Shah Makhdum Airport

Shah Makhdum Airport
IATA: RJH – ICAO: VGRJ RJH Location of airport in Bangladesh
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Serves	Rajshahi
Elevation AMSL	55 ft / 16.8 m
Coordinates	24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E / 24.43694°N 88.61639°E / 24.43694; 88.61639Coordinates: 24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E / 24.43694°N 88.61639°E / 24.43694; 88.61639
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 1,829 6,000 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Shah Makhdum Airport (IATA: RJH, ICAO: VGRJ) is a domestic airport serving Rajshahi,^[1] the principal city of the Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after a suspension of eight years.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,829 by 30 metres (6,001 ft × 98 ft).^[1]

Incidents and accidents

• 25 April 2013: A 2-seater Cessna 152 (S2-ABI), a flight training aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crash landed in the airport, while landing in the airport on 4:24 pm.^[4] The aircraft flipped upside-down; the flight instructor and trainee pilot inside escaped with minor injuries.^[4]
• 1 April 2015: Another Cessna 152 (S2-ADI) aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crashed at the airport and got engulfed by fire after the pilot conducted a rejected takeoff, sensing technical problems on the aircraft at around 2 pm.^[5] The accident left the trainee pilot dead, also leaving the flight instructor with critical burn injuries.^[5]

See also

• List of airports in Bangladesh

References

External links

• Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
• Accident history for RJH at Aviation Safety Network

Airports in Bangladesh International Dhaka-Shahjalal International (DAC) Chittagong (CGP) Sylhet (ZYL) Domestic Barisal (BZL) Cox's Bazar (CXB) Ishwardi (IRD) Jessore (JSR) Rajshahi (RJH) Saidpur (SPD) Dhaka-Tejgaon Bagerhat (planned) STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) ports Comilla (CLA) Lalmonirhat (LLJ) Shamshernagar (ZHM) Thakurgaon (TKR) Bogra (BGG) (under construction) Noakhali Airport (under construction) Unused Airports Chakaria Feni Maulvi Bazar Pahar Kanchanpur Rajendrapur Rasulpur Sandwip (SDW) Sirajganj (SAJ) Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on one or more commercial airlines.