Benazirabad Airport

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
IATA: WNS ICAO: OPNH
Summary
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
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,743 8,999 Concrete

History

The 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

Nawabshah 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

• Aviation portal
• Transport in Pakistan

References

1. "Nawabshah Airport". Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
2. "Stranded Air India passengers to land in Delhi". The New Indian Express. 9 July 2012.
3. Ali, Z; Hasan, Saad (10 July 2012). "'False alarm': Emergency-hit Indian plane makes Nawabshah stop". The Express Tribune.
4. "Shaheen's planes suffer mishaps in Karachi, Lahore". Dawn. 22 April 2012.
5. "Three flights diverted to Nawabshah airport". The Express Tribune. 10 June 2014.
6. "Nawabshah - OPNH". DAFIF. October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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