Cox's Bazar Airport

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Cox's Bazar Airport
Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Bangladesh.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPeople's Republic of Bangladesh
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
ServesCox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates21°27′07″N 091°57′50″E / 21.45194°N 91.96389°E / 21.45194; 91.96389Coordinates: 21°27′07″N 091°57′50″E / 21.45194°N 91.96389°E / 21.45194; 91.96389
Websitewww.caab.gov.bd
Map
CXB is located in Bangladesh
CXB
CXB
Location of airport in Bangladesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers39,267 Increase
Source:[1]

Cox's Bazar Airport (IATA: CXB, ICAO: VGCB) is a domestic airport in the resort town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The airport services both local residents of Cox's Bazar as well as tourists to the region. In November 2020, Biman Bangladesh Airlines started flight between Sylhet to Cox's Bazar, which was in a first, a direct flight between two cities without any connecting flight from Dhaka.[2]

Expansion and development[]

Cox's Bazar Airport is in the process of being upgraded to an international airport in order to attract more tourists.[3][4] This will make it the fourth international airport in Bangladesh.[5] The two phases of upgrading, will make the airport able to provide better facilities for parking, landing and take-off for wide-body aircraft such as B777 or A330. The first phase of the upgrade cost ৳6 billion (US$71 million).[6] The second phase of the upgrade will cost US$230 million.

Under the first phase in 2012 the airport's runway lengthened from 6,790 feet to 9,000 feet, and widened from 150 feet to 200 feet. The runways load capability was strengthened for wide-body operation, while the runway lighting also received an upgrade. Equipment such as instrument landing system, distance measuring equipment, AMeDAS and VOR was installed.[7] Aircraft Refueling (JET A-1 ) Facilities were available from February 2017 by Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited, an Enterprise of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.[8]

Under the second phase the runway will be expanded from 9000 feet to 12000 feet.[9] Inspired by Hong Kong International Airport, the government in Bangladesh undertook the ambitious runway expansion at the Cox's Bazar airport by reclaiming land from the sea in a bid to woo tourists to the beach town. Building such a runway on sea is not only expensive, but requires expertise possessed by only a few companies worldwide. In June 2020, CAAB (Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh) selected CRCC Harbour-CCECC a Chinese joint venture after scrutinizing their technical and financial proposals for the tender.

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Chittagong, Dhaka, Saidpur,[10] Sylhet[11] [12]
Novoair Dhaka [13]
Regent Airways Dhaka [14]
US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka, Jessore[15] [16]

Cargo[]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Easy Fly Express Dhaka, Jessore [17]
SkyAir Chittagong, Dhaka, Jessore, Sylhet [18]

Incidents and accidents[]


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Cox's Bazar". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Biman to launch Sylhet-Cox's Bazar flight from Nov 12". Dhaka Tribune. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "'Cox's Bazar Airport to be made international one'". The Daily Star. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Cox's Bazar International airport to be upgraded: Minister". The Daily Star. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Expansion work of Cox's Bazar International airport to start this year: Minister". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Steps taken to upgrade Cox's Bazar International Airport". The News Today. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  7. ^ "$200m Chinese loan for Cox's Bazar International Airport dev". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Aircraft Refueling Facilities at Cox's Bazar Airport".
  9. ^ "Cox's Bazar airport gets new passenger departure lounge". The Daily Star. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Biman flights on Saidpur-Cox's Bazar route start 7 Oct". The Business Standard. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Biman to launch Sylhet-Cox's Bazar flight from Nov 12". 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. ^ চট্টগ্রাম ও বরিশালে ফ্লাইট বাড়াল নভোএয়ার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Regent Airways Flight schedule". Regent Airways.
  15. ^ "US-Bangla to add more domestic flights on new routes". The Business Standard. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ^ সৈয়দপুর, রাজশাহী ও বরিশালে ইউএস বাংলার অতিরিক্ত ফ্লাইট. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Easy Fly Express routes". Easy Fly Express.
  18. ^ "Sky Capital Cargo destinations". Skycapitalcargo.com.
  19. ^ "Accident: United Airways AT72 at Coxs Bazar on Jul 20th 2014, nose gear collapse". The Aviation Herald. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Russian pilot dead as cargo plane crashes into sea in Bangladesh". Xinhua. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Biman plane hits cows on Cox's Bazar airport runway, passengers safe".

External links[]

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