Nonstop flight route between Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Dhaka, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,711 miles (or 12,410 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Boston Logan International Airport and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Boston Logan International Airport and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOS / KBOS |
Airport Name: | Boston Logan International Airport |
Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'47"N by 71°0'23"W |
Area Served: | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOS |
More Information: | BOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAC / VGHS |
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Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E |
Area Served: | Dhaka |
Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAC |
More Information: | DAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 49 weekday departures on American, 31 Eastern, 25 Northeast, 8 United, 7 TWA domestic, 6 National, 6 Mohawk, 2 TCA and one Provincetown-Boston.
- The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
- Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
- Qatar Airways has announced that they will begin service to Boston once they begin receiving 787s in 2013.
- The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
- Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):
- After independence, the government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war.
- Due to the expansion of the city, the airport has been engulfed by the city, prompting the government to consider relocating it elsewhere.
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1941, during the Second World War, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometres north of Tejgaon, as an extra landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima and Burmese war theatres.
- The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
- After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first civil airport in what was then East Pakistan, current day Bangladesh.
- In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
- Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport consists of three major terminals, T1 and T2 for international flights and a third terminal for domestic flights.
- On 6 December 2011, ZA006, a Boeing 787 stopped for fuel at Shahjalal International Airport during a distance, speed, and endurance record attempt.
- The airport is located in Kurmitola and was originally 11 NM north of the capital Dhaka.
- In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment.
- The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- A Biman's Boeing 777-200ER inside a hangar at Shahjalal International Airport
- A feasibility study is underway to decide about adding a parallel, second runway at a cost of BDT 10 billion by 2014.