Introduction and Overview

Shah Amanat International Airport (SAIA) is the second-largest international airport in Bangladesh after Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The airport is operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. It is used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of 'BAF Zahurul Haq Base'. It was renamed on 2 April 2005 after an Islamic saint, Shah Amanat. It is capable of annually handling approx. 2 million passengers and 10,000 MTs of cargo. SAIA also serves as a base to Arirang Flying School. The airport is in the Patenga area of the city, 20 kilometres west from the city's main commercial hub, GEC Circle and 18.5 km south of the city's railway station on the north bank of the Karnaphuli River.

The airfield was built in the early 1940s under the British rule. Known as Chattogram Airfield during World War II, it was used as a combat airfield, as well as a supply point and photographic reconnaissance base by the United States Army Air Forces' Tenth Air Force during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. After liberation initially it was mainly used for connecting Dhaka and Chattogram. But in the mid-1990s Bangladesh Biman started it’s international flights to Bangkok, Dubai and all other major Gulf cities and it officially became an international airport.

In March 1998, a major renovation and expansion began, which ended in December 2000. CAAB received financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency for the US$51.57 million upgrade. The upgrade modernised the terminal with new and better seats, more check-in counters, better security equipment and other facilities. The Air Traffic Control tower received new hi-tech equipment such as 3D radar. The runway, taxiways and the tarmac were expanded and improved. After the upgrade, aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 or the Airbus A 340 can land easily. The Airport is ICAO certified in 2005.

Contact details of the Airport:

 

General Information of SAIA

Briefly Runway and Apron

Terminal building

The airport's sole 20,000 m² passenger terminal is divided into two parts: International and Domestic with a boarding bridge in each. The International part of the terminal is larger than the Domestic one due to higher number of passengers. The building is divided into two floors: The lower floor is used for checking in, boarding or getting off small planes and receiving luggage. The upper floor is used for boarding or getting off large planes only. The 2^nd Terminal Building is in the active consideration of authority.

Following are some dotted points of the existing Terminal:

• Modern concrete arrival / departure terminal capable of handling approx 2 million passenger per annum.
• 4 departure lounges with suitable seating areas capable of holding 1500 people in total.
• 16 check-in desks.
• 1 domestic arrivals hall and 1 large international arrivals hall.
• Overall size of the terminal building is 18,600m².
• Total number of Bays- 10 (6-Old and 4-New).

 

Control Tower

The Air Traffic Control Tower is 50 meters west of the airport terminal. This single ATC tower controlling both commercial and military operations. It has a clear view of the tarmac and taxiways but is far from the runway. Heavy rain or fog can make it difficult for controllers to see planes taking off or landing. At present total 16 civilian ATC staff supplemented by BAF controllers work here. They provide 24-hour ATC coverage; however, normal operations are 18-20-hour days. No traffic flow restrictions.

 

Taxiway and Tarmac

The airport has 2 taxiways, Alpha and Bravo, that directly leads to the tarmac (or aircraft parking zone) from the runway. The tarmac can accommodate a maximum of four aircraft; two wide-body Boeing 747-400s, a wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and a narrow-body Airbus A320 can be parked there at once. The airport has two boarding bridges and two passenger steps. The parking points are usually empty as most of the planes that arrive there take off soon after. A small civil plane hangar belonging to Biman is available but is rarely used.

The Bangladesh Military has a parking zone and two plane hangars east of the runway. The Bangladesh Air Force store a few planes here, which have direct access to the runway.

 

Runway Details

Airport Data

Airfield Details

 

Other information for passengers

 

Helicopter Pad

The Airport is also used by military aircraft for their normal operations and training purpose. They use Also helicopters beside other aircraft. In time of emergency this airport can very well be used for any types of helicopters. There is enough facilities for operating number of helicopters in any emergency situation.

 

Airport Performance (last 5 years)

 

Disaster Scenarios at the Airport

 

Airport Customs

• There is a good setup of Customs authority to take care of the Export/Import formalities through this airport.
• They are fully automated with their universal ASYCUDA World.
• Waivers can / will be issued by the central government via NDMA.
• Large customs area exists within the terminal building.
• Customs officers available 24 hours.
• Sufficient customs staff available for 24 hour operations, however, additional customs staff can be drafted in from the nearby port authority.
• The customs process and policies are under the jurisdiction of the Board of Revenue, not the Civil Aviation Authority.

