# Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP / VGEG)

**Shah Amanat International Airport** (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG) is a large airport in Chattogram (Chittagong), Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 2,940 m (9,646 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. In 2018 it handled 1.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgeg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CGP / VGEG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
- Serves: Chattogram (Chittagong), Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 4 m / 12 ft
- Coordinates: 22.2496, 91.8133
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,940 m / 9,646 ft
- Passengers: 1,687,000 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Dhaka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Amanat_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525609
- Weather station: VGEG · WMO 41978
- Ident: VGEG

## Timeline

- 1941: Shah Amanat International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,940 m / 9,646 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 049° / 229° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | 348,000 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 746,000 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 559,000 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 690,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 861,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 922,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 929,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,064,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,088,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,184,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,415,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,687,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 229 km / 142 mi · NovoAir
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,698 km / 2,298 mi · Air Arabia
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,791 km / 2,356 mi · Air Arabia

### Cargo (4)

- [CXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgcb.md) Cox's Bazar Airport · Bangladesh · 89 km / 55 mi · Bismillah Airlines, SkyAir
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 229 km / 142 mi · Bismillah Airlines, SkyAir
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 1,449 km / 900 mi · Etihad Airways
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,791 km / 2,356 mi · Etihad Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CGP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- VQ [NovoAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/novoair) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5Z [Bismillah Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bismillah-airlines) · 2
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 2
- S8 [SkyAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyair) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.7M (2018) | #629 of 3,974 | #187 in Asia | #2 in BD |
| Longest runway | 2,940 m / 9,646 ft | =1,480 of 29,858 | #425 in Asia | #2 in BD |
| Elevation | 4 m / 12 ft | =42,227 of 43,403 | =3,059 in Asia | =15 in BD |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =123 in Asia | #1 in BD |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in BD |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 |
| GND | CHITTAGONG GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | CHITTAGONG TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [CXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgcb.md) Cox's Bazar Airport · 89 km / 56 mi
- [BD-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bd-0019.md) Noakhali Airport · 94 km / 59 mi
- [CLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgcm.md) Comilla Airport · 147 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Shah Amanat International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shah_Amanat_International_Airport&oldid=1376495560), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgeg/data