• Source: Shah Makhdum Airport

      • Shah Makhdum Airport (IATA: RJH, ICAO: VGRJ) is a domestic airport serving Rajshahi, the principal city of the Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. The airport‌ is located at Nowhata, about 10 kilometers north from city center of Rajshahi and named after Sufi saint Shah Makhdum Rupos. The airport also serves as a base for two flying training academies.


      Facilities


      The airport is situated at an elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. Its only runway, designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface, measures 1,829 by 30 metres (6,001 ft × 98 ft).


      Development


      A project is going on to increase existing facilities of the airport. After finishing the development project, the terminal will have total 31000 square feet area. The length of runway will be 10000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The apron will be 275×250 feet. Later in November 2024, the airport is announced to be revamped and there are aims to transform it into an international airport.


      Airlines and destinations


      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.


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


      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

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