Over the years, the infrastructure and facilities have been developed to meet the demands of the time, befitting the needs of an independent State. The airport at Tejgaon, Dhaka was the only international one and had been the centre of DCA’s activities. This airport began to fail to fulfil the requirements of a modern international airport and of the principal airport of an independent State. At Kurmitola, Dhaka a new airport was constructed with the technical support of French experts. Operational activities were shifted from Tejgaon to Kurmitola in the year 1980. This airport was renamed as Zia International Airport later in 1983. It has been the centre of all operational activities of CAAB within the country, and hub airport of the region.

At Chittagong the second greatest airport named Shah Amanat International Airport has just undergone an ambitious development and up-gradation project with the financial assistance of Japanese Government. It is now possible to operate wide-bodied aircrafts like Boeing 474-400 there and is furnished with modern facilities for passengers and communication and navigation systems. It now is able to work as an alternate airport to ZIA in case of accidental closer of ZIA and for technical diversions.

At present CAAB’s activities are being carried out from 3 international airports, 5 domestic airports and 7 STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) ports, with 1 new domestic airport under construction.

There are three International Airports in the country.

1. Zia International Airport, Dhaka

This is the largest and the principal international airport of the country. It is situated at the capital city Dhaka. Almost all international passengers embark at and disembark from Zia. More than 90% of aeronautical functions of CAAB is carried out from it.

2. Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong

This airport is situated in the port city of Chittagong. It is the second largest airport and the alternate airport to ZIA.

3. Osmani International Airport, Sylhet

It is situated at the city of Sylhet, a district at the North-East corner of the country. It has been upgraded to an international one in order to facilitate the people of the district which is famous for a large number of residents of United Kingdome.

The country has five operational domestic airports. These are:

1. Saidpur Airport
2. Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi,
3. Jessore Airport
4. Barisal Airport and
5. Cox's Bazar Airport.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Khan Jahan Ali Airport, Bagerhat

SEVEN STOL PORTS

These STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) ports are situated at the following places (the service is not available now):

Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon, Ishurdi, Shamshernagar, Tejgaon, Comilla, Bogra