Zia International Airport
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| Zia International Airport জিয়া আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor |
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| IATA: DAC - ICAO: VGZR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||
| Serves | Dhaka | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 30 ft (9 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 10,500 | 3,200 | Concrete/Asphalt |
Zia International Airport (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR) (Bengali: Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor) is the largest airport in Bangladesh located in Kurmitola, Dhaka, with Dhaka Cantonment on one side and Uttara Residential Area on the other. It started operations in 1981, and was named after Bangladesh's former president, Ziaur Rahman. It is the home base and hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Best Air and United Airways (Bangladesh).
It has an area of 1981 acres (8.0 km²). Nearly 52 per cent of the country's international and domestic arrivals and departures occur through Zia Airport, while country's second largest international airport at Chittagong handles about 17 per cent of passengers. About 3.8 million international and 0.8 million domestic passengers and 105,000 tons of freight and mail pass through Zia International Airport annually.
Zia Airport has terminal buildings, hangars, technical areas, a freight village (warehouse), and other modern equipment for handling aircraft. It connects many major cities of the world with Bangladesh. From here, Biman Bangladesh flies to 24 cities on two continents.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- AirAsia X (Kuala Lumpur) chartered
- Air Arabia (Sharjah) (Commencing June 8th 2008)
- Air India (Delhi, Kolkata)
- Air India IC routes fomerly operated by Indian Airlines (Delhi, Kolkata)
- Bahrain Air (Bahrain) (Commencing October 2008)
- Best Air (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong)
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Muscat, New Delhi, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Singapore, Sylhet)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- China Eastern Airlines (Beijing, Kunming)
- Dragonair (Hong Kong)
- Druk Air (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Gaya, Paro)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
- GMG Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Dubai, [1], Jessore, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Sylhet) [1]
- Gulf Air (Muscat)
- Jet Airways (Delhi, Kolkata)[2]
- Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- RAK Airways (Ras Al Khaimah)[3]
- Royal Bengal Airlines (Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Kolkata, Sylhet)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Damman, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- United Airways (Bangladesh) (Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Kolkata, Sylhet)
- Yemenia (Sana'a)
[edit] Future Planned Airlines
The following Airlines are showing interest and planning to launch flights to Dhaka in the near future: [4]
- Bahrain Air (Bahrain)
- Air Blue (Karachi) [5]
- Air India Express (Kolkata, Mumbai) [6] [7]
- Gadair European Airlines (Madrid) [8]
- Kang Pacific Airlines-KPA (Fujairah, Manila)[9]
- Lion Air (Jakarta)[10]
- Orient Thai Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- UK International Airlines (Islamabad, Manchester) [11]
[edit] Cargo airlines
- Air France Cargo [12]
- Biman Cargo[13]
- Bismillah Airlines[14]
- British Airways World Cargo[15]
- Cathay Pacific Cargo
- Dragonair Cargo[16]
- Emirates SkyCargo[17]
- Empost[18]
- FedEx[19]
- Gulf Air Cargo[20]
- MASKargo[21]
- PIA Cargo[22]
- Qatar Airways Cargo[23]
- Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo[24]
- Singapore Airlines Cargo[25]
- Thai Cargo[26]
- Yangtze River Express
[edit] Former airlines
- Aeroflot
- Air Slovakia
- BOAC
- Burma Airways
- Cosmic Air
- Interflug
- Iran Air
- Iraqi Airways
- KLM
- Korean Air Cargo
- Oman Air
- Royal Nepal Airlines
- SriLankan
- Uzbekistan Airways
[edit] Accidents
- August 4, 1984 a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia airport.[27] All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F-27 died. The flight was piloted by Kaniz Fatema Roksana, the country's first female commercial pilot.
[edit] References
- ^ Bangladesh - Airports and Aviation - Page 28 - SkyscraperCity
- ^ The Bangladesh Monitor
- ^ Bangladesh - Airports and Aviation - Page 28 - SkyscraperCity
- ^ SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Bangladesh - Airports and Aviation
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Blue#Planned
- ^ Dhaka, Bangladesh - Air Travel All Popular Cities
- ^ Dhaka, Bangladesh - City Air Travel Fact Sheet
- ^ Gadair European Airlines
- ^ ::Welcome - Kang Pacific Airlines ::
- ^ SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Bangladesh - Airports and Aviation
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_International_Airlines#Planned
- ^ http://www.af-klm.com/cargo/b2b/cargo_en/images/AF-KLM-CARGO_WINTER_2007_EN_tcm230-90801.pdf
- ^ Biman Cargo :: Biman's Official Website
- ^ Bismillah Airlines
- ^ http://www.baworldcargo
- ^ Dragonair Cargo - Network
- ^ Emirates SkyCargo » Our Network » Route Map
- ^ E M P O S T
- ^ FedEx - Locations
- ^ :: Cargo :: Network ::
- ^ MASkargo Global Cargo Gateways - PVG
- ^ PIA Cargo
- ^ http://www.qrcargo.com/images/CARGO_route_map.jpg
- ^ Saudi Arabian Airlines . . . A New World of Choices
- ^ Welcome to SIA Cargo - Worldwide Offices (West Asia & Africa)
- ^ Flight Schedule Information
- ^ "49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges", Reuters, The New York Times, 1984-08-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
