Loading AI tools
Airport From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shah Makhdum Airport (IATA: RJH, ICAO: VGRJ) is a domestic airport serving Rajshahi,[2] the principal city of the Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. The airport is located at Nowhata, about 10 kilometers away from city center of Rajshahi and named after Sufi saint Shah Makhdum Rupos. The airport also serves as a base for two flying training academies.
Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi শাহ মাকদুম বিমানবন্দর, রাজশাহী | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Serves | Rajshahi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 55 ft / 16.8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The airport is situated at an elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. Its only runway, designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface, measures 1,829 by 30 metres (6,001 ft × 98 ft).[2]
A project is going on to increase existing facilities of the airport. After finishing the development project, the terminal will have total 31000 square feet area. The length of runway will be 10000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The apron will be 275×250 feet.[4][5]
On 17 November 2022, Novoair became the first airline in the country to operate inter-city flight other than Dhaka, connecting Rajshahi with Cox's Bazar.[6]
Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
---|---|---|
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka | [7] |
Novoair | Cox's Bazar, Dhaka | [8] |
US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka | [9] |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.