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It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport, named after Awami League politician M. A. Hannan, but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh, after an 18th-century Islamic saint, Shah Amanat. It is capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tonnes of cargo. [3]
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]
Dhaka Circular Railway; Dhaka Subway; ... Shah Amanat International Airport: VGEG ... "UN Location Codes: Bangladesh". UN/LOCODE 2011-2.
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 ...
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]
Chittagong Elevated Expressway (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম উড়াল মহাসড়ক) is Bangladesh 's second elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shah Amanat International Airport with Lalkhan Bazaar. [1] The Max-Ranken Joint Venture has entered contract with Chittagong Development Authority for building ...
On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400-402 with registration S2-AGU, crashed while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The final accident report, published on 27 January 2019, concluded that "the probable cause of the accident is due to disorientation ...