Airport in Dhaka City

International and Domestic Airport in Dhaka City

There are two airports in Dhaka city. Actually, one airport is used for Bangladesh Airforce and another one is used for international and domestic flights.

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (formerly: Zia International Airport) (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR) is the main and largest international airport in Bangladesh, located at Kurmitola in the capital city Dhaka. Since its inception in 1980, the only international airport in Bangladesh has been shifted from the previous Tejgaon Airport.

Shahjalal International Airport connects Bangladesh with various important cities of the world. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates from this airport to 16 cities in Europe and Asia.

During the Second World War in 1941, the British government built a runway for landing at Kurmitola, a few kilometres north of Tejgaon.

After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first airport in East Pakistan.

During the war of liberation in 1971, the airport was half complete.

The airport officially opened in 1980 with the opening of the main runway and the central part.

In 2010, the ruling government changed the name of the airport from Zia International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport.