- Skardu Airport
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Skardu Airport IATA: KDU – ICAO: OPSD 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°ECoordinates: 35°20′08″N 075°32′10″E / 35.33556°N 75.53611°E 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.
International Domestic Chitral (CJL/OPCH) · Dalbandin (DBA/OPDB) · Dera Ismail Khan (DSK/OPDI) · Gilgit (GIL/OPGT) · Hyderabad (HDD/OPKD) · Kadanwari (KCF/OP**) · Mangla (XJM/OPMA) · Moenjodaro (MJD/OPMJ) · Nawabshah (WNS/OPNH) · Panjgur (PJG/OPPG) · Parachinar (PAJ/OPPC) · Pasni (PSI/OPPI) · Sawan (RZS/OP**) · Sehwan (SYW/OPSN) · Sialkot Cantonment (OPRQ) · Skardu (KDU/OPSD) · Sui (SUL/OPSD) · Sukkur (SKZ/OPSK) · Zhob (PZH/OPZB)
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