{{Short description|International airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh}} {{For|the celebrated Sufi figure|Shah Jalal}} {{Other uses|Shah Jalal (disambiguation)}} {{redirect-distinguish|Dhaka Airport|Dakhla Airport}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Use British English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox airport | name = Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka | nativename = {{nobold|{{lang|bn|হযরত শাহ্‌‌জালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, ঢাকা}}}} | image = HSIA Terminal 3.jpg | image-width = 250 | IATA = DAC | ICAO = VGHS | pushpin_map = Bangladesh | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Bangladesh | pushpin_label = DAC | pushpin_label_position = right | type = Public / military | owner = Government of Bangladesh | operator = Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh

| city-served = Dhaka | location = Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh | hub = *Air Astra *Biman Bangladesh Airlines *Easy Fly Express *Fly Dhaka Airlines *Novoair *SkyAir *US-Bangla Airlines | elevation-f = 27 | elevation-m = 8 | coordinates = {{Coord|23|50|34|N|090|24|02|E|type:airport_region:BD-13|display=inline,title|name=Shah Jalal International Airport}} | website = {{URL|hsia.gov.bd}} | metric-rwy = Y | r1-number = 14/32 | r1-length-f = 11,500 | r1-length-m = 3,505 | r1-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2025 | stat1-header = Passenger movements | stat1-data = 12,720,000 | stat2-header = Cargo handled (tonnes) | stat2-data = 517,940 | footnotes = Source: Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web |title=Aerodrome Information: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka |work=Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh |url=http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/adinfo1zia.html |access-date=27 December 2008 |archive-date=10 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310064415/http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/adinfo1zia.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aerodrome Information: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka (continued) |work=Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh |url=http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/adinfo3zia.html |access-date=27 December 2008 |archive-date=10 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310012013/http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/adinfo3zia.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | opened = {{start date and age|1981|||df=y|p=n|br=n}} }}

'''Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Dhaka''' ({{langx|bn|হযরত শাহ্‌‌জালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, ঢাকা|Hôjôrôt Śāhjālāl Āntôrjātik Bimānbôndôr}}; {{Airport codes|DAC|VGHS{{nobold|, formerly}} VGZR|p=n}}) is the main international airport serving Dhaka City, the capital city of Bangladesh, and it is the largest airport in the country. It is located in Kurmitola, {{cvt|17|km}} from the city centre, in the northern part of Dhaka. The airport is also used as a base for the Bangladesh Air Force, named BAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker. The airport has an area of {{convert|1981|acre|ha|order=flip}}. 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,<ref name="newport">{{cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Rashiduddin |title=New airport at Trishal: Flight of fancy or urban nightmare? |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-156306 |access-date=15 November 2011|newspaper=The Daily Star |date=29 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="capacity">{{cite news |last=Byron |first=Rejaul Karim |title=New int'l airport to cost Tk 50,000cr |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152589 |access-date=16 November 2011|newspaper=The Daily Star |date=28 August 2010}}</ref> and this passenger handling capacity is predicted by CAAB to be sufficient until 2026.<ref name="caab">{{cite web |title=Airport Development History |url=http://www.caab.gov.bd/devlpmnts/devhis.html |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh |access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref> In 2014, the airport handled 9.1 million passengers and 248,000 tonnes of cargo.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 April 2015 |title=CAAB initiates efforts to expand and upgrade HSIA To build a new airport for Dhaka |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=6199&CID=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405130549/https://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=6199&CID=1 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date= |newspaper=The Bangladesh Monitor}}</ref> Average aircraft movement per day is around 190 flights.<ref name="thedailystar.net">{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-234667|title=Shahjalal airport set for upgrade in two months|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="runway">{{cite news |title=CAAB initiates efforts to expand, upgrade HSIA to elevate its international standing |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4542&CID=1&archivedate= |access-date=21 July 2013 |newspaper=The Bangladesh Monitor |date=1 July 2013 |archive-date=11 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211082321/http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4542&CID=1&archivedate= |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ground handling at the airport is provided by Biman Ground Handling, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ground Handling |work=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/services/groundhandling |access-date=1 February 2014 |archive-date=7 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807153909/http://biman-airlines.com/services/groundhandling |url-status=dead }}</ref> The airport has multiple First Class and Business Class executive lounges operated by Five Star hotels, such as Intercontinental Dhaka; Bangladeshi companies such as Eastern Bank Skylounge<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Bank Ltd. Skylounge |url=https://www.ebl.com.bd/skylounge |website=www.ebl.com.bd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301093816/https://www.ebl.com.bd/skylounge |archive-date=1 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> or City Bank American Express Lounge;<ref>{{cite news |title=City Bank opens City Bank American Express Lounge at Dhaka airport |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/post/255547 |work=TheIndependentbd.com |date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116105508/https://www.theindependentbd.com/post/255547 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> as well as local and foreign airlines.