 

Immigration

• Immigration officers available 24 hours a day.
• An emergency immigration procedure exists in the national disaster plan which allows for speedy processing of foreign aid workers. This plan will be enforced at the request of the NDMA.
• Sufficient immigration officials are present to perform 24 hour operations, however, if required, additional immigration staff can be drafted from the nearby port authority.

 

Cargo Handling Procedure and Storage Facilities

Cargo Handling

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the authorised and responsible agent for handling all Cargo in regard to SAIA. As the airport is not hanlding huge cargo at the moment their arrangements for such operation is also at medium scale. Some times some private operators are also authorised and issued licence by CAAB to operate the cargo and other GSE matters in specific cases. How ever for conducting the present operations smoothly BB has following GSE equipment is place.

GSE Equipment

 

Storage Facilities

Warehouse: Though there is no Cargo Village as such like Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, but this airport has workable facilities. They have 2 warehouses connected to the aircraft apron by tarmac road. One concrete floor space of 2700 m² capable of accommodating 100 MT of freight which is divided into 9 caged areas of various sizes. All scanned cargo is stored in this warehouse from where cargo is delivered on completion of all necessary formalities. The newly built cargo shed is of approx. 3000 m² capable of accommodating 150 MT freight. This shed is still underutilized. Cargo received from Aircraft are stored here primarily and later shifted to the delivery warehouse for necessary checking and completion of formalities. Landside loading / offloading area providing capacity to park 36 trucks simultaneously.

Cargo operations are owned and controlled by Bangladesh Biman. May be mentioned that Catering facility is available within the landside truck parking area.

Cold Chain: Two large cold storage rooms (12’x10’ and 12’x11’) are in operation which can be accessed from the inside of the warehouse. They maintain temperature between -4⁰ to 10⁰ C to be used as Cold chain for preserving medicine and special items.

Airside loading area, partially covered, providing capability to load / offload 12 trucks simultaneously.

Temporary Warehousing Arrangements

• Though 2 Permanent Cargo warehouse are available, but in time of crisis there is ample opportunity to make temporary arrangements for storing cargo at the airport premise and nearby places.
• The GSE storage and maintenance facility could be made available within 1-2hours for storage and breakdown of air cargo. Approximate size is 800m² hard covered area plus an additional 1600m² of open concrete hard standing. GSE area is accessible by one airside / landside gate and tarmac road to apron.
• A large Red Cross warehouse is available within 1km of the airport facility and can be utilized during disaster relief operations.
• A large factory warehouse is available within 1km of the airport facility and can be utilized during disaster relief operations.
• Warehousing options exists at both the BAF and Naval military installations within 2km of the airport (BAF located on airport site).
• Lot of open space available on the eitherside of warehouses which can be used for cargo storage errecting temporary sheds (open concrete space, usually used for truck operations).
• Office space is available within the GSE building to facilitate distribution administration activity.

 

Development Projects

Future Development Works:

• Construction of parallel taxiway
• Extension of existing runway.
• Construction of two Boarding Bridge
• Construction of Cargo Warehouse.

 

Fuelling Arrangements

Padma Oil Company under the supervision of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is solely responsible for providing fuel to all kinds of Aircraft at Shah Aamanat International Airport. Arrangements are there to support a full fledget International Airport. The depot is co-located within Half a Km of the airport. Few salient features of this Aviation fuel provider are below:

 

Security Arrangements

• A large security presence exists on the airport with a significant number of airport security personnel.
• Security personnel are under the control of the airport manager.
• A dedicated police station exists within 1km of the airport.
• All access points are guarded by security personnel.
• Due to proximity of BAF military instillation, a large military presence can be drafted in to support policing if required.
• Temporary passes can be issued to airside workers within 30 minutes upon the directive of the NDMA.
• X-Ray screening for both passengers and cargo is in use.

