Airports / Bangladesh / CGP
Shah Amanat International Airport
VGEG / CGPChattogram (Chittagong), BangladeshELEV 12 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB).
Overview
Shah Amanat International Airport (VGEG / CGP) sits in Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 12 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CGP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB, 48 nm), Barisal Airport (BZL, 90 nm), and Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA, 103 nm).
Trip costs from CGP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as M.A. Hannan International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CGP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VGEG
IATA
CGP
FAA / Local
VGEG
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
22.2496° N · 91.8133° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bangladesh fields
state range 12–125 ft
At 12 ft, CGP 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.
- 48nmCXBCox's Bazar AirportCox's Bazar
- 90nmBZLBarisal AirportBarisal
- 103nmIXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala
- 105nmAJLLengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui)
- 124nmDACHazrat Shahjalal International AirportDhaka
- 124nmIXHKailashahar AirportKailashahar
Location
Open the full mapVGEG · Shah Amanat International Airport · Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh