Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA, IATA code DAC) is the main and largest international airport in Bangladesh. It is at Kurmitola, about 17 km north of central Dhaka, and covers 802 hectares. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) manages it.
History
The airport replaced Tejgaon Airport as Dhaka’s main international airport in 1980. It was called Dhaka International Airport before being renamed in honour of the Sufi saint Shah Jalal in 2010. The code DAC comes from “Dacca”, an older spelling of Dhaka.
Terminals
- Terminal 1 and Terminal 2: international flights, in the same building. Departures are on the second floor and arrivals on the ground floor.
- Domestic terminal: to the left of the international terminals, with arrivals and departures on one floor.
- Terminal 3: not yet in full operation. See the third terminal page.
Contact
- Hotline: 13600 or 09614-013600
- Email: info@hsia.gov.bd
- Address: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229
HSIA is the hub of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and is used by Air Astra, Novoair and US-Bangla Airlines, and by many foreign airlines. Each airline’s airport contact numbers are listed on the HSIA airlines page.
Source: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) official website and CAAB airport pages (CAAB page dated 7 January 2026), checked on 27 October 2026.
