title: Airport Road, Dhaka
text: # Airport Road, Dhaka
  
  Airport Road (Bengali: বিমানবন্দর সড়ক), also known as Tongi Diversion Road, a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is an 8-lane major artery road in Dhaka, that connects Dhaka city, with the Shahjalal International Airport. It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of Uttara and the only road that connects Dhaka with northern Districts of Bangladesh and vice versa. Traffic is fairly smooth throughout the road, due to flyovers and interchanges.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  Built as a highway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane highway (4 lanes on each side) is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh, It has a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown.
  
  ## Landmarks
  
  * Shahjalal International Airport
  * Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola
  * Airport Railway Station
  * Bangladesh Navy Headquarters
  * Dhaka Cantonment
  * Dhaka Cantonment railway station
  * Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel
  * Best Western Dhaka
  * Le Meridien Dhaka
  * Dusit Thani Princess Dhaka
  * Dhaka Regency
  * Army Golf Club
  * Bangladesh Golf Federation
  * Heroes Live Forever Monument
  * Nikunja 1 & 2 ( Joyar Shara Residential area)
  