For information on Bangladesh Shah Amanat International Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: AZ Freight information on Bangladesh

Introduction of HSIA

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is located in Dhaka City and offers good facilities to passengers as well as cargo traffic. The arrival section of the terminal is situated on the ground floor and the departure section on the first floor.

The airport has a separate domestic terminal, which is located adjacent to the international terminal. The airport has a separate cargo terminal named as the “Cargo Village”, managed by Bangladesh Biman. The airport has good access from the city with wide and well-maintained roads. The surrounding area of the airport was marshy till a few years back. The area has since being filled with sand and level has been made even with the runaway of the airport. At present various development and extension works are going on to improve the capacity and facilities of the largest airport of the country. It is being managed by the Director of the Airport alongwith his expert and experienced team members. For furthur details please go through the link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahjalal_International_Airport

Airport Contact:

General Information of HSIA

Airport Location Details 

 

Geographical and Administration Data 

Airfield Infrastructure Details

 

Runway Details

 

Helicopter Pad(s)

For emergency operations, Bangladeshi Defense Forces use a lot of helicopters from HSIA also. The operational base for these movements is generally Tejgaon Military Airport, +/- 10 KM from DAC. Few of the Private Helicopters operate from the adjacent part of this Airport. They have their own hangers for these helicopters. In time of crisis Military Helicopters also use this portion of airport. List of the Helicopter Operating Companies along with their fleet size is shown at Art No 4.9 Page 491

Airport Performance

 

Airport Operating Details

 

Terminal Facilities

The terminal facilities of HSIA contain 1 floor domestic passenger terminal building, 3 floors international passenger terminal building, 1 floor domestic/international cargo terminal building, VVIP terminal building, infrastructure supply facility, management/office building. Related facilities are independent in the terminal area. There are 2 terminals i.e. terminal 1 and terminal 2 for the international passengers which are connected. These 2 terminals share same departure lobby and departure gates. The existing international passenger terminal 1 and terminal 2 which are in the same building with floor area of 73,400 m2 and Domestic Passenger Terminal 2,200 m2. Soon construction of the 3^rd terminal will start under the consultancy of JAICA at the cost of BDT 136.10 billion, which is expected to be completed by 2022. Apart from a 226,000-square meter terminal building, a new cargo village, VVIP complex, and rapid exit, connecting taxiways and an oil depot will be constructed under the project. After construction of the third terminal, passenger handling capacity will increase to 20 million and cargo handling capacity to 500,000, according to the CAAB.

Other Operational Details

 

Bird Concentration

Bird concentrations may exist on or in the vicinity of HSIA due to low laying area around the airfield, during the period from December to May of the year. Bird shooters are posted in the maneuvering area to reduce the bird hazard. Moreover, necessary information about the location of birds, if visible, is transmitted to the pilots by Aerodrome Control Tower. However, pilots are requested to exercise caution while approaching to land and take-off.

Cargo Handling Procedure and Storage Facilities

Both inbound and outbound cargo are carefully and systematically handled by the cargo division of Bangladesh Biman. Import Terminal is used for handling inbound cargo and a separate terminal known as Cargo Village is used for exporting cargo through HISA. Sufficient Cargo handling equipment facility is being managed by GSE division of Bangladesh Biman.

Import Cargo Terminal

1. There is a 2 storied Import Terminal and a concrete structured warehouse area with direct access to apron.
2. Cargo operations are owned and controlled by Bangladesh Biman (National Carrier).
3. Concrete floor space of 15,000m² area.
4. Landside loading / offloading area provided.
5. 2 nominal aircraft parking spots in front of building.
6. Total warehousing area is insufficient and therefore, mostly the imported cargo remains in the open air on the concrete ground.

Export Cargo Terminal

• The Cargo Export terminal is called Cargo Village situated on the northern side of the Airport.
• The complex is separated from Import Cargo terminal and has direct access to apron.
• Cargo operations are owned and controlled by Bangladesh Biman.
• Concrete floor space of 12,800m².
• Landside loading / offloading area provided.
• nominal aircraft parking spots are there in front of building.

