Benazirabad Airport Explained

Benazirabad Airport
Nativename:Nawabshah Airport
Caption:Benazirabad Airport
Iata:WNS
Icao:OPNH
Type:Public/military
Operator:Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan Air Force
Location:Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:29
Elevation-F:95
Coordinates:26.2194°N 68.39°W
Mapframe:yes
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:2,743
R1-Length-F:8,999
R1-Surface:Concrete

Benazirabad Airport (Formally Nawabshah Airport) is an airport located about southwest of Nawabshah, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. It has one runway, which has a length of . 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.

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.

Infrastructure

Nawabshah Airport covers and has a concrete runway, 02/20, with dimensions 2743x.[6] It cannot handle instrument landing system approaches.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nawabshah Airport . . 4 November 2016.
  2. News: Stranded Air India passengers to land in Delhi . . 9 July 2012.
  3. News: 'False alarm': Emergency-hit Indian plane makes Nawabshah stop . . 10 July 2012. Ali, Z . Hasan, Saad.
  4. News: Shaheen’s planes suffer mishaps in Karachi, Lahore . . 22 April 2012.
  5. News: Three flights diverted to Nawabshah airport . . 10 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Nawabshah - OPNH . . October 2006 . 4 November 2016 . 16 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516082500/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=PK48763&sch=OPNH . usurped .