Shah Makhdum Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
ServesRajshahi
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 16.8 m
Coordinates24°26′13″N 088°36′59″E
Map
RJH is located in Bangladesh
RJH
RJH
Location of airport in Bangladesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,829 6,000 Asphalt
Statistics (January 2018 – January 2018)
Passengers83,451 Increase

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]

ON 17 November 2022, Novoair became the first airline in the country to operate inter-city flight other than Dhaka, connecting Rajshahi with Cox's Bazar.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dhaka [5]
Novoair Cox's Bazar, Dhaka [6]
US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka [7]

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.[8] The aircraft flipped upside-down; the flight instructor and trainee pilot inside escaped with minor injuries.[8]
  • 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.[9] The accident left the trainee pilot dead, also leaving the flight instructor with critical burn injuries. After some time, the flight instructor also died.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Bangladesh Air Traffic Movement: Passenger: Aerodrome: Rajshahi". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. Airport information for VGRJ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Airport information for RJH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "Novoair starts Rajshahi-Cox's Bazar direct flights". The Business Standard. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. "Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. flynovoair.com - Destinations retrieved 11 January 2020
  7. সৈয়দপুর, রাজশাহী ও বরিশালে ইউএস বাংলার অতিরিক্ত ফ্লাইট. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. "Training plane crashes in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  9. "Plane crash in Rajshahi kills female pilot". The Daily Star. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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