 

Handling Services and Facilities

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BB) is given the responsibility of handling the total Cargo services including proving General Service Equipment as required. At present they have following handling equipment which seems to be in sufficient for managing cargo in time of crisis or special operation:

Ground Handling Agency

Biman provides ground handling facilities to all airports in Bangladesh and is approved by the Civil Aviation of Bangladesh, as the sole ground handler to all foreign carriers’ flights operating on commercial basis. It has sufficient ground handling equipment and experienced manpower to handle all type of aircraft.

All schedule/non-schedule operators may contact with the following address to get the latest information related to ground handling at any Bangladeshi airport:

List of Officers - Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Cargo Import Export Procedure

Import Procedure 

1. Cargo received from Aircraft (along with Air Waybill and Cargo manifest).
2. Then they are segregated, sorted and stored at the warehouse by Ground Cargo Handler (BB)
3. As per AWB the Consignee is informed/ Consignee goes to Cargo office.
4. Consignee/ their authorized C&F agent collects AWB and goes to Customs authority
5. Customs puts a Rotation Number, Examine the goods for Tax/Waiver/unauthorized goods etc.
6. Upon examination Customs authority provides clearance to release Goods.
7. At the cargo yard (Import) after payment of the Handling charges or Storage charges (if any) the goods are delivered to the agent.
8. The C& F agent will make transportation arrangements beyond airport.

Export Procedure

1. Exportable Cargo to be delivered to the Cargo Village of BB along with following:
   1. Cargo well packed and marked with Labels
   2. Invoice
   3. Packing List
   4. Customs Clearance Certificate for export (Ex BOE)
   5. Gate Pass mentioning the AWB number.
2. Cargo received at the Acceptance area by BB where items will be measured and AWB will be prepared.
3. FF agent will then send all documents to Customs for final clearance and payments etc.
4. On receiving final clearance from Customs cargo will be Scanned by Duel view scanning machine (total having 6) and for EU countries by EDS machine (total having 2).

Once cargo is checked, it is sent to Loading area for Export.

 

Airport Charges and Fees (As of 2019)

The charges set out are common to all Civil Aviation Authority administered aerodromes except where the contrary is stated.

Unless an alternative arrangement has been made, all charges for use of aerodromes are payable by the pilot of the aircraft on demand or before the aircraft departs from the aerodrome.

Fees shall be paid to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority and if not so paid shall be a debt due to Government of Bangladesh from the owner and the Commander of the aircraft in respect of which the fees are payable.

For the purpose of enforcing payment of fees, the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority may refuse to permit and aircraft to take off from an aerodrome until all fees have been paid.

No abatement of any fees shall be allowed in the event of any aerodrome service, assistance or other facility being not available and except as provided in these Regulations no exemption or remission shall be granted.

Exemption

Landing Charges, Parking and Housing Charges, Boarding Bridge Fees, Security Charges, Charges for flights beyond hours of operation and Route Navigation Charges shall not be applicable in the following cases, namely:

• An aircraft belonging to the United Nations Organization or any of its agencies or International Red Cross engaged in medical relief for humanitarian mission
• An aircraft engaged on non-remunerative basis in search and rescue operations or medical relief or humanitarian mission
• Any aircraft engaged in air calibration work;
• An aircraft belonging to Flying Clubs approved by CAAB engaged in training purpose;
• State aircraft of Bangladesh;
• Such aircraft as the Government may deem fit to exempt.

Navigation Charges (US$)

 

Landing Charge

Basis: MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) in the CoA (Certificate of Airworthiness).

The charges for landing an aircraft at Government Airports / Aerodromes are as follow:

• The charges may also be paid in US Dollars.
• 10% extra charge for each landing or take-off after sunset and before sunrise.
• Only 50% of the landing charges, in case the aircraft is engaged in training purpose.
• In case an aircraft is engaged in test flight only, with the approval of the Airport Manager, only 25% of the landing fees will be charged.

Parking and Housing Charges

• Parking charges for each 24 hours period or part thereof: 25% of the landing charges when the parking period exceeds 6 hours;
• Hangar charges for each 24 hours period or part thereof: 50% of the parking charges;
• Monthly charges for both parking and hangar: 20 times the 24 hours parking / hangar charge
• Quarterly charges for both parking and hangar: 50 times the 24 hours parking / hangar charge
• Without written approval the Chairman CAAB, no aircraft shall be allowed to stay on the apron for more than 3 months.

