket
|[[Gulf Air]]|Bahrain
|[[Gulf Air]]|Bahrain
|[[Hainan Airlines]]|Beijing Capital, Colombo <br>'''Seasonal''': Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai, Haikou, Nanning
|[[Iran Air]]|Tehran-Imam Khomeini
|[[Jet Airways]]|Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
|[[Jet Airways]]|Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
|[[Jetstar Asia]]|Singapore, Yangon
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|[[Kenya Airways]]|Dubai, Nairobi
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|[[Kingfisher Airlines]]|Bangalore, Kolkata
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|[[Kuwait Airways]]|Kuwait
|[[Kuwait Airways]]|Kuwait
|[[Lion Air]]|Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta
|[[Malaysia Airlines]]|Kuala Lumpur
|[[Malaysia Airlines]]|Kuala Lumpur
|[[Mihin Lanka]]|Colombo
|[[Mihin Lanka]]|Colombo
|[[Oman Air]]|Muscat
|[[Nas Air]]|'''Seasonal: Jeddah, Madinah
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|[[Nepal Airlines]]|Kathmandu
|[[Oman Air]]|Muscat <br>'''Seasonal''': Salalah
|[[Pakistan International Airlines]]|Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
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|[[Qatar Airways]]|Doha
|[[Qatar Airways]]|Doha
|[[RAK Airways]]|Ras Al Khaimah
|[[RAK Airways]]|Ras Al Khaimah
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|[[Regent Airways]]|Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet
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|[[Royal Jordanian]]|Amman-Queen Alia
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|[[Saudi Arabian Airlines]]|Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh, Madinah
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|[[Singapore Airlines]]|Singapore
|[[Singapore Airlines]]|Singapore
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|[[Thai Airways International]]|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
|[[Thai Airways International]]|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
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|[[Tiger Airways]]|Singapore
|[[Turkish Airlines]]|Istanbul-Atatürk, Karachi
|[[Turkish Airlines]]|Istanbul-Atatürk, Karachi
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|[[Uzbekistan Airways]]|Tashkent
|[[Yemenia]]|Aden, Sana'a

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Shahjalal International Airport

হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর

Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
  • IATA: DAC
  • ICAO: VGHS
    DAC is located in Bangladesh
    DAC
    DAC
    Location of airport in Bangladesh
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBangladesh Government
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
ServesDhaka
LocationKurmitola
Hub forBiman Bangladesh Airlines
GMG Airlines
United Airways
Regent Airways
Elevation AMSL27 ft / 8 m
Coordinates23°50′34″N 090°24′02″E / 23.84278°N 90.40056°E / 23.84278; 90.40056 (Shah Jalal International Airport)
Websitewww.caab.gov.bd
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,200 10,500 Concrete/Asphalt
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh[1][2]

Official full name Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport[3] (formerly Zia International Airport) (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGHS) (Bengali: হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor), located in the capital Dhaka, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from Tejgaon Airport. It is the home base and hub of all airlines of Bangladesh, including Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, and United Airways.[3]

The airport has an area of 1,981 acres (802 ha). About 66% of the country's international and domestic arrivals and departures occur through this airport, while the country's second largest airport, Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, accounts for nearly 21% of passengers. Approximately 4 million international and 2 million domestic passengers and 150,000 tons of freight and mail pass through the airport annually.[4] The airport has a capacity of 8 million passengers per year,[5][6] and is predicted by the CAAB to be enough until 2026.[7]

Shahjalal International Airport connects Bangladesh with many major cities of the world; Biman Bangladesh Airlines flies internationally from the airport to 13 cities in Europe and Asia.[8]

Location

The airport is located in Kurmitola; and was originally 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) north of the capital Dhaka.[9] It lies on the 8-laned Aiport Road[9] On the north of the airport lies Uttara (Dhaka) and Gazipur, and at its south is Dhaka city. The railway station opposite to the airport is named Airport Station.[10]

Due to the expansion of the city, the airport has been engulfed by the city, prompting the government to consider relocating it elsewhere.[5]

History

In 1941, during the second world war, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometers north of Tejgaon, as an extra landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima (Assam) and Burmese war theatres.[11][12]

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first civil airport in what was then East Pakistan, current day Bangladesh. Following the independence of Bangladesh, to accommodate the increase in air traffic, a new airport was constructed on the Kurmitola airstrip. In 1981, the airport was officially inaugurated by President Abdus Sattar. It was renamed the Zia International Airport, after the assassination of president Ziaur Rahman.