== Location and connectivity == The airport is located in Kurmitola, {{convert|11|NM|2|abbr=off|lk=in}} north of downtown Dhaka.<ref name="old">{{cite web |title=Dhaka – Airports |url=http://www.worldexecutive.com/locations/asia_pacific/bangladesh/dhaka/airports.html |publisher=World Executive |access-date=15 November 2011 |archive-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424120233/http://www.worldexecutive.com/locations/asia_pacific/bangladesh/dhaka/airports.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It can be accessed by the eight-lane Airport Road.<ref name="old" /> To the north of the airport lies Uttara area and Gazipur city, while Dhaka city lies to its south. There is a railway station immediately outside (facing) the airport named Airport Railway Station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293936-i9193-k4244602-From_Sylhet_to_Dhaka_Airport_by_train-Dhaka_City_Dhaka.html|title=From Sylhet to Dhaka Airport by train|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=dhaka%20airport%20road&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Dhaka Airport Road]. ''Google Maps''.</ref> Lots of Bangladeshi and international ride sharing and ride hailing apps or companies operate vehicles to and from the airport such as Obhai, Pathao, Shohoz, Uber, etc. There is also a taxi kiosk, located near the exit gate of the international arrivals concourse hall, where one can order a taxi and pre-pay the taxi fare. The airport has been almost engulfed by the city, due to the expansion and development work of real estate companies and the government, prompting the authorities to construct a third terminal and consider building another international airport elsewhere in Dhaka district.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Asif Showkat Kallol |author2=Ishtiaq Husain |title=Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport construction to begin in 2018 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/08/05/bangabandhu-sheikh-mujib-international-airport-construction-begin-2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102164007/https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/08/05/bangabandhu-sheikh-mujib-international-airport-construction-begin-2018/ |archive-date=2 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

== History == In 1941, during the Second World War, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometres north of Tejgaon, as a spare landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima (then in Assam) and Burmese war theatres.<ref name="blog">{{cite news |first=Ershad |last=Ahmed |title=Zia International Airport, Dhaka |date=16 November 2006|url=https://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/11/zia-international-airport-dhaka.html}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2011}}<!-- need a better reference than a blog --><ref name="ww2">{{cite book |last=Uddin |first=Syed Mohd Saleh |year=2012 |chapter=Airports |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Airports |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}</ref>

After the Partition of India in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first civilian airport in what was then East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh). During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war, the then abandoned airstrip was bombed by Indian Air Force, thinking it to be the Tejgaon Airport as the base.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/war/trieast.html |title=triumph in the east |website=PakDef.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613054628/http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/war/trieast.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 1966, a project was taken by the then Pakistan Government to construct a new airport, and the present site north of Kurmitola was selected. A tender was floated for the construction of the terminal building and the runway under the technical support of French experts. A rail station (present day Airport Railway Station) was also built near the site for the transportation of construction materials. The new airstrip was halfway done when the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out in 1971. During the war, the airstrip suffered severe damage.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

After independence, the Government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war. The government decided to make the airport Bangladesh's main international airport and appointed Aéroports de Paris of France as its new consultants. The airport began operations in 1980 after the main runway and central portion of the present terminal building was formally opened by then President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman (assassinated in 1981) as ''Dacca International Airport'' ("Dacca" is the former spelling of "Dhaka").<ref name="blog" /><ref>[http://www.dhakacity.com.bd/ Dhaka City :: everything about our city]</ref> The project was completed in 1983. Then President Abdus Sattar re-inaugurated the airport as '''Zia International Airport'''.<ref name="ds16Feb2010">{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-126503|title=ZIA made Shahjalal International Airport|work=The Daily Star |date=16 February 2010}}</ref>

In December 1993, Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched a route to New York City via Delhi, Dubai and Amsterdam. The flight was operated by McDonnell Douglas DC-10s.<ref>{{cite news | title=News, Tips & Bargains If You've Seen It All, How About Bangladesh? | work=Los Angeles Times | date=1993-12-26 | author=Dahlburg, John-Thor | id={{ProQuest|282156409}}}}</ref> Biman later routed the outbound flight from Dhaka through Dubai and Brussels and the inbound one through Brussels. The company discontinued the service in July 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/07/29/d60729012414.htm|title=Biman makes its last flight to NY today|work=The Daily Star|date=29 July 2006|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to the present name of 'Shahjalal International Airport', in honour of Shah Jalal, one of the most respected Sufi saints of Bangladesh.<ref name="ds16Feb2010" /> The airport's ICAO code was also changed to reflect the name change, from VGZR to VGHS.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On 6 December 2011, a Boeing 787-9 (flight ZA006) stopped for refuelling at Shahjalal International Airport during a distance, speed, and endurance record attempt. This aircraft, powered by General Electric GEnx engines, had flown {{convert|10710|nmi|km}} non-stop from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington eastward to Shahjalal International Airport, setting a new world distance record for aircraft in the weight class of the 787, which is between {{convert|440000|lb|kg}} and {{convert|550000|lb|kg}}. This flight surpassed the previous distance record of {{convert|9127|nmi|km}}, set in 2002 by an Airbus A330. The Boeing 787 then continued eastbound from Dhaka to return to Boeing Field, setting a world-circling speed record of 42 hours, 27 minutes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2062|title=Boeing|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

In July 2022, Biman inaugurated a route to Toronto using Boeing 787s. The flight from Dhaka to Toronto made a technical stop in Istanbul, the inbound flight was nonstop.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.torontopearson.com/en/whats-happening/stories/yyz-welcomes-biman-bangladesh-inaugural-flight | title=YYZ welcomes Biman Bangladesh inaugural flight | work=Toronto Pearson | date=27 July 2022 | access-date=3 September 2022 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927193610/https://www.torontopearson.com/en/whats-happening/stories/yyz-welcomes-biman-bangladesh-inaugural-flight | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/despite-huge-hype-bimans-first-toronto-flight-half-empty-3080391 | title=Despite huge hype, Biman's first Toronto flight half empty | work=The Daily Star | date=27 July 2022 | access-date=3 September 2022 | author=Hasan, Rashidul}}</ref> Four months later, the airline routed the latter via Istanbul as well.<ref name="ar31Oct2022">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221031-bgnw22yyz | title=Biman NW22 Toronto Routing Adjustment | work=Aeroroutes | date=2022-10-31 | access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>

===2025 fire=== On 18 October 2025, at around 2:30 PM (BST), a fire broke out in the cargo section near Gate 8 of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. Due to high flame and smoke all the flight were suspended and diverted to Kolkata Airport, Chittagong Airport and Sylhet Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-18 |title=Shahjalal Airport flights suspended as cargo village on fire |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1huabjuxlr |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Prothomalo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Shahjalal Airport fire: Dhaka flights diverted to Chattogram |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/9ee3b9110c1b |access-date=2025-10-18 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-18 |title=Flights suspended, 25 Ansar members injured as fire still burns at Dhaka airport cargo village |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/blaze-erupts-dhaka-airport-cargo-zone-five-firefighting-units-deployed-1263456 |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2025 |title=Flights resume at Dhaka airport after fire forced operations to halt |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-breaks-out-dhaka-airports-cargo-terminal-ani-reports-2025-10-18/ |access-date=18 October 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref> The fire was extinguished by the Fire Service at 9:18 PM, enabling the airport to resume its operations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=শাহজালালে ফ্লাইট চালু |trans-title=Flights resume at Shahjalal |url=https://jamuna.tv/national/643985 |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Jamuna Television |language=bn}}</ref> The Dhaka Customs Agents Association suspects that the fire was intentional.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2025 |title=কার্গো ভিলেজের আগুন পরিকল্পিত : কাস্টমস এজেন্টস অ্যাসোসিয়েশন |trans-title=Cargo Village fire was planned: Customs Agents Association |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/business/2025/10/19/1593907 |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=Kaler Kantho}}</ref>

Sheikh Bashir Uddin, the civil aviation advisor to the interim government, stated is too early to say if the fire was caused by sabotage.<ref name=":0"/> At least thirty seven unit of Fire Service, two fire units of Air Force, Navy, and BGB were involved in fighting the flames.<ref name=":0" /> The Bangladesh Army has been deployed to the airport to assist with search and rescue efforts.<ref name=":0" /> Investigations into the incident are underway, with committees formed by the Fire Service and local authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2025 |title=Recent fire incidents highlight safety challenges in Bangladesh: Experts |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/recent-fire-incidents-highlight-safety-challenges-in-bangladesh-experts |access-date=18 October 2025 |work=The Financial Express}}</ref> Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus stated that, The government will take immediate and firm action if any credible evidence of sabotage or arson is found.<ref>{{Cite web |title=বিভিন্ন স্থানে অগ্নিকাণ্ডের ঘটনায় অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের বিবৃতি |trans-title=Statement by the Interim Government on the incidents of fires in various places |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2025-10-18/EGHHyWGX |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Somoy News |language=bn}}</ref>

At least 25 members of the Bangladesh Ansar have been injured in this incident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=25 Ansar members injured in Dhaka airport fire |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/d9e732ceca4b |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=25 Ansars injured in Dhaka airport fire |language=en}}</ref> It caused severe damage to the cargo area, including sections where international courier goods and chemicals were stored. The fire also spread to the airport's post office, burning imported items such as chemicals, fabrics, and other materials. All cargo consignments were insured, and compensation is expected, although the total extent of damage is still being assessed.<ref name=":0" /> Initially, losses and damages are expected to cost around 10 thousand crores BDT (around US$800 million) to over US$1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-20 |title=Bangladesh airport inferno estimated to cost $1bn in damages |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv1m4013e7o |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Experts fear that warehouses and an air express is completely burnt down.<ref>{{Cite web |title=শাহজালালে আগুন: বিলিয়ন ডলারের বেশি ক্ষয়ক্ষতির আশঙ্কা |trans-title=Shahjalal fire: Damage feared to exceed billion dollars |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2025-10-18/vNxMDuFS |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Somoy TV |language=bn}}</ref>

