AirportsShah Makhdum Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rajshahi, in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RJH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RJH
- ICAO code
- VGRJ
- City
- Rajshahi
- State or region
- Rajshahi Division
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.4372° N, 88.6165° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (64 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RJH means Shah Makhdum Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VGRJ. 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 24.4372° N, 88.6165° E. It stands 20 metres (64 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 Makhdum Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saidpur AirportSaidpur | SPD | 150 km |
| Jessore AirportJashore (Jessore) | JSR | 150 km |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportDurgapur, India | RDP | 166 km |
| Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka | DAC | 192 km |
| Deoghar AirportDeoghar, India | DGH | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,234 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,730 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,347 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,846 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,553 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,923 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,054 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,023 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,260 km | 11 h 40 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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