Cox's Bazar International Airport

Premier University, Chittagong.

Project idea

The city of Cox Bazar encasing the largest natural sandy beach is one of the largest tourist attractions of Bangladesh. To date, it is being one of the biggest tourist spots which receive a huge number of visitors every year and the rate is eventually increasing day by day (Tourist ministry of Bangladesh). Due to the increasing number of tourists barging in and out, it has become a necessity and a mandate to provide adequate air transport facilities in that area. In keeping with this policy, the GOB approved Cox's Bazar Special Development Project which aims to contribute to international development by attracting new tourists and investments to Cox's Bazar. The focus of the project is to contribute to the country's national promotion of the tourism industry. An essential element for the development of the corridor into an industrial/tourism center is the improvement of air transportation facilities.

Project description

• In 1956, It started operation as a domestic airport. It was partially destructed in the liberation war in 1971.
• At the end of 1973, It again commences its operational activity after completion of renovation work. After 1991, Bangladesh enters the era of the free market economy.
• Consequently, the sky was open for all. With the new law, private air operators come forward to obtain AOC and started commercial packs/cargo flights to the dom. and int. route.
• Until the year 2000, Biman Bangladesh Airlines was the only air operator at Cox's Bazaar airport which had operated commercial passenger flights with 3 or 4 flights per week.
• Besides a number of air cargo operators have carried hatched fish to the southern part of the country for over a decade.
• Suddenly in March 2012 Biman Bangladesh airlines had stopped its flight to cox’s. Despite that occurrence, United, Regent& Novo air are doing business here.
• Three air cargo operators with five aircraft are running the cargo flights to the Cxb – Jsr – Ctg - Cxb route.

Technical information

• The objectives of this project are to provide a fully functioning airport, ensure infrastructural growth, and provide recreational enhancement.
• To provide a domestic and international terminal that serves the purpose and meets the international standards as well as to facilitate all the international tourists with all the international standard facilities
• Design the terminal to be easily expanded in the future when necessary.
• Create a more humanistic, more convenient, and more thoughtful environment for passengers
• To provide adequate air transport facilities and separate cargo facilities to
• increase the economy of the country.
• To provide a practice field for the air force.
• To increase the regional development.
• To increase the export growth.
• To increase employment.
• To attract more tourists towards the city of Cox's Bazar to enjoy the largest sea beach in the world.
• To design a landmark for the area as well as for the country.

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