Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi

শাহ মাকদুম বিমানবন্দর, রাজশাহী
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
ServesRajshahi
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 16.8 m
Coordinates24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E / 24.43694°N 88.61639°E / 24.43694; 88.61639
Map
RJH is located in Bangladesh
RJH
RJH
Location of airport in Bangladesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,829 6,000 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers83,451 Increase

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 named after Sufi saint Shah Makhdum Rupos. The airport also serves as a base for two flying training academy.

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,829 by 30 metres (6,001 ft × 98 ft).[2]

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.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dhaka [5]
Novoair Cox's Bazar, Dhaka [6]
US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka [7]

Incidents and accidents

  • 25 April 2013: A 2-seater Cessna 152 (S2-ABI), a flight training aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crash landed in the airport, while landing in the airport on 4:24 pm.[8] The aircraft flipped upside-down; the flight instructor and trainee pilot inside escaped with minor injuries.[8]
  • 1 April 2015: Another Cessna 152 (S2-ADI) aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crashed at the airport and got engulfed by fire after the pilot conducted a rejected takeoff, sensing technical problems on the aircraft at around 2 pm.[9] The accident left the trainee pilot dead, also leaving the flight instructor with critical burn injuries. After some time, the flight instructor also died.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Rajshahi". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Airport information for VGRJ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ↑ Airport information for RJH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ↑ "Novoair starts Rajshahi-Cox's Bazar direct flights". The Business Standard. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ flynovoair.com - Destinations retrieved 11 January 2020
  7. ↑ সৈয়দপুর, রাজশাহী ও বরিশালে ইউএস বাংলার অতিরিক্ত ফ্লাইট. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Training plane crashes in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Plane crash in Rajshahi kills female pilot". The Daily Star. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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