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It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. [6] At first, it was mainly used for connecting Dhaka and Chittagong. But in the mid-1990s Biman started international flights to Bangkok, Dubai and all other major Gulf cities and it officially became an international airport. [citation needed]
First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman in Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong en route to Doha. In February 2017, it was announced that the airline would acquire three of their own Dash 8-Q400 which will be used to replace the current aircraft leased from Smart Aviation Company to continue operating domestic and regional flights. [223]
Category of airport Category Description International: Handles international and domestic flights Domestic: Handles domestic flights STOLport: Short take off and landing airports: Defence: Military airbase Abandoned: Abandoned or unused airport Flying school: An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots
It is located in Kurmitola, 17 km (11 mi) from the city centre, in the northern part of Dhaka. The airport is also used as a base for the Bangladesh Air Force, named BAF Base Bangabandhu. The airport has an area of 802 hectares (1,981 acres). The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) operates and maintains the airport.
Shah Amanat was born into a Muslim family of Iraqi Arab origin. His forefathers migrated from Baghdad to Bihar; they were descendants of Abdul Qadir Gilani. [2] His father's name was Niyamat. Shah Amanat later migrated to Bengal. [3][4] In Murshidabad, Shah Amanat became a disciple of and pledged bay'ah to a Kashmiri Sufi scholar by the name of ...
The airline inaugurated its operation with daily three flights on Dhaka–Cox's Bazar–Dhaka route and three daily flights on Dhaka-Chittagong–Dhaka route. [7] On 23 February 2023, the new airline launched Dhaka - Sylhet flight for first time. [8] [9] Later on 14 May, 2024 Air Astra launched daily flights between Dhaka - Saidpur - Dhaka. As ...
It operated flights from its main hub at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and secondary hub at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. It was founded in 2005 and began flights on 10 July 2007 with a Bombardier Dash 8 –100, purchased from Island Air . [ 6 ]
An Antonov An 124 parked in Shah Amanat International Airport. The Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), located at South Patenga, serves as Chittagong's only airport. It is the second busiest airport in Bangladesh. The airport is capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tonnes of cargo. [176]