Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is the first and largest international airport of Bangladesh located in Kurmitola, Dhaka. The airport covers an area of 802 hectares (1,981 acres).
HSIC In 1941, the British Government started construction of Tejgaon Airport at a place called Dainodda and constructed a landing strip at Kurmitola (Balurghat) to handle military aircraft during World War II. In early 1943, light fighter aircraft began landing on the runway under construction at Tejgaon. Once Tejgaon Airport became the first civil aviation airport in the then East Pakistan. In 1966, the then Government of Pakistan took up a project to build a new airport at Kurmitola and construction of the new airport began with the technical assistance of French experts. During the Liberation War in 1971, 1 Airport was half-completed. But war. During the time the airport suffered extensive damage. It has been the main international airport of the country since independence. Non ofThe airport officially started with the opening of the main runway and central section. 1983 The airport was named after late President Ziaur Rahman. In the cabinet meeting on 15 February 2010, the decision to change the name of Zia International Airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport was approved. The naming was effected by issuing a circular on 22 February 2010. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) code DAC is derived from Dacca, the earlier spelling of Dhaka. Shahjalal Airport mainly consists of three terminals. Terminal-1, Terminal-2 and Domestic Terminal. Terminal-1 and Terminal-2 are built on an area of about 1 lakh square meters.
