Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Dhaka, Dhaka Division (Bangladesh)

IATA: DAC ICAO: VGHS

Longest Active Runway

11,500 ft

3,505 meters

Field Elevation

30 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

23.8433°, 90.3978°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #260 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#431 of 7558

Top 5.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Bangladesh)

#1 of 1 in BD

#1 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+15%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DAC in numbers: 11,500 ft longest runway · tied #260 of 650 published · #431 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.7%) · #1 in Bangladesh.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DAC lies at 9 m (30 ft), #556 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of DAC. Nearest published airport: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 129 NM, 11,919 ft (419 ft longer than DAC); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,500 ft (3,505 m)

DAC runway: 14/32 11,500 × 150 ft permanent paved (pem). +15% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14/32	11,500 ft (3505 m / 3.505 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →