avia.wikisort.org - Aerodrome

Shah Makhdum Airport (IATA: RJH, ICAO: VGRJ) is a domestic airport serving Rajshahi,[2] the principal city of the Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. The airport is named after Sufi saint Shah Makhdum Rupos. The airport also serves as a base for two flying training academy.

Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi শাহ মাকদুম বিমানবন্দর, রাজশাহী
IATA: RJH ICAO: VGRJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Serves	Rajshahi
Elevation AMSL	55 ft / 16.8 m
Coordinates	24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E
Map
RJH Location of airport in Bangladesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 1,829 6,000 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers 83,451
Source:[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,829 by 30 metres (6,001 ft × 98 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Dhaka	[4]
Novoair	Dhaka, Cox's Bazar	,[5]
US-Bangla Airlines	Dhaka	[6]

Incidents and accidents

• 25 April 2013: A 2-seater Cessna 152 (S2-ABI), a flight training aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crash landed in the airport, while landing in the airport on 4:24 pm.[7] The aircraft flipped upside-down; the flight instructor and trainee pilot inside escaped with minor injuries.[7]
• 1 April 2015: Another Cessna 152 (S2-ADI) aircraft of Bangladesh Flying Academy crashed at the airport and got engulfed by fire after the pilot conducted a rejected takeoff, sensing technical problems on the aircraft at around 2 pm.[8] The accident left the trainee pilot dead, also leaving the flight instructor with critical burn injuries. After some time, the flight instructor also died.[8]

See also

• List of airports in Bangladesh
• Shah Makhdum Rupos

References

External links

Media related to Shah Makhdum Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
• Accident history for RJH at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

---

[de] Flughafen Rajshahi

Der Flughafen Rajshahi, offiziell Shah Mokhdum Airport (bengalisch .mw-parser-output .Beng{font-size:110%}শাহ মখদুম বিমানবন্দর) ist ein kleiner Inlandsflughafen in Rajshahi an der Westgrenze von Bangladesch.

---

- [en] Shah Makhdum Airport

---

[fr] Aérodrome Shah Makhdum de Râjshâhî

L'aéroport Shah Makhdum (code IATA : RJH • code OACI : VGRJ) est un aéroport du Bangladesh desservant la ville de Râjshâhî.

---

---