Shah Amanat International Airport
Location of Shah Amanat International Airport, Bangladesh
Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), named after an Islamic saint, serves Bangladesh's south-eastern port city of Chittagong. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh. The move was controversial since the previous name honored a member of the Awami League who were the opposition party at the time.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Arabia |
Sharjah |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
Abu Dhabi, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Riyadh |
| GMG Airlines |
Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Kolkata |
| Kuwait Airways |
Kuwait |
| Oman Air |
Muscat |
| Royal Bengal Airline |
Dhaka |
| United Airways |
Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Kolkata |
World War II
Known as Chittagong Airfield during World War II, the airport was used as a combat airfield, as well as a supply point and photographic reconnaissance base by the United States Army Air Force Tenth Air Force during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. [1]
Known American units assigned to Chittagong were:
From the airport, the 4th CCG C-46's flew supplies and ammunition which were were air-dropped to the advancing Allied forces on the ground. At the end of June, control of the airport was returned to local authorities.
References
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
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