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Cox's Bazar Airport almost ready to handle large aircraft
Development works on Cox's Bazar Airport are nearing completion, with the authorities expecting to inaugurate the upgraded airport in late October. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) authorities have reported almost 99 per cent progress on the physical works of the airport's passeng
Cox's Bazar Airport almost ready to handle large aircraft
Photo courtesy: Mamunur Rashid Kazi via Wikipedia
Development works on Cox's Bazar Airport are nearing completion, with the authorities expecting to inaugurate the upgraded airport in late October.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) authorities have reported almost 99 per cent progress on the physical works of the airport's passenger terminal building while its runway expansion project also advanced 91.65 per cent as of August-end.
"If everything goes accordingly, the airport is expected to handle international flights and larger aircraft more efficiently by the end of next month (October)," said an official.
The international passenger terminal building, being developed at a cost of approximately Tk 3.62 billion, has already seen most of its major construction and installation works completed.
Facilities of the 17,956-square-metre terminal include an international departure lounge with a capacity of 450 passengers, boarding bridge, lifts, escalators, conveyor belts, check-in counters and immigration facilities, according to the CAAB.
The project also includes an arrival lounge, security and communication systems, internal roads, a pump house, deep tube-well, and other supporting infrastructure. Works on 35 VIP and 90 general car parking spaces were also under way.
The terminal project is scheduled for completion by December 2026, with cumulative physical and financial progress reaching 98.97 per cent and 93.78 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, the runway expansion project is being implemented to make the airport suitable for wide-body aircraft operations. Under the project, the existing 9,000-foot runway has been extended to 10,700 feet by reclaiming 43 hectares of land from the sea, sources said.
The runway expansion has already achieved 91.65 per cent physical and 83.77 per cent financial progress, they mentioned.
Once completed, the extended runway is expected to facilitate safer take-off and landing of wide-body aircraft, including Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It will also support increased international and domestic passenger and cargo operations.
A separate project is also under way to prepare the design and feasibility studies for transforming Cox's Bazar Airport into a full-fledged international airport and an aviation hub.
The proposed second-phase development envisages international-standard passenger terminal facilities, a control tower, administrative building, car parking, approach roads, STP, jetty, cargo complex, convention and business centre, general aviation facilities, aviation training centre, airport quarantine hospital, parallel taxiway, apron and refuelling system on 682 acres of coastal land.
The overall development is aimed at improving direct air connectivity between Cox's Bazar and Dhaka as well as other major domestic and international destinations, supporting the growth of tourism and increasing passenger and cargo movement through the airport.
At present, 28 to 30 domestic passenger aircrafts take off from or land at the Cox's Bazar airport daily.
Contacted, CAAB Member (Air Traffic Management) Air Commodore Noor-e-Alam said the facility will be fully ready to operate international flights.
"We have informed all the stakeholders and airlines about the Cox's," he mentioned.
Earlier in October last year, the airport's international status was annulled just 11 days after its official announcement, as there was insufficient airline interest in operating international flights and the facility lacked commercial viability at the time.
Photo courtesy: Mamunur Rashid Kazi via Wikipedia
Development works on Cox's Bazar Airport are nearing completion, with the authorities expecting to inaugurate the upgraded airport in late October.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) authorities have reported almost 99 per cent progress on the physical works of the airport's passenger terminal building while its runway expansion project also advanced 91.65 per cent as of August-end.
"If everything goes accordingly, the airport is expected to handle international flights and larger aircraft more efficiently by the end of next month (October)," said an official.
The international passenger terminal building, being developed at a cost of approximately Tk 3.62 billion, has already seen most of its major construction and installation works completed.
Facilities of the 17,956-square-metre terminal include an international departure lounge with a capacity of 450 passengers, boarding bridge, lifts, escalators, conveyor belts, check-in counters and immigration facilities, according to the CAAB.
The project also includes an arrival lounge, security and communication systems, internal roads, a pump house, deep tube-well, and other supporting infrastructure. Works on 35 VIP and 90 general car parking spaces were also under way.
The terminal project is scheduled for completion by December 2026, with cumulative physical and financial progress reaching 98.97 per cent and 93.78 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, the runway expansion project is being implemented to make the airport suitable for wide-body aircraft operations. Under the project, the existing 9,000-foot runway has been extended to 10,700 feet by reclaiming 43 hectares of land from the sea, sources said.
The runway expansion has already achieved 91.65 per cent physical and 83.77 per cent financial progress, they mentioned.
Once completed, the extended runway is expected to facilitate safer take-off and landing of wide-body aircraft, including Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It will also support increased international and domestic passenger and cargo operations.
A separate project is also under way to prepare the design and feasibility studies for transforming Cox's Bazar Airport into a full-fledged international airport and an aviation hub.
The proposed second-phase development envisages international-standard passenger terminal facilities, a control tower, administrative building, car parking, approach roads, STP, jetty, cargo complex, convention and business centre, general aviation facilities, aviation training centre, airport quarantine hospital, parallel taxiway, apron and refuelling system on 682 acres of coastal land.
The overall development is aimed at improving direct air connectivity between Cox's Bazar and Dhaka as well as other major domestic and international destinations, supporting the growth of tourism and increasing passenger and cargo movement through the airport.
At present, 28 to 30 domestic passenger aircrafts take off from or land at the Cox's Bazar airport daily.
Contacted, CAAB Member (Air Traffic Management) Air Commodore Noor-e-Alam said the facility will be fully ready to operate international flights.
"We have informed all the stakeholders and airlines about the Cox's," he mentioned.
Earlier in October last year, the airport's international status was annulled just 11 days after its official announcement, as there was insufficient airline interest in operating international flights and the facility lacked commercial viability at the time.
