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Zia International Airport জিয়া আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর Zia Antorjatik Bimanbôndor IATA: DAC - ICAO: VGZR Summary Airport type Public Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Serves Dhaka Elevation AMSL 30 ft (9 m) Coordinates 23°50′36″N, 090°23′52″E Runways 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 another. It started operation 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 and United Airways (Bangladesh). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is the government body regulating all aviation related activities within Bangladesh including flight safety and air traffic control. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: Ḍhākā; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... 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An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: Ziaur Rôhman) (January 19, 1936 — May 30, 1981) was the 6th President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... United Airways is a startup airline in Bangladesh serving the domestic market with plans to expand to regional and international destinations. ... It has an area of 1981 acres (8.0 km²). Nearly 52% 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% of the passengers. About 3.8 million international and 0.8 million domestic passengers and 105,000 tons of freight and mail annually pass through Zia International Airport. This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... An International airport is an airport where flights from other countries land and/or take off. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ... 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 2 continents. Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Future Planned Airlines 3 Cargo airlines 4 References 5 Accidents 6 External links [edit] Airlines and destinations Currently , the airport is operated by following airlines to cover various destinations: Air Arabia(Sharjah) Air India (Kolkata, New Delhi) Air India Express (Kolkata, Mumbai) [1] [2] Air Sylhet (London, Sylhet) [starts end of 2007] Air Slovakia (Bratislava) [starts December 6, 2007] [1] [3] [4] Best Air (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Guangzhou, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kunming) [starts December 16, 2007] [2] [5] 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) Cosmic Air (Kathmandu) Dragonair (Hong Kong) Druk Air (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Gaya, Paro) Emirates (Dubai) Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) GMG Airlines (Abu Dhabi [starts end of November 2007], Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Doha [starts end of November 2007], Dubai [starts end of November 2007], Hong Kong [starts end of January 2008], Jessore, Karachi [starts end of November 2007], Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait [starts end of November 2007], Muscat [starts end of November 2007], Singapore [starts end of January 2008], Sylhet) [3] [6] Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat) Indian Airlines (Delhi, Kolkata) Jet Airways (Delhi, Kolkata) [7] Kang Pacific Airlines (Fujairah, Manila) [8] Kuwait Airways (Kuwait) Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi) Qatar Airways (Doha) RAK Airways (Ras Al Khaimah) [starts November 30, 2007] [9] Royal Bengal Airlines (Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet) [10] Saudi Arabian Airlines (Damman, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh) Singapore Airlines (Singapore) Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi) United Airways (Bangladesh) (Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet) Yemenia (Sana'a) [4] [11] Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. ... Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: ) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. ... Air India Express is a spin off from the parent airline Air-India the national airline of India. ... Air Sylhet is a UK-based airline planning to provide flights to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom using a low-cost model. ... Air Slovakia is an airline based in Bratislava in Slovakia. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: ) (SSE: 600115 SEHK: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ... Cosmic Air is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. ... Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited, operating as Dragonair, (Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is an airline based in Hong Kong. ... Druk Air is the national airline of Bhutan, based in Paro. ... Emirates redirects here. ... Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-Ê»itiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. ... GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... Gulf Air (Arabic: ) is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Executive class cabin of an Indian Airbus A320 Indian Airlines Limited or Indian (Hindi: ) was Indias state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. ... Jet Airways (India) Ltd. ... Kuwait Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية) is the national airline of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City and wholly owned by the Kuwaiti Government. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS,马航 ; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司; Hanyu Pinyin: MálaixÄ«ya Hángkōng GōngsÄ«) is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ... Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: Ù¾ÛŒ آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is the flag carrier airline of Qatar, based in Doha. ... RAK Airways is the future national airline of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the four in United Arab Emirates. ... Royal Bengal Airline (RBA) is the trading name for R B Airline UK Ltd and Aviana Airways Ltd (Bangladesh), a wholly owned company of R B Airline UK Ltd. ... a plane of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ... Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviation: SIA; Chinese: ; pinyin: , abbreviated ; Malay: ; Tamil: ) (SGX: S55) is the national airline of Singapore. ... Headquarters Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (Thai: ) (SET: THAI) is the national air carrier of Thailand, operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and is a founding member of the Star Alliance network. ... United Airways is a startup airline in Bangladesh serving the domestic market with plans to expand to regional and international destinations. ... Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sanaa. ... [edit] Future Planned Airlines Air Blue (Karachi) Lion Air (Kualalumpur) Orient Thai Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi) UK International Airlines (Islamabad, Sheffield) Airblue is a private airline based at Karachi, Pakistan. ... A Lion Air aircraft Lion Air is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... 747 at Incheon International Airport Orient Thai Airlines is a scheduled,domestic, charter, passenger airline based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. ... UK International Airlines is a British airline based in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. ... [edit] Cargo airlines Air France Cargo [12] Biman Cargo[13] Bismillah Airlines[14] British Airways World Cargo[15] 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] Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ) is the national airline of Bangladesh, based at Zia International Airport in Dhaka. ... Bismillah Airlines is an airline based in Bangladesh. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Alternative meanings: There is also an Dragon-type Pokémon named Dragonair. ... Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline subsidiary of Emirates, based in the United Arab Emirates. ... Federal Express redirects here. ... Gulf Air (Arabic: ) is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Malaysia Airlines Kargo () is a cargo division of Malaysia Airlines and commercially known as MASkargo. ... Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: Ù¾ÛŒ آئی اے or پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the national flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the new Airbus A340-600HGW, showing the new Qatar Airways Livery Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ... Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the worlds third biggest cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne kilometres (FTK). ... [edit] References ^ http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Dhaka-DAC/city-moreinfo.html ^ http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Dhaka-DAC/city.html ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1213 ^ http://www.airslovakia.sk/en/index.php?page=novinky&id=2 ^ http://www.bestairbd.com ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMG_Airlines#Destinations ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/archives/news_details.php?recordID=1178 ^ http://www.flykpa.com ^ http://www.rakairways.com ^ http://www.royalbengalairlines.com ^ http://www.yemenia.com ^ http://www.af-klm.com/cargo/b2b/cargo_en/images/AF-KLM-CARGO_WINTER_2007_EN_tcm230-90801.pdf ^ http://www.bimanair.com/biman_cargo.asp ^ http://www.bismillahairlines.net/ ^ http://www.baworldcargo ^ http://www.dragonaircargo.com/usrapps/content/Network/Network.aspx?code=DAC ^ http://www.skycargo.com/ournetwork/routemap/routemap.asp ^ http://www.empostuae.com/flightsschedule.html ^ http://www.fedex.com/bd/dropoff/?&lid=/Ship/Locations ^ http://www.gfcargo.com/network/Dhaka.asp ^ http://www.maskargo.com/gateways/module.php?folder=pvg&filename=products-dt&mcid=143 ^ http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_Cargo/pia-Cargo_network.asp ^ http://www.qrcargo.com/images/CARGO_route_map.jpg ^ http://www.saudiairlines.com/cargo/freighter1.jsp ^ http://www.siacargo.com/world_offices_waa.asp#Dhaka ^ http://www.thaiair.com/NASApp/IP_CARGO/FlightScheduleDisplay [edit] Accidents August 4, 1984 a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia airport [5]. 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. is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ... [edit] External links World Aero Data airport information for VGZR Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports Zia Flight Information Flight Information Bangladesh - DAC Categories: Airport articles using Airport Infobox template | Airports in Bangladesh

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