AirportsShah Amanat International Airport is a large airport serving Chattogram (Chittagong), in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CGP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CGP
- ICAO code
- VGEG
- City
- Chattogram (Chittagong)
- State or region
- Chittagong Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.2496° N, 91.8133° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,940 m (9,646 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CGP means Shah Amanat International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGEG. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.2496° N, 91.8133° E. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dhaka, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shah Amanat International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,940 metres (9,646 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 8 airports of Bangladesh on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,940 m 9,646 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cox's Bazar AirportCox's Bazar | CXB | 89 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal | BZL | 167 km |
| Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala, India | IXA | 191 km |
| Lengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui), India | AJL | 195 km |
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka | DAC | 229 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,634 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,001 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,713 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,244 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,865 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,996 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,671 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,847 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,856 km | 11 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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