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Zia
International Airport is the largest
airport in Bangladesh located in
Uttara, Dhaka. It started operation
in 1981, and was named after Bangladesh's
former president, Ziaur Rahman.
It is the hub of Biman Bangladesh
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It
has an area of 1981 acres. Nearly 52%
of the country's international and domestic
arrivals and departures occur through
Zia Airport, while country's second largest
international airport at Chittagong handles
about 17% of the passengers. About 4.3
million international and 0.8 million
domestic passengers and 150,000 tons of
freight and mail annually pass through
Zia International Airport.
Zia Airport has terminal buildings, hangars,
technical areas, a freight village (warehouse),
and other modern equipment for handling
aircraft. It connects almost all the major
cities of the world with Bangladesh. From
here, Biman Bangladesh goes to 31 cities
on 4 continents including the USA and
Japan.
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