Skardu Airport

Skardu Airport سکردو ہوائی اڈے
300px Aircraft at Skardu Airport
IATA: KDU – ICAO: OPSD KDU Location of airport in Pakistan
Summary
Airport type	Civil/Military
Owner	Government of Pakistan
Operator	Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Serves	Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Location	Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Elevation AMSL	7,316 ft / 2,230 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 11,944 3,641 Asphalt 15/33 8,740 2,664 Asphalt

Skardu Airport (IATA: KDU, ICAO: OPSD) is a domestic civil airport and military airbase located in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is connected with Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and Gilgit, the provincial capital of Gilgit-Baltistan, through regular Pakistan International Airlines flights. It also serves as a Forward Operating Base of the Pakistan Air Force.

There are three lakes in the vicinity: Upper Kachura Lake, Lower Kachura lake and Sadpara Lake. Skardu, along with Gilgit, are the major tourism, trekking and expedition hubs in Gilgit-Baltistan and it therefore attracts the tourists of concerned background from around the world. Due to extreme weather and mountainous terrain the means for getting around are limited. Hotels are available in the city to cater for the significant tourist activity. The Airport operates from Dawn to Dusk. Skardu Airport has two asphalt runways, one 8,740 ft. (2,664 m) long and the other 11,944 ft. (3,641 m) long.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Pakistan International Airlines	Islamabad
Shaheen Air International	Islamabad
Airblue	Islamabad

See also

• List of airports in Pakistan
• Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
• Airlines of Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan

External links

• Airport information for OPSD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.