Airports / Bangladesh / DAC
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
VGHS / DACDhaka, BangladeshELEV 30 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA).
Overview
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS / DAC) is a large commercial airport serving Dhaka, Bangladesh. Field elevation is 30 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, DAC is a home base: BCL Aviation operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA, 46 nm), Barisal Airport (BZL, 63 nm), and Ishurdi Airport (IRD, 76 nm).
Trip costs from DAC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as VGZR and Zia International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DAC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VGHS
IATA
DAC
FAA / Local
5500
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
23.8433° N · 90.3978° 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 30 ft, DAC sits lower than 44% of the 9 Bangladesh fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmIXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala
- 63nmBZLBarisal AirportBarisal
- 76nmIRDIshurdi AirportIshurdi
- 79nmJSRJessore AirportJashore (Jessore)
- 93nmIXHKailashahar AirportKailashahar
- 104nmRJHShah Makhdum AirportRajshahi
Location
Open the full mapVGHS · Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Dhaka, Bangladesh