Coxsbazar Airport will have the Longest and Most Beautiful Runway in Bangladesh

Giant Airplanes will land near the sea beach and will fly the same way. Cox's Bazar will be the busiest city in terms of day and night flights. This is no longer a dream, soon it will be a reality. The Coxsbazar Airport will be a world class airport in Bangladesh. For the first time, a runway is going to be built over the water with the help of most modern and sophisticated technologies. Work on ecotourism and railways including exclusive tourist zones are going on here.

The ground-breaking of the construction of the runway in the sea water in Cox's Bazar took place on 29 August, 2021. Inaugurating the expansion work in the morning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has different plans for development of Coxsbazar. Cox's Bazar will be arranged in the style of Singapore, Bangkok. Bangladesh took another step forward in development through ground-breaking of seawater runway construction. Cox's Bazar Airport is getting the final outline by putting an end to all speculations. Will take shape from national to international.

Coxsbazar Airport runway construction style is the first in this region by penetrating the sea water. Such type of runways is not available all over the world. The Cox's Bazar Airport Runway project will be longer than runways in Maldives, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore etc. It will be one of the most scenic airports in the world. This will be the longest runway in the country. There will be 1,300 feet inside the sea. Giant aircraft like Airbus A-380 will be able to land in Cox's Bazar Airport through the blue water of the sea. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is trying to build an airport similar to other countries in the world. The Prime Minister himself has said that this airport will be developed as a regional hub. The runway will be built by creating special blocks inside the sea. Besides, there are plans to have small cottages around the runway. There are even plans to have a re-fueling station. Besides, international Star quality hotels and motels will also be built in the vicinity of the airport.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Mahbub Ali said that all natural facilities are being taken up in the master plan of the airport as a tourist city. The state-of-the-art architecture will include Cable-Car, Sea Museum, Blue Zone, Red Park, and Parachuting High Park etc. There will be world class top events for entertainment. Several foreign companies have already offered to invest here. He said the international airport is being set up mainly so that domestic and foreign tourists can come to Coxsbazar by direct flights. For good reason, construction of a new terminal building at the airport, expansion of runways and increase in power, installation of airfield ground lighting system and other works are going to start soon.

The project is targeted to be completed within the next 33 months. The expansion and modernization of the runway at Cox's Bazar Airport has started mainly based on the interest of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The length of the runway has already been increased from 6,775 feet to 9,000 feet and the width from 120 feet to 200 feet. The Prime Minister inaugurated Biman's Boeing 737 take-off and landing on the expanded runway in 2017. At the same time, he directed to upgrade the runway of the airport from 9,000 feet to 12,000 feet. Under his direction, the 'Cox's Bazar Airport Runway Expansion' project was undertaken between January 2019 and December 2021.

In addition, Precision Approach Cat-1 lighting system will be installed. As a result, the aircraft will be able to take off and land at full load. Due to which the number of flights at the airport as well as the passenger transport capacity will increase. Cox's Bazar Airport currently has a runway of 9,000 feet. Work began to raise it to 10,700 feet. Of this, 1,300 feet will be in the sea. The runway is being expanded through the acquisition of land towards the Maheshkhali Channel at Cox's Bazar Airport. The project has stumbled repeatedly despite being such a priority.

On December 2020, the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) was approved as a contractor by the government's Cabinet Committee on Procurement. If the project is implemented, new generation aircraft like Boeing-777-300ER, 747-400 and Airbus A-380 will be able to take off and land easily. The estimated cost of the project is BDT 1,568 Crore. The work is ongoing on the current Corona epidemic. Work is underway to fill the sea with sand near Maheshkhali and Sonadia islands. Construction Work of the terminal building inside the airport is also nearing completion. The infrastructure and welding work of the terminal building has already been completed. Finishing work will start soon.

On February 9 this year, an agreement was signed between China's Changjiang Ichang Water Engineering Bureau (CYWCB) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation JV as the lowest bidder at Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh headquarters. The two companies offer at least 21 percent less than the estimated cost of the Civil Aviation Authority. As a result huge amount of money will be saved. The two Chinese companies, which have received construction permits, have experience building state-of-the-art airports, such as the Beijing Airport. The Coxsbazar Airport will also have all kinds of modern facilities, which will enliven all the tourists in the world.

Civil Aviation Authority officials say that when the construction of the runway is completed, the sea water will be on both sides of the aircraft when it lands or takes off. Cox's Bazar will be the fourth International Airport after Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet in Bangladesh. The runway at Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport is 10,500 feet. When the work of Cox's Bazar is completed, Dhaka will become the second largest runway. As far as the runway goes to the sea, dams will be built in the water using blocks, geo-tubes and other standard materials.

Officials said, “At first we wanted to see if the runway could be extended towards the city. Moreover, if it moves towards the city, many important installations will move towards the airport. Many would have suffered massive losses. However, the Prime Minister wanted to have a runway towards the sea, which would enhance its beauty”. The official further said that the runway will be towards Maheshkhali channel. Work has also started on a new terminal building at the airport. Besides, ground lighting system, central line light, precision approach lighting up to 900 meters under the sea, instrumental landing system, construction of safety wall and Connection Bridge over Banshkhali River will be installed. The flight will take off and land at Cox's Bazar after being transformed into an international airport and after discussions with various countries around the world.

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