Khan Jahan Ali Airport

Khan Jahan Ali Airport, Khulna Khulna Airport খান জাহান আলী বিমানবন্দর, খুলনা
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Planned
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Serves	Khulna
Location	Khulna-Mongla Highway, Foyla, Rampal, Bagerhat
Time zone	Bangladesh Standard Time (+6)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4,922 1,500 Grass

Khan Jahan Ali Airport is an planned airport in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. As it is very close to Khulna, it was planned to mainly serve the Khulna city. It is uncertain if the project will be completed as no work has been done since the beginning of the project in 1996, when, following the acquisition of the land and filling of the earth, funds ran out. ^{[1] [2]} The as-of-yet incomplete airfield will consist of a small terminal, two connecting taxiways and a north–south oriented runway with turntables at either ends so aircraft can backtrack down it.

Development

In 2018, it was reported that the airport project had been shifted to a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement and the revised budget for the airport had been reduced from ৳545 crore (US$45 million) to ৳217 crore (US$18 million). The construction deadline has also been extended to June 2020. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Khan Jahan Ali airport to be built under PPP". New Age. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
2. "Khan Jahan Ali Airport project gains pace". bangladeshpost.net. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
3. "Bagerhat airport to be built under public-private partnership". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
4. "Khan Jahan Ali airport put on fast track". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

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