ZIA বিমানবন্দর Shahjalal Inter Airport 4.64

-largest and main airport
-located at Uttara (11 miles or 17 kilometres from GPO)
-named in honour of Muslim Sufi Shah Jalal
-a primary air travel gateway into Bangladesh and the hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (national airline)
-over 40 lacs and 10 lacs domestic passengers as well as 150,000 tons of freight and mail exchange use Shah Jalal International Airport (annual)
-well equipped with terminal buildings, hangers, sophisticated radar, a freight village (warehouse) and other modern equipment for handling aircraft
-includes Aeroflot, British Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air, Indian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines, Saudi Airways, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways
-regional flight services managed by Aero Bengal Airlines, Air Parabat, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines
-Regular flights run between Dhaka and several other main cities—economical—most routes served 2/3 times a week
-has terminal buildings, hangars, technical areas, a freight village (warehouse), and other modern equipment for handling aircraft
-connects almost all the major cities of the world with Bangladesh
-Biman Bangladesh to 31 cities on 4 continents