In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment. A multistorey car park with space for 500 cars was also built at this time.

In 2010 the name was changed from Zia International Airport to Shah Jalal International Airport by the Bangladeshi government, named after one of Bangladesh's most respected Sufi saints, Shah Jalal.[13]

On December 6th, 2011, ZA006, a Boeing 787 stopped for fuel at Shahjalal International Airport during a distance, speed, and endurance record attempt. This aircraft, powered by General Electric GEnx engines, had flown 10,710 nautical miles (19,830 km) non-stop from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington eastward to Shahjalal International Airport, setting a new world distance record for aircraft in the 787's weight class, which is between 440,000 pounds (200,000 kg) and 550,000 pounds (250,000 kg). This flight surpassed the previous distance record of 9,127 nautical miles (16,903 km), set in 2002 by an Airbus A330. The aircraft then continued eastbound from Dhaka to return to Boeing Field, setting a world-circling speed record of 42 hours, 27 minutes.[14]

Terminals, airlines and destinations

The airport consists of three major terminals, T1 and T2 for international flights and a third terminal (known as Domestic Terminal) for domestic flights. The arrivals deck is the ground floor and the upper floor is the departures hall. A VIP terminal is built only about 200 metres from the main gate and is only used occasionally.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Afriqiyah AirwaysTripoli
Air ArabiaSharjah
Air AsiaKuala Lumpur
Air MacauMacau
Air ChinaBeijing-Capital, Chengdu
Air IndiaDelhi, Kolkata, Mumbai
Air India ExpressKolkata
Seasonal: Jaipur
Air India RegionalAgartala, Aizwal, Dimapur, Imphal, Shillong
Air MauritiusChennai, Mauritius
Bahrain AirBahrain
Bangkok AirwaysBangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Biman Bangladesh AirlinesAbu Dhabi, Al Ain, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Brussels, Cairo, Colombo, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Istanbul-Ataturk, Jakarta-Sokerno-Hatta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Madinah, Madrid, Male, Manchester, Manila, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Muscat, New York-JFK, Paris-CDG, Paro, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sharjah, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Perason, Tripoli, Yangon
Seasonal Amman-Queen Alia, Beirut, Berlin-Brandenburg, Johannesburg, Larnaca, Mauritius, Montreal-Trudeau
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Barisal, Bogra, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Rajshahi, Saidpur, Sylhet
Cathay PacificBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong
Cebu PacificHanoi, Manila
Seasonal: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
China AirlinesTaipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern AirlinesKunming, Shanghai-Pudong
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou
DragonairHong Kong, Kathmandu
Druk AirBaghdogra, Guwahati, Paro
Egypt AirCairo
EmiratesDubai
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa, Beirut
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi
FlydubaiDubai
GMG Airlines Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Doha, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata,

Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Riyadh, Singapore, Sylhet
Seasonal: Chennai, Colombo, Denpasar/Bali, Goa, Langkawi, Male, Phuket

Gulf AirBahrain
Hainan AirlinesBeijing Capital, Colombo
Seasonal: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai, Haikou, Nanning
Iran AirTehran-Imam Khomeini
Jet AirwaysDelhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
Jetstar AsiaSingapore, Yangon
Kenya AirwaysDubai, Nairobi
Kingfisher AirlinesBangalore, Kolkata
Korean AirKathmandu, Seoul-Incheon
Kuwait AirwaysKuwait
Lion AirHo Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur
Mihin LankaColombo
Nas AirSeasonal: Jeddah, Madinah
Nepal AirlinesKathmandu
Oman AirMuscat
Seasonal: Salalah
Pakistan International AirlinesIslamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Philippine AirlinesBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Manila
Seasonal: Delhi
Qatar AirwaysDoha
RAK AirwaysRas Al Khaimah
Regent AirwaysChittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet
Royal Brunei AirlinesBander Seri Begawan, Ho Chi Minh City
Seasonal: Dubai, Jeddah
Royal JordanianAmman-Queen Alia
Saudi Arabian AirlinesDammam, Jeddah, Riyadh, Madinah
Silk AirSingapore
Singapore AirlinesSingapore
Sri Lankan AirlinesColombo
Seasonal: Male
Thai Air AsialBangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Tiger AirwaysSingapore
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk, Karachi
United AirwaysBangkok-Suvarnabumi, Bogra, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Dubai, Istanbul-Sabiha Goecken, Jeddah, Jessore, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, London-Gatwick, Milan-Linate, Muscat, Rajshahi, Riyadh, Saidpur, Sylhet
Uzbekistan AirwaysTashkent
YemeniaAden, Sana'a

