Kohat Airbase
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| Kohat Airbase | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: OHT - ICAO: OPKT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| Serves | Kohat | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,650 ft (503 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 7,717 | 2,352 | Asphalt |
Kohat Airbase (IATA: OHT, ICAO: OPKT) is located at Kohat, Kohat District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
On February 20, 2003, Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir and 16 others were killed when their Fokker F27 crashed into the hills near the airbase. The aircraft was inbound to Kohat from Chaklala Airbase. Included in the dead were the wife of Mushaf Ali Mir and two Air Vice Marshals.[1]
On August 6, 2007, two personnel of the Pakistan Air Force and a child accompanying them were injured when a bomb exploded near their vehicle on the Kohat Road near the PAF Airbase.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ News report on the death of Mushaf Ali Mir TajaNews
- ^ Two PAF men, child injured in bomb blast Dawn Newspaper
[edit] External links
- Kohat Airbase at Global Security
- Neutral report on the accident killing Mushaf Ali Mir from Aviation Safety Network
- News report on the death of Mushaf Ali Mir from the Daily Excelsior suggesting a connection with Osama bin Laden
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