Bangladesh flag Dhaka Airport (DAC)

Country Bangladesh | Asia | International Gateway | IATA: DAC | ICAO: VGHS | Elevation 30 ft · 9 m | Local time —

Destinations
48
Flights / day
163
Busiest route
Cox's Bazar
Top airline
Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Airport averages 163 flights per day to 48 destinations, with seven domestic routes and 40 international routes. A total of 42 airlines operate at DAC, led by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 24 countries across three continents, with United Arab Emirates representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal connects to London, with a typical flight time of 10 hr 35 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Airport connects 47 destinations worldwide, with Cox's Bazar standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to London, and the shortest flight is to Chittagong.

Bangladesh flag Cox's Bazar (CXB) – Bangladesh 5 airlines
—
DAC → CXB
25
per day
Bangladesh flag Chittagong (CGP) – Bangladesh 5 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
142 mi · 229 km
22
per day
Bangladesh flag Sylhet (ZYL) – Bangladesh 5 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
121 mi · 194 km
18
per day
Bangladesh flag Saidpur (SPD) – Bangladesh 5 airlines
—
DAC → SPD
12
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates 4 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,198 mi · 3,537 km
8
per day
Malaysia flag Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia 5 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,642 mi · 2,642 km
7
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates 3 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,188 mi · 3,521 km
6
per day
Thailand flag Bangkok (BKK) – Thailand 4 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
975 mi · 1,568 km
5
per day
Qatar flag Doha (DOH) – Qatar 3 airlines
6 hr 5 mins
2,431 mi · 3,913 km
4
per day
Singapore flag Singapore (SIN) – Singapore 3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,801 mi · 2,898 km
4
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia 3 airlines
6 hr 40 mins
2,739 mi · 4,408 km
4
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia 3 airlines
7 hr 35 mins
3,250 mi · 5,231 km
4
per day
China flag Guangzhou (CAN) – China 3 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,449 mi · 2,331 km
4
per day
Oman flag Muscat (MCT) – Oman 4 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,027 mi · 3,262 km
3
per day
India flag Kolkata (CCU) – India 3 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
149 mi · 239 km
3
per day
Kuwait flag Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait 3 airlines
6 hr 30 mins
2,635 mi · 4,241 km
3
per day
Bangladesh flag Rajshahi (RJH) – Bangladesh 2 airlines
—
DAC → RJH
3
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates 4 airlines
5 hr 45 mins
2,248 mi · 3,618 km
2
per day
India flag New Delhi (DEL) – India 3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
886 mi · 1,425 km
2
per day
Sri Lanka flag Colombo (CMB) – Sri Lanka 2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,346 mi · 2,166 km
2
per day
India flag Chennai (MAA) – India 3 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,005 mi · 1,617 km
2
per day
  Nepal flag Kathmandu (KTM) –   Nepal 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
411 mi · 662 km
2
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia 2 airlines
7 hr 25 mins
3,176 mi · 5,112 km
2
per day
Bangladesh flag Jashahor (JSR) – Bangladesh 2 airlines
—
DAC → JSR
1
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia 1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,535 mi · 4,080 km
1
per day
India flag Hyderabad (HYD) – India 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
898 mi · 1,446 km
1
per day
China flag Kunming (KMG) – China 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
793 mi · 1,275 km
1
per day
Bahrain flag Manama (BAH) – Bahrain 1 airline
6 hr 10 mins
2,485 mi · 3,999 km
1
per day
India flag Mumbai (BOM) – India 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,173 mi · 1,888 km
1
per day
Hong Kong flag Hong Kong (HKG) – Hong Kong 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,497 mi · 2,409 km
1
per day
Türkiye flag Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye 1 airline
8 hr 20 mins
3,705 mi · 5,962 km
1
per day
Italy flag Rome (FCO) – Italy 1 airline
9 hr 50 mins
4,548 mi · 7,320 km
1
per day
China flag Chongqing (CKG) – China 2 airlines
—
DAC → CKG
6
per week
China flag Beijing (PEK) – China 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,889 mi · 3,040 km
5
per week
Ethiopia flag Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia 1 airline
8 hr 10 mins
3,549 mi · 5,712 km
4
per week
Bangladesh flag Barisal (BZL) – Bangladesh 1 airline
—
DAC → BZL
4
per week
China flag Chengdu (CTU) – China 1 airline
—
DAC → CTU
3
per week
Maldives flag Malé (MLE) – Maldives 1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,763 mi · 2,837 km
3
per week
China flag Nanjing (NKG) – China 1 airline
—
DAC → NKG
3
per week
China flag Beijing (PKX) – China 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,862 mi · 2,997 km
2
per week
Egypt flag Cairo (CAI) – Egypt 1 airline
8 hr 15 mins
3,619 mi · 5,824 km
2
per week
Pakistan flag Karachi (KHI) – Pakistan 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,462 mi · 2,354 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LHR) – United Kingdom 1 airline
10 hr 35 mins
4,980 mi · 8,015 km
2
per week
Bhutan flag Paro (PBH) – Bhutan 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
253 mi · 408 km
2
per week
Azerbaijan flag Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan 1 airline
—
DAC → GYD
1
per week
United Arab Emirates flag Jebel Ali (DWC) – United Arab Emirates 1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,213 mi · 3,561 km
1
per week
China flag Ningbo (NGB) – China 1 airline
—
DAC → NGB
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is served by 42 airlines, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines in the lead at 27% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 50% of routes. 32 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 38 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Biman Bangladesh Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to London with a flight time of 10 hrs 35 mins.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (28 routes)
US-Bangla Airlines (19 routes)
IndiGo (5 routes)
AWA (4 routes)
Deutsche Bahn (4 routes)
Novoair (4 routes)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (3 routes)
Emirates (2 routes)
China Southern Airlines (2 routes)
JDL (2 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
AirAsia (1 routes)
Malaysia Airlines (1 routes)
Malindo Air (1 routes)
Air Arabia (1 routes)
K-Mile Air (1 routes)
Thai Airways International (1 routes)
Qatar Airways (1 routes)
Singapore Airlines (1 routes)
Oman Air (1 routes)
SalamAir (1 routes)
Jazeera Airways (1 routes)
Kuwait Airways (1 routes)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (1 routes)
Etihad Airways (1 routes)
Air India (1 routes)
FitsAir (1 routes)
SriLankan Airlines (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
Gulf Air (1 routes)
Cathay Pacific (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)
Beijing Capital Airlines (1 routes)
SF Airlines (1 routes)
Air China (1 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
Sichuan Airlines (1 routes)
Maldivian (1 routes)
EgyptAir (1 routes)
Drukair (1 routes)
Silk Way West (1 routes)
SCAT Airlines (1 routes)

Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Airport provides direct service to 24 countries across three continents. The route network is 15% domestic and 85% international. United Arab Emirates is the primary international destination.

Bangladesh - 81/day
United Arab Emirates - 16/day
Saudi Arabia - 11/day
India - 10/day
China - 8/day
Malaysia - 7/day
Thailand - 5/day
Qatar - 4/day
Singapore - 4/day
Oman - 3/day
Kuwait - 3/day
Sri Lanka - 2/day
  Nepal - 2/day
Bahrain - 1/day
Hong Kong - 1/day
Türkiye - 1/day
Italy - 1/day
Ethiopia - 1/day
Maldives - 0/day
Egypt - 0/day
Pakistan - 0/day
United Kingdom - 0/day
Bhutan - 0/day
Azerbaijan - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
16 min late
3 min (+21.5%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
3 min late
2 min (+217%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
28 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
26 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
33 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
28 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
15 min late
4 min (-20.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min late
4 min (-67.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
15 min late
3 min (+27.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
2 min late
3 min (+389.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#192 (163 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#412 (48 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,492 ft 3,198 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
10,492 ft 3,198 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

12 aircraft cannot operate at Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,492 ft (3,198 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal (IATA: DAC) operates around 163 flights per day to 48 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 7 domestic and 40 international routes, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines as the leading carrier and Cox's Bazar currently the busiest connection. From DAC, passengers can reach 24 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,198 m (10,492 ft).

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