Cargo airlines

AirlinesDestinations
British Airways World Cargo[15] Chennai, Frankfurt, London-Stansted, Zaragoza
Cathay Pacific CargoHong Kong
China Cargo AirlinesChengdu, Chongqing, Nanning, Shanghai-Pudong
Etihad Crystal CargoAbu Dhabi, Bangalore, Chennai
Lufthansa CargoFrankfurt, Delhi, Mumbai
Qatar Airways Cargo[16]Doha
Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo[17]Dammam
Singapore Airlines Cargo[18]Amsterdam, Brussels, Chennai, Sharjah, Singapore

Accidents and incidents

On September 28, 1977, a Japan Airlines flight from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport.[19] The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister.[20] Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations.[19]

On August 4, 1984, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Shah Jalal Airport.[21] All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died. The flight was piloted by Kaniz Fatema Roksana, the first woman commercial pilot of Bangladesh.

On May 25, 2008, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight SV806 from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, Medina, made an unscheduled landing. During the roll the tower controller reported that he saw fire on the starboard wing. Upon exiting runway 14, the crew received a fire indication for engine number three. The fire extinguisher was activated, and all engines were shut down. The Boeing 747-357, which had been charred beyond repair, was successfully evacuated.[22] Only minor injuries had been incured.[23] An investigation determined that there had been a fuel leak where the fuel enters the front spar for engine number three.[22]

On March 22, 2010, a Lockheed L-1011 belonging to cargo airline Sky Capital Airlines, made an emergency landing due to engine fire caused by technical glitches. Nobody was injured, and the plane landed safely.[24]

Access

The airport is connected to the Dhaka by the Tongi Diversion Road.[25] The nearest hotel near Shahjalal International is the Dhaka Regency Hotel.[26]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Aerodrome Information: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Aerodrome Information: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka (continued)". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ a b "Airports in Bangladesh". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "Dhaka - Zia International Airport (DAC)". World Executive. OE Interactive.
  5. ^ a b Ahmad, Rashiduddin (September 29, 2010). "New airport at Trishal: Flight of fancy or urban nightmare?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (28 August 2010). "New int'l airport to cost Tk 50,000cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  7. ^ "AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT HISTORY". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Biman's Destination: International Destinations". Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
  9. ^ a b "Dhaka - Airports". World Executive. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293936-i9193-k4244602-From_Sylhet_to_Dhaka_Airport_by_train-Dhaka_City_Dhaka.html
  11. ^ Ahmed, Ershad (16 November 2006). "Zia International Airport, Dhaka".[unreliable source?]
  12. ^ Uddin, Syed Mohd Saleh. "Airports". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  13. ^ "ZIA made Shahjalal International Airport". The Daily Star. February 16, 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Boeing 787 Dreamliner Sets Speed, Distance Records". Boeing Press Release, December 8, 2011]
  15. ^ "Worldwide Timetable Effective from October 2010 to March 2011" (pdf). British Airways World Cargo. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  16. ^ "Cargo Route Map" (pdf). Qatar Airways Cargo. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  17. ^ "Freighter Schedules from Asia, Period 22 January 2011 - 31 March 2011" (pdf). Saudi Airlines Cargo. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  18. ^ Singapore Airlines Cargo Reinstates Freighter Flights to Dhaka
  19. ^ a b "JAL 1977 plane hijack in Dhaka: Japanese filmmaker to make documentary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  20. ^ "Japanese Red Army member's life sentence to stand". Japan Times. Sep. 15, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges". The New York Times. Reuters. 4 August 1984. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  22. ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-357 TF-ARS Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC)". Aircraft Safety Network. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  23. ^ "Saudi plane catches fire at ZIA". The Daily Star. STAR. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  24. ^ "Cargo aircraft catches fire at Shahjalal Airport". The Daily Star. Mediastar. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  25. ^ Dhaka Airport Road. Google Maps.
  26. ^ Welcome to Dhaka Regency Hotel. Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort. The airport is a short distance to the Westin Hotel and Radisson Hotel.

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