Shah Amanat International Airport

Shah Amanat International Airport

শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর
Summary
Airport typePublic, military
OwnerGovernment of Bangladesh
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
ServesChattogram, Bangladesh
LocationPatenga, Chattogram
Focus city for
Built1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Time zoneBangladesh Standard Time (+6)
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates22°14′59″N 91°48′48″E / 22.24972°N 91.81333°E / 22.24972; 91.81333 (Shah Amanat International Airport)
Websitecaab.gov.bd/airports/chittagong.html
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CGP/VGEG is located in Bangladesh
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG
Location of airport in Patenga, Bangladesh
CGP/VGEG is located in South Asia
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG (South Asia)
CGP/VGEG is located in Middle East
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG (Middle East)
CGP/VGEG is located in Asia
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG
CGP/VGEG (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 9,646 2,940 Concrete / asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers16,87,523
Source:[1] Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh[2]

Shah Amanat International Airport, Chattogram (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG) (Bengali: শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, চট্টগ্রাম, Shah Amanôt Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr ćhottoģŕàm ) is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chattogram. Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, it is the second-largest international airport in Bangladesh after Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of 'BAF Zahurul Haq Base'. 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] It also serves as a base for the Arirang Flying School.[4]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Chittagong". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Aerodrome Information: Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong". Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "SAIA needs proper facilities to harness it's [sic] potential & to get out of trouble". Bangladesh Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Arirang launches flying school". 3 October 2011.