Several flights were diverted to Kolkata, Sylhet and Chittagong.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Ruma |last2=Meenaktshi |first2=Harshita |date=October 18, 2025 |title=Fire at Dhaka airport cargo terminal forces flight delays, diversions |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-breaks-out-dhaka-airports-cargo-terminal-ani-reports-2025-10-18/ |access-date=18 October 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Airport operations were suspended, and the airfield was closed until 9 PM (BST).<ref name=":0" /> Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed an investigation committee into the incident. The committee has been asked to submit an investigation report within the next 5 working days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=শাহজালালে আগুনের ঘটনায় বিমানের তদন্ত কমিটি |trans-title=Biman investigation committee into Shahjalal fire incident |url=https://jamuna.tv/national/643984 |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Jamuna Television |language=bn}}</ref>

== Development and expansion == In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment. A multistorey car park with space for 500 cars was also built at this time.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The airport has been set up and upgraded with technology and instruments worth {{BDTConvert|70|m}} up to the second quarter of 2012, by the CAAB. They include instrument landing system, distance measuring equipment and flight calibration system, which will help the operational standards of the airport. Two more boarding bridges have been operational, and another is under manufacturing. Asphalt runway overlay began in December 2012 by the Bangladeshi company Abdul Monem Ltd;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114041651/http://www.amlbd.com/main.php Abdul Monem Ltd]</ref> it took six months to complete. Further improvements in the taxiway and runway lighting system will be made by funds from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) worth {{BDTConvert|4.5|b}}. Further projects include primary and secondary radar, a new control tower and a modern drainage system.<ref name="thedailystar.net" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-236922|title=Runway rebuilding work begins at Shahjalal airport|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>

Parking facilities are being upgraded, both for passenger and cargo aircraft, of the airport extension works of passenger and cargo aprons are also going on.<ref name="runway" /> The project will cost {{BDTConvert|440|m}} and will provide facility to park four wide-bodied passenger aircraft and two wide-bodied cargo aircraft side by side.<ref name="runway" /> In recent years{{which|date=April 2025}}, CAAB has completed modernisation and beautification of the two terminal buildings, constructed five aircraft parking bays, installed two more boarding bridges, re-installed a power plant to ensure 24 hours power supply, and added more passenger check-in and immigration counters and baggage conveyor belts.<ref name="runway" />

In recent years{{which|date=April 2025}}, the internal designs such as concourse, toilets and other parts were also upgraded. The duty-free shops brought in international luxury branded products. As part of the development plan, the first international chain cafe, Barista Lavazza, was opened in the international terminal in 2014 followed by Krispy Kreme in 2017.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In October 2021, the CAAB entered into an agreement with the French company Thales LAS to construct a new advanced radar system at the airport. Valued at {{BDTConvert|730.13|c|nolink=yes}}, this system will replace the decades-old existing radar, which lacks the capability to detect all aircraft flying over Bangladesh's airspace, particularly those over the Bay of Bengal. The project aimed at achieving full surveillance of the entire airspace of the country is scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=2023-04-19 |title=Dhaka airport to get better eyes in the skies |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/dhaka-airport-get-better-eyes-the-skies-3300236 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

=== Development of the third terminal === thumb|alt=HSIA Terminal 3 under construction, September 2024|HSIA Terminal 3 under construction, September 2024

On 28 December 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The construction work of the third terminal will be done by ''Aviation Dhaka Consortium (ADC),'' which comprises Mitsubishi Corporation, Fujita Corporation and Samsung C&T Corporation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karim |first1=Rejaul |last2=Hasan |first2=Rashidul |title=Shahjalal Int'l Airport: Third terminal now to cost 40pc more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/shahjalal-intl-airport-3rd-terminal-now-cost-40pc-more-1824217 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The estimated cost of the whole project is {{BDTConvert|21398|c}}.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:নিয়ম না মানলে বিমানে চড়াই বন্ধ: প্রধানমন্ত্রী |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1631629/ |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |agency=BSS |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PM inaugurates construction of Dhaka airport's 3rd terminal |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2019/12/28/pm-inaugurates-construction-of-dhaka-airport-s-3rd-terminal |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> The terminal building was designed by Singaporean architect Rohani Baharin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhaka airport's third terminal at a glance |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/dhaka-airports-third-terminal-glance-3436886 |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

The construction of the new third terminal of the airport was expected to be completed by May 2024.<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news|title=Dhaka Airport 3rd terminal 51% complete: CAAB Chairman|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/51-shahjalal-airports-3rd-terminal-completed-caab-540110|work=The Daily Star|date=27 November 2022|access-date=14 February 2023|language=en}}</ref> The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided the financial assistance of {{BDTConvert|16141|c}} for the project in the form of loans, while the rest of {{BDTConvert|5257|c}} was contributed by the government of Bangladesh. The terminal will cover an area of {{convert|542000|sqm|acre|abbr=on}}, including the passenger terminal with a floor area of roughly {{cvt|230000|sqm|ft2}}; a {{cvt|5900|sqm|ft2}} square VVIP complex; a {{cvt|41200|sqm|ft2}} cargo building; and multi-level car parking building having a capacity of parking 1,044 cars, with a tunnel. Upon completion of the third terminal, the passenger handling capacity of the airport will increase to 24 million from the current 8 million per annum. 37 aeroplanes can be parked at the terminal at once. Cargo handling capacity will also increase to 500,000 from 200,000 tonnes annually.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/70442/work-order-for-hsias-3rd-terminal-by-july-caab-chairman|title=Work order for HSIA's 3rd terminal by July: CAAB chairman|newspaper=New Age|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/164315|title=Tender for 3rd terminal at HSIA next month|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831102038/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/164315 |archive-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> A corridor will also be built to connect the new terminal with the two existing terminals.

