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Dhaka Zia International Airport

  

Zia International Airport Dhaka is the home base and hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines. It started operation in 1981, and was named after Bangladesh's former president, Zia ur Rahman.

 
Dhaka International Airport

It is the biggest international airport of Bangladesh that is located in Kurmitola, in the northern part of Dhaka. It has Dhaka Cantonment on its one side while on the other side Uttara Residential Area is located. It became operational in the year 1981, It is named on the name of the former president of Bangladesh Zia-ur-Rehman. This airport is the hub of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Best Air and United Airways (Bangladesh). This airport is covering an area of 1, 981 acres. Approximately more than 50% domestic and international transportation of Bangladesh is carried out through Zia International Airport. It consists on terminal buildings, hangers, technical areas, warehouse etc. It plays a connecting link between many of the big cities of the world and Bangladesh.

Airlines and Destinations

  • Air Arabia (Sharjah)
  • Air-India Express (Kolkata, Mumbai
  • Air Asia(KaulaLampur)
  • Afriqiyah Airways (Mnaila, Tripoli)
  • Best Air (Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi, Colombo, Kaula Lampur, Male)
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines(Abu Dhabi, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Muscat, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Singapore, Sylhet)
  • China Eastern Airlines (Bejing, Kunming)
  • Dragon air( Hong Kong)
  • Druk Air(Bnagkok, Paro)
  • Emirates (Dubai, Karachi)
  • Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
  • GMG Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Delhi, Dubai, Jessore, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Sylhet)
  • Gulf Air(Bahrain)
  • Jet Airways(Delhi, Kolkata)
  • Malaysia Airlines(Kuala Lampur)
  • United Airways(Bangladesh) (Barsial, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Kolkata, Sylhet)

Dhaka Airport

In Bangladesh the first airport was at Tejgaon, Dhaka and then the international flights which connect the world with Bangladesh is mainly operated.


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Last Updated :Thursday, 3rd November 2011, 12:39 pm EDT
 

 
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