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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.
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Chittagong Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's second elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shah Amanat International Airport with Lalkhan Bazaar. The Max-Ranken Joint Venture has entered contract with Chittagong Development Authority for building the Chittagong Elevated Expressway. It will be 16 km (52,000 ft) long (28.5 km with ...
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.
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]
Shah Amanat. Shāh Amānat Khān ( Bengali: শাহ আমানত খাঁন, Persian: شاه أمانت خان; died 1773), was an 18th-century Sufi Muslim figure in South Asia. He is regarded as one of the most prominent saints of Chittagong, in eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh ). [1]
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority. Chittagong Port Authority. Mongla Port Authority. Payra Port Authority. Bangladesh Railway. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited.
Air Astra, the first private airline to be introduced in Bangladesh since 2013, started its commercial operation on 24 November 2022, with Dhaka as its hub. 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]