Skardu Airport

Skardu Airport
IATA: KDU – ICAO: OPSD KDU Location of airport in Pakistan
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Location		Skardu
Elevation AMSL		7,316 ft / 2,230 m
Coordinates		35°20′08″N 075°32′10″E / 35.33556°N 75.53611°E / 35.33556; 75.53611Coordinates: 35°20′08″N 075°32′10″E / 35.33556°N 75.53611°E / 35.33556; 75.53611
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14/32	11,944	3,641	Asphalt
15/33	6,501	1,982	Asphalt

Skardu Airport (IATA: KDU, ICAO: OPSD) is a small domestic airport, located at Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Skardu is one of the two major hubs of all trekking expeditions in the Northern Areas, a region that includes four of the fourteen Eight-thousander peaks (8,000 m (26,247 ft) and above) of the world. Skardu is the gateway to Baltoro Glacier, Concordia, where spectacular views of three of the Eight-thousanders are available.It is also being used as a regional PAF airbase.

Although the journey from Islamabad to Skardu by Karakoram Highway provides a beautiful scenery, the journey by road takes 20 to 24 hours whereas the flight time for the same journey is nearly an hour. This makes air travel from Islamabad to Skardu an attractive choice for many trekkers.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Pakistan International Airlines	Gilgit, Islamabad

Skardu is the only airport in Pakistan which gets only jet Boeing 737 aircraft, flights are depending heavily on weather conditions and are often canceled at any time and resumed on short notice.

See also

• List of airports in Pakistan
• Airlines of Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan
• Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

External links

• Airport information for OPSD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.