Boarding Bridges Fees

• Hourly rates for using the Boarding Bridge:

• Basic Boarding Bridge charges as mentioned above are applicable for the first two hours only.
• If an aircraft uses Boarding Bridges for more than two hours, the rate for each additional half-an-hour, or part thereof, shall be as follows:

 

Discount in additional charges at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

• If the period of the additional use of the Boarding Bridge the Airport is not in conceding with the busy hours of operation, the applicable rates shall be only 50% of the rates mentioned above.
• The right definition of the hours of operation at the airport as busy or non-busy lies with the Civil Aviation Authority. The timing will be circulated to the operators at the time of approving the schedule and may be amended from time to time.
• The period of use of Boarding Bridge shall be reckoned from the time an aircraft docks in, to the time the aircraft starts pushing back.
• Discount for frequent users
• Discount Charge for the frequent users of Boarding Bridges shall be as follows:

Charges for flight Beyond Hours of Operation

The charges for utilizing airport or aerodrome facilities and air route navigation facilities for flights operating beyond hours of operation:

Cargo Terminal Charges

 

Charges for Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB)/ Air-bridge / Sky Bridge/ Jet Bridge

• Hourly rates for using Boarding Bridge at all airports or aerodromes of Bangladesh shall be as follows:

• Basic boarding bridge charges as mentioned in clause A shall apply for the first 2 (two) hours only.
• If an aircraft uses Boarding Bridge for more than 2 (two) hours, the rates for each additional half-an-hour, or part of thereof, shall be as follows:

• If the period of additional use of the Boarding Bridge at Hazrat SHahjalal International Airport is not in Busy hours of operation, the applicable rates shall be 50% of the rates mentioned in clause C.
• The right for edclaration of the hours operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as busy or non-busy lies with the Civil Aviation Authority. The timing will be circulated to the operators at the time of approving the schedule and may be amended from time to time.
• the period for the use of Boarding Bridge shall be reckoned from the time an aircraft docks in, to the time the aircraft starts to push back.
• Discount Charges for the frequent users of Boarding Bridges shall be as follows:

 

 

Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA)

In fact, the present cargo storage facilities of the airport are insufficient, and the authority is facing tremendous problems to support the exporters and importers in their regular operations. So, it will be very difficult to handle huge influx of imported cargo in time of crisis. Considering the fact, the government of Bangladesh has decided to allocate a piece of land at Purbachal area (approx. 15 KM south-east of Airport). This will be known as “Humanitarian Staging Area” to be developed by WFP Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) which will be used by the UN and other humanitarian organizations and NGOs for managing their humanitarian cargo. The area is well connected by road and new extension of the town is going to be established there in near future. Suitable numbers of sheds and warehouses will be built in the area and cargo will be directly transported from airport to this area for sorting, storing and transporting for subsequent distributions.

 

Development Projects

Recently Completed Development Works:

• Extension of passenger apron from foxtrot taxiway towards west and export cargo apron from northern side of the existing export cargo apron at Hazrat Shahjalal international airport, Dhaka.
• Asphalt concrete overlay over the existing runway at Shahjalal international airport, Dhaka.
• Upgrade of Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport, Dhaka.
• Consultancy Services for the Up gradation of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka.
• Consultancy services for Construction of 3rd Terminal, 2nd Runways and other infrastructure Development Works at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kurmitola, Dhaka.

On Going Development Works:

• Consultancy and delivery of services for improvement of security system at Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport, Dhaka.
• Construction of CAAB Headquarters Complex at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kurmitola, Dhaka.
• Extension of apron towards north of the existing export cargo apron at Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport, Dhaka (Phase-11).
• Construction of General Aviation Hangar, Hangar Apron & Apron North side of fire station at Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport, Dhaka.
• Construction of 3rd Terminal, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kurmitola, Dhaka.

Future Development Works:

• Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Expansion Project.

