Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport হযরত শাহ্জালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) | |||||||||||
Serves | Dhaka Division | ||||||||||
Location | Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Opened | 1981 | ||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°50′34″N 090°24′02″E / 23.84278°N 90.40056°E | ||||||||||
Website | hsia | ||||||||||
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Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (
It is the primary hub of most of airlines in Bangladesh including
Location and connectivity
The airport is located in Kurmitola, 11
History
In 1941, during the
After the creation of
After independence, the
In December 1993,
On 6 December 2011, a
In July 2022, Biman inaugurated a route to Toronto using Boeing 787s. Although the flight from Dhaka to Toronto made a technical stop in Istanbul, the inbound flight was nonstop.[28][29] Four months later, the airline routed the latter via Istanbul as well.[30]
Development and expansion
In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment. A multistorey car park with space for 500 cars was also built at this time.
The airport has been set up and upgraded with technology and instruments worth ৳70 million (US$650,000) up to the 2nd quarter of 2012, by the CAAB. They include: instrument landing system, distance measuring equipment and flight calibration system, which will help the operational standards of the airport. Two more boarding bridges have been operational, and another is under manufacturing. Asphalt runway overlay began in December 2012 by the Bangladeshi company Abdul Monem Ltd;[31] it took six months to complete. Further improvements in the taxiway and runway lighting system will be made by funds from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) worth ৳4.5 billion (US$42 million). Further projects include: primary and secondary radar, a new control tower and a modern drainage system.[7][32] Parking facilities are being upgraded, both for passenger and cargo aircraft, of the airport extension works of passenger and cargo aprons are also going on.[8] The project will cost ৳440 million (US$4.1 million) and will provide facility to park four wide-bodied passenger aircraft and two wide-bodied cargo aircraft side by side.[8] In recent years, CAAB has completed modernisation and beautification of the two terminal buildings, constructed five aircraft parking bays, installed two more boarding bridges, re-installed a power plant to ensure 24 hours power supply, and added more passenger check-in and immigration counters and baggage conveyor belts.[8]
In recent years, the internal designs such as concourse, toilets and other parts were also upgraded. The duty-free shops brought in international luxury branded products. As part of the development plan, the first international chain cafe,
In October 2021, the CAAB entered into an agreement with the French company Thales LAS to construct a new advanced radar system at the airport. Valued at ৳730.13 crore (US$68 million), this system will replace the decades-old existing radar, which lacks the capability to detect all aircraft flying over Bangladesh's airspace, particularly those over the Bay of Bengal. The project aimed at achieving full surveillance of the entire airspace of the country is scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2024.[33]
Development of the third terminal
On 28 December 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The construction work of the third terminal will be done by Aviation Dhaka Consortium (ADC), which comprises Mitsubishi Corporation, Fujita Corporation and Samsung C&T Corporation.[34] The estimated cost of the whole project is ৳21398 crore (US$2.0 billion).[35][36] The terminal building was designed by Singaporean architect Rohani Baharin.[37]
The construction of the new third terminal of the airport will be completed by May 2024.[38] The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided the financial assistance of ৳16141 crore (US$1.5 billion) for the project in the form of loans, while the rest of ৳5257 crore (US$490 million) was contributed by the Government of Bangladesh. The terminal will cover an area of 542,000 m2 (134 acres), including the passenger terminal with a floor area of roughly 230,000 m2 (2,500,000 sq ft); a 5,900 m2 (64,000 sq ft) square VVIP complex; a 41,200 m2 (443,000 sq ft) cargo building; and multi-level car parking building having a capacity of parking 1,044 cars, with a tunnel. Upon completion of the third terminal, the passenger handling capacity of the airport will increase to 24 million from the current 8 million per annum. 37 aeroplanes can be parked at the terminal at once. Cargo handling capacity will also increase to 500,000 from 200,000 tonnes annually.[39][40] A corridor will also be built to connect the new terminal with the two existing terminals.
Second runway
A feasibility study was conducted to add a parallel, second runway at a cost of ৳10 billion (US$93 million) in 2014.[8] The project was undertaken to cope with rising air traffic, to take pressure off the lone runway, and to double the capacity of the airport. CAAB predicts that the airport's traffic will surpass 10 million passengers and freight. However, 60% of the airport's 2000-acre land remained unutilized in 2014.[41]
In July 2023,
Terminals
Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Domestic Terminal
The airport has three major terminals. Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) are for international flights, and they are located in the same building. T1, on the ground floor, is used as the international arrivals concourse hall. T2, on the upper floor, serves as the international departures concourse hall. A third adjacent terminal building, known as the Domestic Terminal, is for domestic flights. This is located to the left of the international terminals. In the one-storey Domestic Terminal, both the arrivals concourse hall and the departures concourse hall are on the same floor.
Terminal 3
Construction of the third terminal started in December 2019 and is still under construction.
On 7 October 2023, the terminal was partially inaugurated, with 90 percent physical work being done, by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and the terminal is expected to be fully operational by October 2024.[45][46]
VIP terminal
A VIP terminal building is located to the right of the international terminals. The VIP terminal is built only about 200 metres (220 yards) from the main gate.
Cargo terminal
There is a cargo terminal at the airport which has a capacity of 200,000 tons per annum. This will be increased to 500,000 tons after the completion of the ongoing renovation and expansion project.[47]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
^1 : Biman Bangladesh Airlines's flight from Dhaka to Toronto and vice versa makes a technical stop at Istanbul for refueling and crew change. Biman Bangladesh does not carry passengers solely from Dhaka to Istanbul, nor does the airline have fifth freedom rights to fly passengers from Istanbul to Toronto.[80]
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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Air Bridge Cargo | Krasnoyarsk, Shanghai–Pudong | [citation needed] |
Cathay Cargo | Hanoi, Hong Kong | [citation needed] |
China Cargo Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Zhengzhou | [citation needed] |
Easy Fly Express | Delhi, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Zhengzhou | [81] |
Ethiopian Cargo | Addis Ababa | [citation needed] |
Abu Dhabi, Hanoi | ||
Hong Kong Air Cargo | Hong Kong | [citation needed] |
Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha | [citation needed] |
Saudia Cargo | Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh | [citation needed] |
SF Airlines | Chengdu–Shuangliu, Changsha | |
Silk Way Airlines | Baku | [citation needed] |
Jessore, Sylhet | [82] | |
Sky Gates Airlines | Baku | [citation needed] |
Singapore Airlines Cargo | Amsterdam, Sharjah, Singapore | [citation needed] |
Tianjin Air Cargo | Nanning | |
Ashgabat, Istanbul | [citation needed] | |
YTO Cargo Airlines | Hangzhou, Nanning |
Accidents and incidents
- On 28 September 1977, a Japan Airlines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport.[83] The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister.[84] Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations.[83]
- On 5 August 1984, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia International Airport. All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died, making it the worst aviation disaster of Bangladesh.[85]
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External links
- Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh: Airports Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine