Cox's Bazar Airport
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IATA: CXB – ICAO: VGCB
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.caab.com | ||||||||||
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Cox's Bazar Airport (IATA: CXB, ICAO: VGCB) is a domestic airport in the resort town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The airport serves mostly local and foreign tourists.
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Upgrade
The airport is in process of being upgraded to an international airport, in order to attract more tourists,[1][2] which will make it the fourth international airport in Bangladesh.[3]
The two phases of upgrading, will make the airport able to provide better facilities for parking, landing and take-off for wide-body aircraft. The whole project is a BDT 6 billion project.[4]
The airport's runway will be expanded from 6790 feet to 9000 feet, and widened from 150 feet to 200 feet. The runway's load capability will be strengthened for wide-body operation, while the runway lighting will also get an upgrade. Equipment such as instrument landing system, distance measuring equipment, AMeDAS and VOR will be installed.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka |
| Novoair | Dhaka |
| Regent Airways | Dhaka |
| United Airways | Dhaka |
| US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka |
Incidents and accidents
- On 20 July 2014 the nose gear of an ATR 72-200 of United Airways collapsed after safely landing in the airport, en route from Dhaka.[6]
See also
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Airport information for VGCB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
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