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Shahjalal International Airport
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Shahjalal International Airport
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
(
Hôzrôt Shahjalal Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr
) is the largest airport in
Bangladesh
. Operated and maintained by the
Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
, it is also used by the
Bangladesh Air Force
. Located in Kurmitola in northern
Dhaka
, it started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from
Tejgaon Airport
. It is the hub of all Bangladeshi airlines, including
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
,
United Airways
,
Regent Airways
,
Novoair
and
US-Bangla Airlines
. The airport's
IATA
code – "DAC" is derived from "Dacca", the previously used spelling for "
Dhaka
".
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