Chattogram: Shah Amanat International Airport has earned the highest revenue in its history by carrying a record number of passengers in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. In this period, the airport earned Tk 270.49 crore, which is an increase of Tk 33 crore compared to the previous fiscal year.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the growth in revenue has been attributed to effective management, an increase in passenger numbers, and the collection of overdue revenue. The airport’s expenditure in the 2024-2025 fiscal year amounted to Tk 40 crore.
In the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the airport earned Tk 237 crore with an expenditure of Tk 36 crore. This was an improvement over the 2022-2023 fiscal year, where it spent Tk 33 crore against an income of Tk 225 crore. Previously, in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the airport’s expenditure was Tk 27 crore with an income of Tk 79 crore. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the expenditure was Tk 26 crore against an income of 30 crore taka.
Airport officials noted that Shah Amanat Airport was elevated to international status in 2000 with assistance from the Japanese donor agency JICA. The construction of a new apron area has increased the airport’s aircraft capacity to more than 20. Passenger transport has been steadily increasing, with a significant rise in the last fiscal year. Revenue has also increased, with a rise in passengers on both international and domestic routes.
Airport sources have reported that till June 2025, a total of 392,456 passengers have traveled on international routes through Shah Amanat Airport. This compares to 982,540 passengers in 2024, 977,674 in 2023, 893,064 in 2022, 300,226 in 2021, 300,140 in 2020, 776,106 in 2019, and 778,651 in 2018.
Passenger traffic on domestic routes has seen fluctuations in recent years. In 2019, 6,980 passengers traveled to various destinations within the country. This number decreased to 3,890 in 2020 but then increased to 4,980 in 2021. In 2022, the number of passengers on domestic flights rose to 11,542 and further increased to 12,276 in 2023. However, there was a slight decrease in 2024 with 10,501 passengers. Till June 2025, 6,690 people have traveled on domestic routes.
According to Engineer Ibrahim Khalil, the Public Relations Officer at Shah Amanat International Airport, the airport has earned record revenue this year. Passenger traffic has notably increased, contributing to the airport’s success in generating significant revenue. Both international and domestic routes have seen a surge in passenger numbers, he stated.