VGEG
Shah Amanat International Airport
IFR
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Name
Shah Amanat International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VGEG / CGP / VGEG
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:11 pm (BST)
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Municipality
Chattogram (Chittagong)
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Coordinates
22° 14′ 58″ N 91° 48′ 47″ E
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Elevation
14 ft (4 m MSL)
About Shah Amanat International Airport
Shah Amanat International Airport, Chattogram (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG) (Bengali: শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, চট্টগ্রাম, Shah Amanôt Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr ćhottoģŕàm ) is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong. 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.