Shah Amanat International Airport শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public, military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Serves | Chattogram, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Location | Patenga, Chattogram | ||||||||||
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Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
Time zone | Bangladesh Standard Time (+6) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°14′59″N 91°48′48″E / 22.24972°N 91.81333°E | ||||||||||
Website | caab | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Patenga, Bangladesh | |||||||||||
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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]