# Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)

> Dhaka, BD · IATA: DAC · ICAO: VGHS · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DAC` |
| ICAO | `VGHS` |
| City | Dhaka |
| Country | BD |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 23.84335, 90.39778 |

## Description

Garments move this airport: as the world's second-largest apparel exporter after China, Bangladesh funnels the bulk of its time-critical ready-made garment (RMG) shipments through Hazrat Shahjalal International (DAC/VGHS) in Dhaka. The country's dominant freight airport handled roughly 230,000 tonnes of cargo in 2024, almost all of it export textiles bound for Europe and North America. Biman Bangladesh Cargo runs ground handling at the congested "Cargo Village", while Emirates SkyCargo, Qatar Cargo, Turkish Cargo and integrators DHL and FedEx carry the international mainline volume alongside substantial belly capacity. Persistent capacity shortages — worsened by an October 2025 fire in the Cargo Village — are meant to ease once the new Terminal 3 lifts freight capacity toward 500,000 tonnes a year. Customs clearance and bonded warehousing run through Bangladesh Customs, where long dwell times and the push for round-the-clock processing remain the main bottleneck for forwarders. Landside, DAC connects to Dhaka's road network, while heavy and bulk freight still routes through the seaport of Chattogram (Chittagong) some 250 kilometres to the southeast. For logistics professionals, Dhaka is the indispensable air gateway of an export economy whose competitiveness rides on the throughput of this single freight complex.

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