Shah Amanat International Airport
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 | ||||||||||
| Location | Patenga, Chattogram | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | ||||||||||
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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 | saia.gov.bd | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Patenga, Bangladesh | |||||||||||
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Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | |||||||||||
Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG) (Bengali: শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, romanized: Shah Amanôt Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr) 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. It also serves as a base for the Arirang Flying School. Shah Amanat International airport is also a base for the Bangladesh Air Force known as the BAF Zahurul Haq Base which also has facilities for the Bangladesh Naval Aviation and a Bangladesh Army Aviation base.