Fuelling Arrangement at HSIA

Padma Oil Company under the supervision of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is solely responsible for providing fuel to all kinds of Aircraft at HSIA. It is located at Kurmitola adjacent to the HSIA airport. Few salient features of this Aviation fuel provider are below:

 

Contact Details

Security Arrangement

A Security Director, with Chief Security Officers assisting him at various airports, heads the security function in CAAB. The Chief Security Officers at the respective airports are directly responsible for the security there. Apart from this security is also provided by the Government of Bangladesh since airports fall under sensitive installations of the country. Armed security personnel drawn from various agencies of the government are deployed at the entrances to the airports as well as on the runways and parking bays. No serious lapses in security have been reported which is an indicator that security measures at all airports in Bangladesh are quite adequate. In short the Airport is well secured with the presence of significant number of Security personnel. Few salient points are narrated:

• A total of 2,000+ Police, Armed Police, and other Security personnel are maintaining Access Control, Immigration, Security Checks and Intelligence of the Airport.
• Security personnel are under the control of the airport director.
• A dedicated police station exists at the airport.
• All access points are guarded by security personnel.
• Due to proximity of Bangladesh Military installations, RAB and Armed Police Bn, a large number of Security Personnel’s presence can be drafted in to support policing if required.
• X-Ray screening for both passengers and cargo is in use.
• Contingency plans are in place.
• No additional forces should be required following a disaster.

Security charge

The charges for security checking of embarking passengers and their hand-carried bags, wherever provided, are as follows.

For information on Bangladesh Zia Dhaka International Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Dhaka airport additional info

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: AZ Freight information on Bangladesh  

Airport Overview

Sylhet is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and District and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma River and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills. The city is approaching a population of 500,000 people while also having a high population density. It is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is well known for its tea gardens and tropical forests, the city however is currently known for its business boom – being one of the richest cities in Bangladesh, with new investments of hotels, shopping malls and luxury housing estates, brought mainly by expatriates living in the United Kingdom. The city of Sylhet is served by Osmani International Airport, located at the north of the city.

Osmani International Airport, Sylhet was built in 1944-1945, during the 2nd World War to check Japanese aggression from Burma. The airport was formerly known as Sylhet Civil Airport. The airport was initially served by domestic flights from Shahjalal International Airport by the country's national airline Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. After that Sylhet Civil Airport was renamed as Osmani International Airport (OIA) in the honour of General M A G Osmani, the Chief of Liberation Forces of Bangladesh and a proud son of the soil of Sylhet division.

In 1986, the airport became a full-fledged domestic airport after the construction of terminal building, installation of navigational aids, re-construction of runway pavement, development of taxiways and aprons under the project of Sylhet Civil Airport. After many years in 1998 Ltd expansion of the airport was carried out to enable medium-sized aircraft, such as the Airbus A310. In 2002 the airport was designated an International airport by the government, and it received the first international arrival flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. However, the airport was not up to international standards due to shortage of equipment.After the South Asia Transport and Trade Facilitation Conference in 2006, upgradation work of terminal facilities to enable handling of international flights work was started. The improvements included construction of a new terminal building, two Jetways and a taxiway and after the completion of work Biman would operate Hajj flights directly from the airport during the Hajj season in 2007.In 2010 the decision was made to construct a refuelling station and the work began in 2012. In 2015, Fly Dubai the 1st foreign airlines operated their flight to Sylhet from Dubai. Osmani International Airport is located at 15 km north-east from Sylhet city. At present domestic and international passenger and cargo flights are operating by the national and international airlines operators to and from Osmani International Airport, Sylhet. It is one of the most clean and hygienic Airport which is well maintained regularly.

General Information of OIA

Runway Details

 

Airfield details

 

Airport Data

 

Other Airport Data

 

Yearly Performance

 

Cargo Handling procedure and Storage Facility

At present there is no warehouse or Cargo village as such at this International Airport. Mostly all the cargo are handled manually. No Cargo Handling Equipment is available here as such except few trolley for carrying passenger luggeses. Temporary arrangement can me made for 1000 MT at the transit cargo shed. But there is no proper Cargo storage facility/warehouse as such. Mostly the flights are passenger based and their Luggages are handled by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Biman has a shed where the Passengers left luggage are laid apart for a max period of 1/2 days. No imported Cargo or exports cargo is handled here. But in case of emergency this Bangladesh Biman shed will be used. In addition, the concrete area infront of VIP lounge is earmarked to be used as temporary cargo storage raising tripol sheds over the area of 15,000 sq ft.

