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Shahjalal International Airport

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Shahjalal International Airport (formerly Zia International Airport) (IATA: DAC, ICAO: VGZR), located in the capital Dhaka, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It started operations in 1980 taking over as the country’s sole international airport from Tejgaon Airport and is the home base and hub of all the airlines of Bangladesh including Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines and United Airways.

It has an area of 1,981 acres (802 ha). Nearly 52% of the country’s international and domestic arrivals and departures occur through this airport, while the country’s second largest international airport at Chittagong handles about 17% of passengers. About 4 million international and 1 million domestic passengers and 150,000 tons of freight and mail pass through Shah Jalal International Airport annually.

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Shah Amanat International Airport

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Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), named after an Islamic saint, serves Bangladesh’s south-eastern port city of Chittagong. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh. The move was controversial since the previous name honored a member of the Awami League who were the opposition party at the time.

Known as Chittagong Airfield during World War II, the airport was used as a combat airfield, as well as a supply point and photographic reconnaissance base by the United States Army Air Force Tenth Air Force during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945.

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Osmani International Airport

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Osmani International Airport (IATA: ZYL, ICAO: VGSY) is located five miles north-east of Sylhet in Bangladesh serving as the country’s third international airport. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and is served by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national airline which at one point earned most of its revenue from this airport, GMG Airlines, the first private airline in Bangladesh, United Airways (Bangladesh) and Royal Bengal Airline, British-Bangladeshi owned airlines operating domestic services in Bangladesh.

The vast majority of passengers using the airport are expatriate Bangladeshis and their descendants from the Sylhet Division living in the United Kingdom. Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.

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Paro Airport

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Paro Airport (IATA: PBH, ICAO: VQPR) is the only airport in Bhutan, six kilometres (three miles) away from Paro. The airport is located at an altitude of 2,235 m (7,333 ft) in a steep valley on the bank of Paro river. With surrounding peaks as high as 5.48 km (18,000 ft) it is considered to be “one of the world’s most challenging airports”. Flights at Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) only and are restricted to daytime hours (sunrise to sunset). According to Travel & Leisure, only eight pilots in the world are certified to land at the airport.

The airport has one runway and is served by a single airline, the national carrier Drukair which has its base there. Yeti Airlines has stated its interest in flying into Paro from Kathmandu.

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Indira Gandhi International Airport

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Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) is an airport located in West Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, it is the busiest airport in South Asia by traffic movements. The airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of India.

The airport was previously operated by the Indian Air Force until its management was transferred to the Airport Authority of India. In May 2006, the management of the airport was passed over to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a joint venture led by the GMR Group, which also has the responsibility for the airport’s ongoing expansion and modernization.

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) is India’s eighth busiest airport with an average of 150 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in the State of Gujarat – Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar – and is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Ahmedabad Railway Station. It is named after statesman and former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The airport is spread over an area of 1,124 acres (4.55 km2) with the runway measuring 11,811 ft (3,600 m). Nearly all domestic airlines serve Ahmedabad, as do several international ones.

The airport is a focus city for several Indian carriers, including Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet.

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Raja Sansi International Airport

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Raja Sansi International Airport (IATA: ATQ, ICAO: VIAR), also known as Guru Ram Das International Airport, after Guru Ram Das Ji, the founder of Amritsar, is 11 km north-west from the city of Amritsar, India. It is located on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road, near the village of Raja Sansi. It serves not only the city of Amritsar, but also the state of Punjab.

As a government designated international airport, the airport currently handles about 90 commercial flights a week, both international and domestic.

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Malé International Airport

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Malé International Airport (IATA: MLE, ICAO: VRMM), formerly known as Hulhulé Airport, is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhulé Island in the North Malé Atoll, near the capital island Malé.

Malé was the Maldives’ only international airport until the upgrading of Gan to international standard. Though the upgrading of Gan International Airport has been completed, regular international flight operations have yet to commence.

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Tribhuvan International Airport

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Tribhuvan International Airport (IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT) is an international airport situated in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Tribhuvan is the sole international airport in Nepal. There are two terminals, one domestic and one international. Radisson Hotel Kathmandu operates an executive lounge for First and Business class passengers for different airlines and Thai Airways International operates a business lounge for its Business class passengers as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders. A recent extension to the international terminal has made the distance to the airplanes shorter.

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