In March 2026, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat has said it may take six to nine months to launch operations from the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-11 |title=HSIA third terminal likely to start operation by 6 to 9 months: State Minister Millat |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hsia-third-terminal-likely-start-operation-6-9-months-state-minister-millat-1384136 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>

=== Second runway === A feasibility study was conducted to add a parallel, second runway at a cost of {{BDTConvert|10|b}} in 2014.<ref name="runway" /> The project was undertaken to cope with rising air traffic, to take pressure off the lone runway, and to double the capacity of the airport. CAAB predicts that the airport's traffic will surpass 10 million passengers and freight. However, 60% of the airport's 2000-acre land remained unutilized in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 May 2012 |title=Feasibility study on 2nd runway at HSIA by June next year |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=130629&date=2012-05-24 |access-date=6 September 2012 |work=The Financial Express}}</ref>

In July 2023, CAAB submitted its report to Ministry of Civil Aviation about the possibility of constructing a second dependent runway in the airport due to space constraints. In its report, the CAAB suggested constructing {{convert|3292|m|ft|abbr=on}} long-dependent runway with the existing runway to be extended to {{convert|3692|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The new runway will not be used for take-off and landings simultaneously as the proximity between the two runways will be just 359 meters against the ICAO mandated 1,035-meter space needed for ILS-enabled runway. However, the second runway will be mainly used for taxiing or preparing for take-off during busy hours and will be used for take-off and landings in case the main runway remains closed due to an emergency or maintenance. The construction of the second runway is expected to be started after the completion of the third terminal in 2026 or later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Rashidul |date=17 September 2023 |title=Dhaka airport to finally get a second runway |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/dhaka-airport-finally-get-second-runway-3420466 |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

== Terminals == === Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Domestic Terminal === thumb|Terminal interior The airport has three major terminals. Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) are for international flights, and they are located in the same building. T1, on the ground floor, is used as the international arrivals concourse hall. T2, on the first floor, serves as the international departures concourse hall. A third adjacent terminal building, known as the Domestic Terminal, is for domestic flights. This is located to the left of the international terminals. In the single-storey Domestic Terminal, both the arrivals concourse hall and the departures concourse hall are on the same floor.

=== Terminal 3 === Construction of the third terminal started in December 2019 and is still under construction.<ref name="runway" /><ref name="The Daily Star"/> According to the project design, the facilities of the terminal include 26 boarding bridges, of which 12 will be built in the first phase and the remaining 14 at a later phase, 16 conveyor belts, 115 check-in counters including 15 self-check-in kiosks, 64 departure immigration desks, 59 arrival immigration, 3 VIP immigration desks and 10 automated 'e-gates' at the exit. For passengers' convenience there will be 12 walkalators, 35 escalators, and 43 elevators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connecting dreams to reality: PM opens airport's Terminal 3 today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/connecting-dreams-reality-pm-opens-airports-terminal-3-today-713506 |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Business Standard |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Third terminal to be inaugurated today, what does it offer? |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/zlxagxgj2i |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=Prothom Alo |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

On 7 October 2023, the terminal was partially inaugurated, with 90 percent physical work being done, by the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. However, due to delays in decision making regarding issues like logistics, ground handling, training, system calibration etc. Terminal 3 is not expected to enter into operation until at least 2026.<ref name="ds8Sep2024">{{Cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |title=Dhaka airport 3rd terminal: Opening not before 2026 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/dhaka-airport-3rd-terminal-opening-not-2026-3696891 |work=The Daily Star |date=8 September 2024}}</ref>

In April 2026, State Minister for Civil Aviation Rashiduzzaman Millat stated that the terminal will likely open by December 16 or early 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-23 |title=Govt to open Dhaka airport's third terminal by 16 Dec or early New Year |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/govt-open-dhaka-airports-third-terminal-16-dec-or-early-new-year-1419441 |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>

thumb|alt=New ATC Tower under construction next to Terminal 1&2|HSIA Terminal 1&2 in 2024

=== VIP terminal === A VIP terminal building was located to the right of the international terminals. The VIP terminal was built only about {{convert|200|m|yd|abbr=off}} from the main gate. However to make way for the construction of the new third terminal, the demolition of the VIP Terminal commenced in April 2023. A temporary terminal has been constructed to provide VIP services, and the VIP services will be shifted to the Third Terminal in the future.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Tribune Desk |date=14 April 2023 |title=Demolition of Dhaka airport VVIP terminal starts |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/309018/demolition-of-dhaka-airport-vvip-terminal-starts |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