Development Projects

Though it’s an international airport, lot of facilities are required to be arranged/established. Therefore following development programs have been taken in hand:

Recently Completed Development Works

• Installation of Fire Alarm System.
• Modernization of security equipment (Dual view scanning machine, ETD, under vehicle scanning system).

On Going Development Works

• Construction of Security Wall.
• Construction of Security Petrol Road
• Installation of new ILS
• Installation of high capacity sub-station.

Future Development Works

• Improvement of the Runway- The Runway will be further strengthened to raise its PCN from 70 to 90.
• 2^nd Terminal - The 2^nd Terminal building will be built to be used as proper international terminal.
• Installation of 06 (six) Boarding Bridge.
• Storage and cargo handling capacity will be increased to meet the standard requirement.

• Land requisition for the construction of runway strip as per ICAO standard.

Fueling Arrangement at OIA

Padma Oil Company under the supervision of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is solely responsible for providing fuel to all kinds of Aircraft at Osmani International Airport. Arrangements are there to support a full fledget International Airport but the present establishment and setup is not being used at the moment. The depot is located within 1 Km of the airport. Few salient features of this Aviation fuel provider are below:

 

Security Arrangement

• A large security presence exists on the airport with a significant number of airport security personnel.
• Security personnel are under the control of the Airport Manager.
• A dedicated police Camp exists within the airport premise.
• All access points are guarded by security personnel.
• Temporary passes can be issued to airside workers within 30 minutes upon the directive of the NDMA.
• X-Ray screening for both passengers and cargo is in use.

For information on Bangladesh Osmani International Airport additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Osmani airport additional info

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For information on Bangladesh Osmani International Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: AZ Freight information on Bangladesh  

Saidpur Airport started its journey as a domestic airport in 1979. This airport is situated on a total of 136.59 acres of land. Saidpur Airport is managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. This Airport is located at 2 km from Saidpur town and 350 km from Dhaka. The only destination is Dhaka for the Passengers. 4 domestic airlines (Bangladesh Biman, Novo Air, US Bangla and Regent Airways) are presently operating their passenger flights from and to Saidpur Airport.

General Information

For information on Bangladesh Airport additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For information on Bangladesh Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

Shah Makhdum airport is a domestic airport situated at the northwestern side of the country. It is about 10 km North of the Rajshahi city and beside Rajshahi-Nowgon highway. Now three Passenger flights (Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Novo Air and US-Bangla Airlines and Two Aviation Academy) are operating in this Airport. Two Aviation Academy (Pilot training school) are running here. They have six/ seven training Aircraft those are operating from this Airport. Besides this domestic cargo flights are also operating to and from different destination at Shah Makhdum Airport. Facilities available are:

• Airconditioned waiting lounge
• Free Wi-Fi facilities
• Canteen Facilities
• Given flight information by PA system
• Separate smoking zone and prayer room
• Supply of cold and hot water as required

General Information

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For information on Bangladesh Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

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During the 2nd World War the British Government constructed an air base in Jashore for British Air Force. In 1945 the air base was in operation. In 1950, the Pakistan Army and Air Force base was established. In 1956, initiatives were taken to start a full airport in Jashore and completed in 1960. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, but it is also used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of BAF Matiur Rahman Base and training airfield for Bangladesh Air Force Academy.

This airport is located at 7 km north of Jashore city and 140 km south-west from Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.

The only destination is Dhaka for the passengers. Four airlines (Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Novo Air, United Airways and US-Bangla Airlines) are presently operating their passenger flights in Jashore-Dhaka-Jashore route. Besides this domestic cargo flights are also operating to and from different destination at Jashore airport. Following are the available facilities:

• Car parking facility
• Drinking water
• Baggage scanning
• VIP/ CIP lounges
• Passenger lounge
• Ramp and wheelchair facilities
• Sanitation facilities
• Free Wi-Fi
• TV

General Information

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For information on Bangladesh Airport contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

In 1963-64 the Plant Protection Department acquired 13.09 acres land to spray pesticides by aircraft and made an airstrip sized 1800'-0" x 60'-0". Later 1970-71 by the order from the government The Department of Civil Aviation acquired more 85.46 acres land for the purpose of launching an airport in the south but after the acquisition it was closed.

