Airports / Bangladesh / CXB
Cox's Bazar Airport
VGCB / CXBCox's Bazar, BangladeshELEV 12 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP).
Overview
Cox's Bazar Airport (VGCB / CXB) is a mid-sized airport serving Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The airport sits 12 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CXB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP, 48 nm), Sittwe Airport (AKY, 94 nm), and Barisal Airport (BZL, 123 nm).
Charter pricing from CXB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Cox's Bazar.
Field capability
ICAO
VGCB
IATA
CXB
FAA / Local
VGCB
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
21.4575° N · 91.9633° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bangladesh fields
state range 12–125 ft
At 12 ft, CXB sits lower than 78% of the 9 Bangladesh fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmCGPShah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong)
- 94nmAKYSittwe AirportSittwe
- 123nmBZLBarisal AirportBarisal
- 148nmAJLLengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui)
- 151nmKYPKyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu
- 151nmIXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala
Location
Open the full mapVGCB · Cox's Bazar Airport · Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh