BAF Base Cox's Bazar  বিএএফ ঘাঁটি কক্সবাজার | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bangladesh Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Opened | 3 April 2011 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°26′55″N91°57′48″E / 21.4486824°N 91.9634372°E | ||||||||||
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BAF Base Cox's Bazar is a Bangladeshi Air Force base located at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. [1] It is situated near to the Cox's Bazar Airport.
On 27 December 2010, Sheikh Hasina, who was prime minister of the country that time, informed that the government would start the construction of an airbase in Cox's Bazar soon to protect the country’s maritime boundary and military establishments in the city. [2] The airbase was inaugurated by her on 3 April 2011. [3] A YLC-6 Radar was included to its radar section on 11 November 2015. [4] On 18 December 2019, its name was changed after Sheikh Hasina. [5] During Cyclone Sitrang in 2022, the air base was used as a shelter for flood victims in the city. [6]
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