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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]
Bangladesh has five domestic airports, three international airports (which are also used for domestic flights) and four STOL (short take-off and landing) ports, with one new domestic airport under construction. [1][2] It also has several airstrips, some built during World War II.
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]
Airport IATA Code; Accra: Kotoka International Airport: ACC Kumasi: ... Shah Amanat International Airport: CGP Dhaka: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport: DAC Sylhet:
"United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to the present name of Shahjalal International Airport, in honour of Shah Jalal, one of the most respected Sufi saints of Bangladesh. [26] The airport's ICAO code was also changed to reflect the name change, from VGZR to VGHS.
Shahjalal International Airport; Biman Bangladesh Airlines [5] 21: BG: BBC: BANGLADESH: Shahjalal International Airport; Shah Amanat International Airport; Osmani International Airport; Fly Dhaka Airlines [6] Shahjalal International Airport; Novoair [7] 5 [8] VQ: NVQ: NOVOAIR: Shahjalal International Airport; US-Bangla Airlines [9] 24 [10] BS ...