=== Cargo terminal === There is a cargo terminal at the airport which has a capacity of 200,000 tons per annum. This will be increased to 500,000 tons after the completion of the ongoing renovation and expansion project.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Shohel Mamun |title=Dhaka airport third terminal gets new features |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/06/dhaka-airport-third-terminal-gets-new-features |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155107/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/06/dhaka-airport-third-terminal-gets-new-features |archive-date=19 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations == [[File:Biman Bangladesh Airlines - S2-AJV - The Gaangchil - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - 40125 - HSIA.jpg|alt=Biman Bangladesh B787-8 Dreamliner in HSIA|thumb|201x201px|Biman Bangladesh Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]] [[File:4R-ALA_-_SriLankan_Airlines_-_Airbus_A330-243_-_VGHS.jpg|thumb|alt=SriLankan Airlines A330-243 in HSIA|SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-243 in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|200x200px]] [[File:US-Bangla_Airlines_ATR_72-600_(S2-AKK)_@_DAC,_June_2021_(02).jpg|thumb|US-Bangla Airlines ATR 72-600 in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|alt=US-Bangla ATR 72–600 in HSIA|200x200px]]

=== Passenger === <!-- Please use independent sources, not the airport or airline as they are not independent. --> {{Airport-dest-list|3rdcoltitle = Refs | 3rdcolunsortable=yes | {{nowrap|Air Arabia}} | Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Air Arabia Abu Dhabi plans Dhaka / Kabul launch in early-August 2020

|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/292822/air-arabia-abu-dhabi-plans-dhaka-kabul-launch-in-early-august-2020/ |website=Routesonline}}</ref> | AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| Air Astra | Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet|<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Astra kicks off domestic flights today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/air-astra-kicks-domestic-flights-today-538126 |work=The Business Standard |date=24 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

| Air China | Beijing–Capital|<ref>{{cite web |title=Air China Adds Beijing – Dhaka Service from July 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240614-cajul24bg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>

| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230731-aisep23dac|title=AIR INDIA RESUMES DELHI – DHAKA SERVICE FROM SEP 2023|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 July 2023}}</ref>

| Air India Express | Kolkata|<ref>{{cite news|title=Air India Express launches direct flights to Dhaka from Chennai and Kolkata|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-express-launches-direct-flights-to-dhaka-from-chennai-and-kolkata/articleshow/112160539.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|language=en}}</ref>

| Air Premia | '''Charter:''' Seoul–Incheon|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230518-ypjul23dac|title=Air Premia Adds Bangladesh Scheduled Charters From July 2023|website=AeroRoutes|date=18 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230908-ypoct23dac?rq=dhaka|title=AIR PREMIA MOVES DHAKA SERVICE LAUNCH TO OCT 2023|date=8 September 2023|website=aeroroutes.com}}</ref>

| Batik Air Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| {{nowrap|Biman Bangladesh Airlines}} | Abu Dhabi, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chennai,<ref>{{cite news|title=Biman to start Dhaka-Chennai direct flight from December 16|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/331265/biman-to-start-dhaka-chennai-direct-flight-from-dec-16|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=16 November 2023|access-date=17 November 2023|language=en}}</ref> Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai–International, Guangzhou,<ref>{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Resumes Guangzhou Service From mid-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-bgsep23can |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref> Jeddah, Jashore, Karachi,<ref name="f601">{{cite web | title=Biman flights on Karachi route to start from 29 January | website=Prothomalo | date=2026-01-07 | url=https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/xh9s7c2pj7 | access-date=2026-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-07 |title=Bangladesh–Pakistan ties: Dhaka to resume direct flights to Karachi from January 29; service restarts after 10-year gap |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bangladeshpakistan-ties-dhaka-to-resume-direct-flights-to-karachi-from-january-29-service-restarts-after-10-year-gap/articleshow/126397503.cms |access-date=2026-01-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuwait, London–Heathrow, Manchester,{{efn|Manchester service operates via Sylhet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/biman-bangladesh-airlines-to-return-to-manchester-airport1/ |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines to return to Manchester Airport |website=breakingtravelnews.com |date=2021-12-23 |access-date=2024-12-24 |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614183953/https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/biman-bangladesh-airlines-to-return-to-manchester-airport1/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} Medina, Muscat, Rajshahi, Riyadh, Rome–Fiumicino,<ref>{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Resumes Rome Service in late-1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240215-bgns24fco |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> Saidpur, Sharjah, Singapore, Sylhet, Toronto–Pearson,{{efn|This flight makes a technical stop at Istanbul for refueling and crew change. Biman Bangladesh does not carry passengers solely from Dhaka to Istanbul, nor does the airline have fifth freedom rights to fly passengers from Istanbul to Toronto.<ref name="ar31Oct2022" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220627-bgjul22yyz | title=Biman Bangladesh Begins Regular Toronto Service in Late July 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes | access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>}} Yangon|<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh |url=https://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/schedule |website=www.biman-airlines.com |access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong|<ref>{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific NW22 Preliminary Network Overview - 13MAY22 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220513-cxnw22?rq=cathay%20pacific |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>

| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.anna.aero/2020/03/19/dhaka-adds-new-routes-top-15-unserved-routes-analysed/ | title=Dhaka adds new routes; Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai key route opportunities | date=19 March 2020 | access-date=12 October 2022 | archive-date=12 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012163742/https://www.anna.aero/2020/03/19/dhaka-adds-new-routes-top-15-unserved-routes-analysed/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

| China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,<ref>{{cite web |title=China Southern Tentatively Moves Beijing - Dhaka Launch to Mid-May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240417-czmay24dac |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> Guangzhou|<ref name="CZ">{{cite web |title=China Southern Boosts Bangladesh Service in NS24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240206-czns24bd |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>

| Drukair | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Paro|<ref>{{cite web |title=Drukair Plans Dhaka – Bangkok Sector Resumption From March 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221102-kbmar23bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>

| Egyptair | Cairo|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/egyptair-launches-cairodhaka-service | title=AACO {{pipe}} EgyptAir launches Cairo-Dhaka service | work=AACO: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي }}</ref>

| Emirates | Dubai–International|

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiopian airlines Dhaka-Addis Ababa flight from Mar 8|url=https://businesspostbd.com/economy/aviation/ethiopian-airlines-dhaka-addis-ababa-flight-from-mar-8|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>

| FitsAir | Colombo–Bandaranaike|<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/sri-lankas-fitsair-launches-direct-flights-dhaka-813066 | title=Sri Lanka's FitsAir launches direct flights to Dhaka |work=The Business Standard | date=22 March 2024 }}</ref>

| Flydubai | Dubai–International|<ref>{{cite web |title=flydubai resumes flights to Almaty, Dhaka, Djibouti, Kuwait and Nursultan |url=https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-resumes-flights-to-almaty-dhaka-djibouti-kuwait-and-nursultan |website=Flydubai |date=13 August 2020 |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

| Gulf Air | Bahrain|

| Himalaya Airlines | Kathmandu|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/himalaya-airlines-direct-flight-to-dhaka/|title=Himalaya Airlines direct flight to dhaka|work=The Himalayan Times|date=12 July 2019|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

| IndiGo | Chennai,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=Indigo New Flights|website=goindigo.in}}</ref> Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai|<ref name="IndiGo Dhaka Expansion">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220912-6enw22bg|title=INDIGO PLANS BANGLADESH SERVICE EXPANSION FROM LATE-OCT 2022|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City|<ref>{{cite web |title=Jazeera Airways launches Kuwait - Dhaka |url=https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/02/jazeera-airways-launches-kuwait-dhaka/ |website=anna.aero |access-date=1 November 2021 |date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210050943/https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/02/jazeera-airways-launches-kuwait-dhaka/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City|

| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| Maldivian | Malé|

| {{nowrap|Myanmar Airways International}} | Yangon|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/mai-to-expand-chiang-mai-vientiane-dhaka-flights-in-april/ | title=MAI to expand Chiang Mai, Vientiane, Dhaka flights in April - Global New Light of Myanmar | date=10 March 2024 }}</ref>

| Novoair | Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Jashore, Rajshahi, Saidpur, Sylhet|<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম ও বরিশালে ফ্লাইট বাড়াল নভোএয়ার |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/economy/article/1631622/ |access-date=29 December 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |date=29 December 2019 |language=bn}}</ref>

| Oman Air | Muscat|<ref>{{cite news |title=Oman Air resumes Chattogram-Muscat flight after 4 months |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/oman-air-resumes-chattogram-muscat-flight-after-4-months-297610?amp |work=The Business Standard |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en |date=4 September 2021}}</ref>

| Qatar Airways | Doha|

| SalamAir | Muscat|

| Saudia | Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh|

| Singapore Airlines | Singapore|

| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo–Bandaranaike|

| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221012-fdnov22dac | title=Thai AirAsia Adds Bangladesh Service from late-Nov 2022 }}</ref>

| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi|

| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280395/thai-lion-air-adds-dhaka-service-from-oct-2018/ | title=Thai Lion Air adds Dhaka service from Oct 2018 }}</ref>

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul|

| US-Bangla Airlines | Abu Dhabi,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/ogrxb4zlng |title=US-Bangla Airlines to kick off flights to Abu Dhabi |work=Bdnews24.com |date=5 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-05}}</ref> Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chennai, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Doha, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Jeddah,<ref>{{cite web |title=US-Bangla Airlines Schedules Dhaka – Jeddah August 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240513-bsaug24jed |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref> Jashore, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur–International, Malé, Muscat, Rajshahi, Riyadh,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=US-Bangla Airlines Adds Dhaka – Riyadh in 2Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250307-bsns25ruh |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 March 2025 |date=7 March 2025}}</ref> Saidpur, Sharjah,<ref>{{cite news |title=US-Bangla Airlines to start flights on Dhaka-Sharjah route from Jan 30 |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/161026/us-bangla-airlines-to-start-flights-on-dhaka-sharjah-route-from-jan-30 |access-date=27 January 2022 |work=New Age |language=en}}</ref> Singapore, Sylhet }}

