Cox's Bazar International 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, which will make it the fourth international airport in Bangladesh.
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.
The airport's runway currently has been expanded from 6790 feet to 9000 feet, and will be 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.
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Refueling Facilities
Aircraft Refueling (JET A-1 ) Facilities is available from February 2017 by Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited (An Enterprise of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.
Airlines and destinations
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.
- On 9 March 2016 an Antonov An-26 of True Aviation crashed shortly after take-off into the Bay of Bengal.
See also
- List of airports in Bangladesh
References
External links
Media related to Cox's Bazar Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Airport information for VGCB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports
- Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited
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