AirportsHazrat Shahjalal International Airport is a large airport serving Dhaka, in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAC
- ICAO code
- VGHS
- City
- Dhaka
- State or region
- Dhaka Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8433° N, 90.3978° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAC means Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGHS. 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 23.8433° N, 90.3978° E. It stands 9 metres (30 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
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Bangladesh on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala, India | IXA | 86 km |
| Barisal AirportBarisal | BZL | 116 km |
| Jessore AirportJashore (Jessore) | JSR | 146 km |
| Shah Makhdum AirportRajshahi | RJH | 192 km |
| Osmany International AirportSylhet | ZYL | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,426 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,888 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,536 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,015 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,661 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,904 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,898 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,892 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,083 km | 11 h 25 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.