=== Cargo === [[File:B-LJA - Boeing 747-867F - Cathay Pacific - 39238 - HSIA.jpg|alt=Cathay Pacific Cargo in HSIA|thumb|Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747 in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]] {{Airport-dest-list|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr|Refs.|References}}|3rdcolunsortable=yes

| AirBridgeCargo | Krasnoyarsk, Shanghai–Pudong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Cathay Cargo | Hanoi, Hong Kong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| China Cargo Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Zhengzhou |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Easy Fly Express | Delhi, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Zhengzhou |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://easyfly-express.com/cargo-rout/international/|title=Easy Fly Express routes|work=Easy Fly Express}}</ref>

| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Etihad Cargo | Abu Dhabi, Hanoi|

| Hong Kong Air Cargo | Hong Kong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| My Freighter Airlines | Tashkent | <ref>{{cite news |title=Cargo airline My Freighter starting operations in Bangladesh |url=https://www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd/lead-news-details/cargo-airline-my-freighter-starting-operations-in-bangladesh#google_vignette |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd |publisher=The Bangladesh Monitor |date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

| Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Saudia Cargo| Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| SF Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu |

| Silk Way Airlines | Baku |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Singapore Airlines Cargo | Amsterdam, Sharjah, Singapore |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| SkyAir | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skycapitalcargo.com/|title=Sky Capital Cargo destinations|work=Skycapitalcargo.com}}</ref>

| Sky Gates Airlines | Baku |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Tianjin Air Cargo | Nanning |

| Turkish Cargo | Almaty, Ashgabat, Istanbul |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| YTO Cargo Airlines | Hangzhou, Nanning }}

== Accidents and incidents == * On December 13, 1944:a USAAF B-24 Liberator crashed at Kurmitola. This incident resulted in 7 fatalities among the 8 crew members on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges |agency=Reuters |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 1984 |access-date=23 January 2008 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E1DB1738F935A3575BC0A962948260&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fBangladesh}}</ref> * On January 8, 1945: A RAAF DC-3 crashed due to fog during landing killing the 4 crew on board along with 12 troops<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Islam |first1=Md Saiful |last2=ŞAHİN |first2=Ali |date=2022-02-15 |title=Impacts of Illegal Urbanization on Fire Crash Hazards: A Case Study of Dhaka, Bangladesh |url=https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1329443/v1 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=doi.org |doi=10.21203/rs.3.rs-1329443/v1 }}</ref> * On 10 December 1971: A Pakistan air force rotary wing aviation of no 6 squadron MIL MI-8 crashed after taking off from the helipad near some fields killing all 8 personal on board<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Behavioral Sciences Newsletter for Research Planning for December 10, 1971 |date=1971 |doi=10.1037/e547922009-001 }}</ref> * On 4 December 1971: A PAF Two F-86 Sabres Shot down in dogfights directly over Dhaka while defending the airfields against IAF strikes. The pilots ejected safely but were not seen again and were assumed killed by the local populace.<ref name="Singh 259–260">{{Citation |last=Singh |first=Mandeep |title=Pakistan Air Force Losses |date=2025-11-01 |work=Air Defence Gunners at War |pages=259–260 |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004753020_019 |access-date=2026-01-25 |publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors |doi=10.1163/9789004753020_019 |isbn=978-90-04-75302-0|url-access=subscription }}</ref> * On 4 December 1971: A One Twin Otter of Pakistan air force (on the ground) Destroyed on the ground at Tejgaon airfield during an afternoon MiG-21 raid and repetitive striking of IAF raids.<ref name="Singh 259–260"/> * on 4 December 1971 again: A One Sukhoi Su-7 (No. 221 Squadron) of Indian air force Shot down by AAA fire over Tejgaon. The pilot, Squadron Leader V. Bhutani, ejected and became a Prisoner of War (POW).<ref name="Singh 256–258">{{Citation |last=Singh |first=Mandeep |title=Indian Air Force Losses |date=2025-11-01 |work=Air Defence Gunners at War |pages=256–258 |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004753020_018 |access-date=2026-01-25 |publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors |doi=10.1163/9789004753020_018 |isbn=978-90-04-75302-0|url-access=subscription }}</ref> * On 4 December 1971: Two Hawker Hunters (No. 37 Squadron) of Indian air force Both were shot down over the Tejgaon airfield by anti-aircraft (AAA) fire while on a raid. Both pilots, Squadron Leader S.B. Samanta and Flying Officer S.G. Khonde, were killed.<ref name="Singh 256–258"/> * On 18–19 October 2025, a large fire devastated the airport's cargo terminal, leading to a suspension of operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire at Shahjalal airport doused after 27 hours of relentless firefighting |work=bdnews24 |date=19 October 2025 |access-date=19 October 2025 |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/040b1ddacd82}}</ref>

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== External links == * [http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh: Airports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929183404/http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html |date=29 September 2007 }}

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