non-stop to Sharjah. Both these flight originate in Dhaka and follow the same route on the way back the next day. Expansion and development In April 2020, a Chinese company, namely Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) was appointed to construct a new terminal building including a cargo building, a modern equipped ATC tower, taxiway, apron and a modern fire station of the airport at a cost of . Post completion of the new terminal building the passenger capacity of the airport will be upgraded to 2 million per annum from the current capacity of 600,000 per annum. There will be six boarding bridges and thirty six check in counters in the new terminal building. Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Accidents and incidents On 22 December 1997, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-609 carrying 85 passengers and 4 crew, operated by a Fokker F28-4000, crashed onto a paddy field 5.6 kilometres from the foot of the runway in heavy fog, on final approach from Dhaka. 17 passengers were injured. On 8 October 2004, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-601 carrying 79 passengers and 4 crew, operated by a Fokker F28-4000, inbound from Dhaka overran the wet runway and ended up in a ditch. Two passengers were injured. See also List of airports in Bangladesh References Citations Bibliography External links Aviation Safety Network: Sylhet Civil Airport Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Airports Live Flight Status International airports in Bangladesh Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India Aviation in Bangladesh Transport in Sylhet