[2] During World War II, the British Raj established an airfield near Cox's Bazar.

[4] According to civil aviation sources, in 2009 the government had planned to rapidly modernize the airport to accommodate fighter jets, if required.

[8] The two phases of upgrading will let the airport provide better facilities for parking, landing, and take-off for wide-body aircraft such as the B777 or the A330.

[11] Aircraft Refueling (JET A-1) facilities were available from February 2017 by Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited, an enterprise of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.

[12] Under the second phase, the runway is being expanded by an additional 1,700 feet from its current 9,000 ft (2,700 m) by reclaiming land from the sea.