Khan Jahan Ali Airport

Khan Jahan Ali Airport is a planned airport in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. As it is very close to Khulna, it was planned to mainly serve the city. It is uncertain if the project will be completed as no work has been done since the beginning of the project in 1996, when, following the acquisition of the land and filling of the earth, funds ran out.[1][2] The as-of-yet incomplete airfield will consist of a small terminal, two connecting taxiways and a north-south oriented runway with turntables at either ends so aircraft can backtrack down it.

Khan Jahan Ali Airport
Summary
Airport typePlanned public
OwnerCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
ServesKhulna
LocationBagerhat

Development

In 2018, it was reported that the airport project has been shifted to a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement and the revised budget for the airport has been reduced from ৳545 crore (US$65 million) to ৳217 crore (US$26 million) . The construction deadline has also been extended to June 2020.[3][4]

References
  1. "Khan Jahan Ali airport to be built under PPP". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken Daily English Newpaper in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. Desk, BD Post (2018-07-14). "Khan Jahan Ali Airport project gains pace". A Daily with a Difference | Latest Online English Daily among Bangladesh Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. "Bagerhat airport to be built under public-private partnership". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. "Khan Jahan Ali airport put on fast track". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

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