AirportsCox's Bazar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cox's Bazar, in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CXB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CXB
- ICAO code
- VGCB
- City
- Cox's Bazar
- State or region
- Chittagong Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.4575° N, 91.9633° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CXB means Cox's Bazar Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGCB. 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 21.4575° N, 91.9633° 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
Cox's Bazar Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,070 metres (6,790 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Bangladesh on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,070 m 6,790 ft | 38 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong) | CGP | 89 km |
| Sittwe AirportSittwe, Myanmar | AKY | 175 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal | BZL | 227 km |
| Lengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui), India | AJL | 273 km |
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu, Myanmar | KYP | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,691 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,008 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,748 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,321 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,954 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,066 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,588 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,876 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,784 km | 11 h 05 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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