In 1990-91 the construction work of the airport was started. After completing the work of runway (2300'-0" x 100'-0") in July 1995, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh was able to open a stall-port (current "Barisal Airport") for executing commercial aircraft. At present runway 6000'-0" x 100'-0" is available. A number of airlines started its passenger flights but again closed after few months because this route is not viable for airlines business but this airport is capable of handling any type of domestic aircraft like other domestic airports. Barisal airport may be used in time of any disaster, as it was the case during Cyclone Sidr emergency operations in 2007 when it become a logistics hub as well as an operational coordination center. Facilities available are:

• Car parking
• Drinking water
• VIP/CIP Lounges
• Wheel chair facilities
• Free Wi-Fi

 General Information

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

General Information

Cox's Bazar Airport started as a domestic airport in 1956. Due to the damage of the airport during liberation war in 1971, Cox's Bazar Airport was re-opened as a domestic airport at the end of 1971. This airport is situated on 941 acres of land. Cox's Bazar Airport is managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. The airport is located 1.5 kilometres from Cox's Bazar City and 396km from Dhaka. This Airport operates only Cox’s Bazar- Dhaka passenger flights, but recently there is a flight between Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram twice a week. Ffour airlines are operating their passenger flights from and to Cox's Bazar Airport.

• Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd
• Novo Air Ltd
• Us Bangla Airlines Ltd
• Regent Airways Ltd

And following five cargo flights are operating their flights from Cox's Bazar Airport to Jashore for carrying fish fries.

• Sky Capital Airlines Ltd (3 FSO B737's)
• Bismillah Airlines Ltd (operating 2 aircraft; one AN28 and one HS-740)
• True Aviation Ltd (one AN26)
• Easy air Ltd (one SAAB 340).

Following facilities are available at the airport:

• Car parking
• Drinking water
• VIP/CIP Lounges
• Ramp and wheel chair facilities.
• Free Wi-Fi service

Future Development

Considering the importance and traffic at the present scenario the government has decided to expand and upgrade the Cox’s Bazar Airport to an international airport, its 2^nd largest. Development works are going on and the new terminal building is expected to be completed by 2020. To promote Cox's Bazar Airport as International Airport, a project called Cox's Bazar Airport Development Project is in progress. Following works are being carried out under the project:

• Increase the runway length from 9,000 feet to 10,000 feet.
• Establishment of Airfield Ground Lighting System
• Purchase  of firefighting vehicle
• ILS, DVOR, DME, FIDS, PA system etc.
• Construction of new terminal building on-going

Cox’s Bazar international airport is a huge proposed project by the government handled by the civil aviation authority of Bangladesh to provide the international standard facilities to the incoming passengers. Due to the geographical location and tourism characteristic of the area there is a continued air traffic growth that encourages Cox’s Bazar International Airport to be design more appropriately and equipped with better facilities. Beside the above ongoing development works, a master plan has been taken in hand to make this airport a modern international airport by 2030. As per this master plan total land over the area west of the existing runway till seashore is being acquisitioned. Necessary earth filling works is in progress to expand the runway up to 10,000 feet. The settlers of that area will be rehabilitated in a suitable area by the government.

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka served as the country's sole international airport prior to the construction of Shahjalal International Airport. Following the transfer of civilian flights to the newly built Shahjalal International Airport in 1981, Tejgaon was taken under the control of the Bangladesh Air Force.

It is probable that Tejgaon Airport will be an important operational base for air relief operations (as it was during Cyclone Sidr emergency operations in 2007) for the Armed Forces Division and the Air Force and the other Bangladesh Defense Forces. The compound includes all necessary facilities (storage capacities, operational rooms, etc.) as well as significant areas for open storage and/or setting up Mobile Storage Units (MSU's).

General Information

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List

For additional information, please see the following documents: 

Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges

Bangladesh Airports additional info

Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For contact details, please see the following link: 

4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List