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Hazrat
Shahjalal
International
Airport (Bengali: হযরত
শাহ্জালাল
আন্তর্জাতিক
বিমানবন্দর, Romanized: Hôzrôt
Shahjalal
Antôrjatik
Bimanbôndôr),
(IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGHS),
is
the
main international
airport serving Dhaka
City,
the
capital
city
of Bangladesh,
and
it
is
the
largest
airport
in
Bangladesh.
It
is
located
in
Kurmitola,
17 km
(11 mi)
from
the city
centre,
in
the
northern
part
of
Dhaka.
The
airport
is
also
used
as
a
base
of
the Bangladesh
Air
Force.
The
airport
has
an
area
of
802
hectares
(1,981
acres).
The Civil
Aviation
Authority
of
Bangladesh (CAAB)
operates
and
maintains
the
airport.
It
started
operations
in
1980,
taking
over
from Tejgaon
Airport as
the
principal
international
airport
of
the
country.
The
airport
was
formerly
known
as Dacca
International
Airport and
later
as Zia
International
Airport,
before
being
named
in
honour
of Shah
Jalal,
who
is
one
of
the
most
respected Sufi saints
of
Bangladesh.
The IATA code
of
the
airport "DAC" is
derived
from
"Dacca",
which
is
the
previously
used
spelling
for
"Dhaka".
It
is
the
primary
hub
of
most
of
airlines
in
Bangladesh
including Air
Astra, Novoair, US-Bangla
Airlines,
and
the
national
flag
carrier Biman
Bangladesh
Airlines.
The
annual
passenger
handling
capacity
of
the
airport
is
18.5
million
passengers,[3][4] and
this
passenger
handling
capacity
is
predicted
by
CAAB
to
be
sufficient
until
2026.[5] In
2014,
the
airport
handled
9.1
million
passengers
and
248,000
tonnes
of
cargo.[6] Average
aircraft
movement
per
day
is
around
190
flights.[7][8] Ground
handling at
the
airport
is
provided
by Biman
Ground
Handling,
which
is
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
Biman
Bangladesh
Airlines.[9] The
airport
has
complete Wi-Fi
Internet coverage
and
all
the
terminals
of
the
airport
have
multiple
First
Class
and
Business
Class executive
lounges operated
by
Five
Star
hotels,
such
as Intercontinental
Dhaka;
Bangladeshi
companies
such
as Eastern
Bank Skylounge[10] or City
Bank American
Express
Lounge;[11] as
well
as
local
and
foreign
airlines.
Passengers
travelling
on
First
Class
or
Business
Class
air
tickets,
as
well
as
economy
passengers
who
are Priority
Pass card
holders,
have
complimentary
access
to
select
lounges.
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