Dera Ismail Khan Airport

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Coordinates: 31°54′33″N 070°53′47″E / 31.90917, 70.89639

Dera Ismail Khan Airport
IATA: DSK – ICAO: OPDI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Serves Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan
Elevation AMSL 594 ft / 181 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,524 5,000 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Dera Ismail Khan Airport or D. I. Khan Airport (IATA: DSK, ICAO: OPDI) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Dera Ismail Khan, a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ismail Khan. The Airport is only for Foker airplanes not suitable for Boeing or Airbus.

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[edit] Airlines and destinations

This airport is not operational now for past 6 years, but the govt. has announed plans to reopen it in two months. Pakistan International Airlines used to operate flights from there to Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, and Zhob.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for OPDI at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for DSK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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