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Medium airport · Bangladesh

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Dhaka, Bangladesh

DACIATA code
VGHSICAO code
8.9Mpassengers in 2018
3,200 mlongest of 1 runway
17 melevation · 56 ft
1980opened
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)
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Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) is an airport in Bangladesh serving Dhaka.

It handled 8,898,000 passengers in 2018.

It has 1 runway, the longest 3,200 m, at an elevation of 17 m.

7 airlines use it as a hub, including United Airways, NovoAir and Bismillah Airlines.

Passengers per year

2005–2018
5.8M2.9M3.1M4.2M4.1M4.7M4.8M5.6M5.7M5.6M6.3M6.5M7.6M8.9M
2005’052006’062007’072008’082009’092010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’18
Identification
IATA
DAC
ICAO
VGHS
Wikidata
Q30603
Location
Country
Bangladesh
City served
Dhaka
Located in
Dhaka
Coordinates
23.8450, 90.4005
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
Opened
1980-01-01
Operator
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Named after
Dhaka
Runways
14/32
3,200 m · 10,499 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 7 airlines

4HUnited AirwaysVQNovoAir5ZBismillah AirlinesRXRegent AirwaysBSUS-Bangla Airlines2AAir AstraFly Dhaka Airlines