Benazirabad Airport (Formally Nawabshah Airport) (IATA: WNS, ICAO: OPNH) is an airport located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Nawabshah, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. It has one runway, which has a length of 2,743 metres (8,999 ft). Built by the British Raj, Benazirabad Airport does not handle any scheduled passenger flights, but it has been used as a diversion airport. It is also used by the Pakistan Air Force.
Benazirabad Airport Nawabshah Airport بینظیر آباد ہوائی اڈا Nawāb Shāh Havā'ī Aḍā | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29 m / 95 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°13′10″N 68°23′24″E / 26.21944°N 68.39000°E | ||||||||||
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History
editThe airport dates to the time of the British Raj. In the early 1960s, a concrete runway was laid. A new terminal building was completed in October 1992, and a new apron and runway were commissioned in 1998.[1]
Nawabshah Airport does not receive any scheduled flights as of November 2016.[2] It has been used as a diversion airport for aircraft suffering mechanical problems or when Jinnah International Airport in Karachi is closed, during the 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack for example.[3][4][5] In addition, the Pakistan Air Force operates at the airport alongside the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.[1]
Infrastructure
editNawabshah Airport covers 772 acres (312 ha) and has a concrete runway, 02/20, with dimensions 2,743 by 46 metres (8,999 ft × 151 ft).[1][6] It cannot handle instrument landing system approaches.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Nawabshah Airport". Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Stranded Air India passengers to land in Delhi". The New Indian Express. 9 July 2012.
- ^ Ali, Z; Hasan, Saad (10 July 2012). "'False alarm': Emergency-hit Indian plane makes Nawabshah stop". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Shaheen's planes suffer mishaps in Karachi, Lahore". Dawn. 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Three flights diverted to Nawabshah airport". The Express Tribune. 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Nawabshah - OPNH". DAFIF. October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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