Shah Amanat International Airport
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Shah Amanat International Airport | |||
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IATA: CGP - ICAO: VGEG | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military/Public | ||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||
Serves | Chittagong | ||
Elevation AMSL | 12 ft (4 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
05/23 | 9,646 | 2,940 | Concrete/Asphalt |
Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), named after an Islamic saint, serves Bangladesh's south-eastern port city of Chittagong. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh. The move was controversial since the previous name honoured a member of the Awami League who were the opposition party at the time.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
The following airlines serve Shah Amanat International Airport:
- Air Arabia (Sharjah)
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Dubai, Doha, Jeddah, Kolkata, Kuwait, Muscat)
- Best Air (Dhaka)
- GMG Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur)
- Oman Air (Muscat)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- United Airways (Bangladesh) (Dhaka, Cox's Bazar)
- RAK Airways (Ras Al Khaimah)
- Royal Bengal Airline (Dhaka)
[edit] Former airlines
[edit] External links
- Airport information for VGEG at World Aero Data
- Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
- Destinations
- Live Flight Status